Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Even the threat of a transit strike stinks
There was a threat of a transit strike for 12 midnight. I commute from Queens to NJIT in Newark, NJ. I take the subway to Penn Station and from there New Jersey Transit to Newark. If there was a transit strike, I would have to drive across the Bronx to the George Washington Bridge and down to Newark. Traffic would really be a nightmare. Who needs the aggravation. If there was a transit strike, I would take vacation time. Even the threat of a strike creates anxiety. When I woke up this morning, there was no settlement, but the trains were still running. I decided not to go to work. I was just afraid that the union would commence a strike in the middle of the day leaving me stranded. It turned out that the trains were running all day after all. There is a threat of a strike now for Tuesday. By being absent today, I missed a boring staff meeting.
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