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NRALIFR's avatar
NRALIFR
Explorer
May 24, 2019

TC in NYC

The boss had some business appointments in Washington DC, Trenton, NJ, Farmingdale, NY (on Long Island), and finally in Manhattan. I decided to chauffeur her in the TC rather than fly/hotel/cab/Uber etc. It was an adventure to say the least. Traffic, tolls, traffic, bridges, traffic, parkways (stayed off :) ). And then there was the traffic!

We got very lucky in Manhattan, and found a place to park about a block away from her appointment, and it wasn’t even a metered spot. I stayed with the truck in case I needed to move.

Anyways, here’s proof we was there with the TC. Didn’t do anything else in NYC but take care of business. BTDT, don’t need to do it again.





:):)
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  • JimK-NY's avatar
    JimK-NY
    Explorer II
    May 24, 2019
    I live nearby. You also have my condolences. There are somethings that rational people would try to avoid. You have done one of them.
  • d3500ram's avatar
    d3500ram
    Explorer III
    May 24, 2019
    TC in NYC adds a little class to that city.
    You could have rented it out for some good coin while you were waiting!
  • NRALIFR's avatar
    NRALIFR
    Explorer
    May 24, 2019
    Well, all I can say in my defense is that there are times when doing the unrational thing is the right thing to do. The boss and I spent a lot of time discussing it, and decided that the Manhattan part was doable, which was the only part of the trip that concerned me. We knew it wouldn’t be fun, but wasn’t beyond our capabilities.

    After finishing her appointment, we needed to head north up the Hudson Valley to Croton, so we drove up Madison Ave, crossed the river on the Madison bridge, and got on I87, then US9. The traffic was truly nuts until we got on 9. Hopefully we won’t need to make a trip like that again for a good long time.


    Ski Pro 3 wrote:
    You have a BUS for a toad?!


    You bet! It tows like it’s not even there! :W

    :):)
  • Sam_Spade's avatar
    Sam_Spade
    Explorer
    May 25, 2019
    NRALIFR wrote:
    Well, all I can say in my defense is that there are times when doing the unrational thing is the right thing to do.


    You just got lucky. Those times are a TINY minority and most stories like this end badly.

    But in your defense, a really healthy dose of common sense probably helped save you once you got in there.
  • NRALIFR's avatar
    NRALIFR
    Explorer
    May 25, 2019
    Sam Spade wrote:
    NRALIFR wrote:
    Well, all I can say in my defense is that there are times when doing the unrational thing is the right thing to do.


    You just got lucky. Those times are a TINY minority and most stories like this end badly.

    But in your defense, a really healthy dose of common sense probably helped save you once you got in there.


    If I told you the lengths I go to in order to keep the boss and her three traveling cats out of trouble, I’m sure some would accuse me of being paranoid, and “living in fear”. I’m pretty careful with my family, such as it is.

    :):)

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