Not to long ago I was laid off, when I found my new job my commute had almost tripled. Not one to sit in my car and patiently enjoy the honking, folks flying various hand signals, and of course my favorite the folks who must love the look of the back-end of my car for as close as they are while driving 75-80 MPH. Long story short I decided to look into the commuter train so that I wouldn’t end up as a road rage statistic.
Allow me to say that it has been absolutely wonderful!! The cost is not only incredibly cheap but now I have the one thing I’ve never had before… An uninterupted time to KNIT!!! No child, no dog, no cat, no TV, no chores, nada! Just time to relax and calmly work on knitting while chatting along with several fantastic folks I’ve managed to meet on the train.
It’s funny when I started riding the train I was the only knitter, now I’ve seen a cross stitcher (? is that the right name), a hand quilter, a crocheter, and it appears that we have a gal who is teaching some other girls to knit! I live in Nashville, TN and so our train is nothing like the New York subways and trains one might picture. Our train tends to be mostly the same folks spread out in three cars and while you may not actually know all of the people you begin to recognize all of the faces pretty quickly.
The only challenge is trying to figure out how to carry all of my project items plus a few spares! So for anyone out there who has the opportunity to ride a commuter train, van, bus, or what have you I highly recommend that you give it a shot! You might just end up with some quality knitting time….
