
Sometimes it is a matter of luck that one is able to miss a delay on mass transit. Today I had double luck as I missed two delays on NJ Transit as both occurred while I was at work. I receive emails whenever there is a delay as I found out that late in the morning there were up to 2 hour delays on the Northeast corridor caused by Amtrak signal problems. I still say someone should get a Nobel Prize for solving signal problem issues on commuter railroads.
Later in the afternoon there was a big brushfire in Secaucus just off the railroad tracks. My train going back to NYC left Newark at 4:22 and passed by the area that was charred by the fire. Thankfully, I missed two delays today.
I should not feel guilty as another day I can confront horrific delays going to and from work. I am tentatively planning to retire at the end of 2017, when I will finally be relieved of this miserable commute.