Tuesday Ramble

Good Tuesday morning.  No Wellness class yesterday, but that's okay.  They gave each of us $20 worth of Farmer's Market checks which will sure come in handy now that hubby isn't working for the time being.

As you know, hubby works at night driving a cab.  He doesn't make much, but it carries us through.  Our benefits alone are not enough.  It's expensive living here in the city, and even though I wouldn't mind moving to a cheaper state, realistically I know I cannot do it because I don't drive.  I'm really an independent sort so I'd go crazy if I had to depend on others for a ride.  Besides, hubby has lots of health issues.  Needs to be close to his doctors.

So, they have been doing some work on the subway line around the area he works.  When train isn't running, they use shuttle buses instead.  Now hubby works between 59th and 60th Street.  The subway station is between 61st and 60th.  Instead of having the bus drop off and pick up passengers where the train station is, they decided to have the drop off point RIGHT IN FRONT OF HUBBY'S BASE.  

And to insure that no one parks the area where the buses stop, they set up a huge police van, the size of a bus, right in front of his base...and smaller police vans with lights flashing in front and behind.  Many of their clients come to the base for a cab, but now the drivers can't park there.  They have to drive around and around the block wasting their gas.  Most have already given up.  There are also several businesses-a chicken restaurant, a laundry, and a deli--on that block that are losing business right and left.

Now, doesn't that REALLY DEFEAT THE PURPOSE if the police vans park  in the very spot the buses have to stop just to keep the public from parking there?  This is where our tax paying dollars go.  Police officers are stopping hard working individuals from doing their jobs and getting paid for basically nothing.  Makes me shake my head in wonder.  No idea how long this will go on, but while it does, it's not worth it for hubby to put in 12 hours of work to bring home only $40.  So while this goes on we are on a VERY, VERY TIGHT BUDGET.

So I treated myself to a WW unfriendly meal last night.

Whole wheat rigatoni with meat sauce....and Cherry Garcia ice cream for dessert.

Today I'm headed for the center.  It's party day.  Always a good meal and dessert.  Will be sure to share on Friday.  

Have a good one.