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November 21, 2005
Saving electricity?
My mom was always raggin on me because I have a habit of forgetting to turn off the lights before I leave. But public utilities and stuff have never had such a problem, such as the school I used to work at where they'd leave the lights on all night and over the holidays, when not a soul was allowed in.
This is why I was surprised when I hopped on the Red Line this morning for my trip to school. The lights on the train were turned off. As my train rolled into the dark underground tunnel, nobody could see a thing. We rode in complete darkness, which was kind of spooky because the only light came from the lights in the tunnel. Strangely, nobody complained about it. If there's one thing people like to do, it's complain about the government.
My only complaint was somebody could've pulled off a sweet little pickpocket move in the darkness. Otherwise, it was pretty neat to zip along in the dark tunnel, with only a few scattered light bulbs for company.
Posted by oz115 at November 21, 2005 10:32 AM
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Or you could have copped a free grope of the lovely young lady sitting next to you.
Posted by: Pete at November 21, 2005 01:29 PM
Man, is our city that poor? I guess you don't have to have lights in the el, but still.
Posted by: Candi at November 21, 2005 06:50 PM