Last Thursday I had an early meeting at work. To be sure I was on time, I got up 15 minutes earlier than usual to go for my morning run.
Fifteen minutes might now seem like a lot but can make a big difference. Several businesses that open at 6am were closed when I ran by instead of open. The crossing guard I usually see near a middle school midway through my run hadn't arrived to patrol his intersection yet. The people I usually see waiting for the bus at Broadway and Pantano were not there and replaced by an entirely different set of people waiting for the earlier bus. A man was putting up signs outside an apartment complex advertising all the amenities and specials they have (those signs are always up when I ran by so I didn't know they took them down at night!) Students had not started arriving at the high school I pass near the end of my run.
Fifteen minutes...it might now seem like much, but it can feel like an entirely different part of the day.
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How true that is Hale.
I worked first shift for years and years then when to second shift. The first week I was out driving somewhere and my wife (at the time) was with and I said, “Look at that, a funeral procession”! She looked at me like I was nuts, I hadn’t seen one of those in years because they’re all held during the day.
All the delivery trucks racing around the city, sure you see some at night but nothing like during the day.
It almost seemed like a different world.
Are you sure it wasn't Sunday?
That's quite an observation. You may have the soul of a poet.
I drive about 20 minutes a day and in 15 minutes the traffic flow is totally different. Mainly schol buses.
At one time, I worked second shift. It wasn't until after I switched to first shift that I realized how nice it was to shop and get errands done while everyone else is at work. Now, when I have an occasional day off, I'm surprised how much traffic there is. Don't people work anymore?
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