Today is one of those days where technology saved me a major headache.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend asked me why would I be so lazy as to drive to work when I'm so close to the train. Well, the first thing that came to mind was a "for instance." Say I wanted to get to work at 7am. I could take the train, but I'd have to leave at 6am. Or I could drive and leave at 6:50am. Plus if I end up working until midnight I don't have to extend that already long day by another 45 minutes by taking the train home.
But today was another example of why I drive to work sometimes. I get text messages from CTA Alerts that give me updates on the public transit situation here in Chicago. And apparently this morning the Red Line is fubar. Luckily I got the message before I left or else it seems I might still be standing on a train as it crawls toward downtown full of angry passengers.