TTC - the full sensory experience

The TTC, or Toronto Transit Commission (sorry could not come up with some witty acronym for it), is Toronto's most fabulous public transit system. Right. Well, for $3 one way (ONE WAY!!) its my ride from and to home. Mind you, New York's MTA is only $2.50 USD while London's Tube is 1.90 GBP (which is VERY close to what TTC charges). Actually, it wasn't that long ago that Torontonians could take the subway (TWO ways) for $3.

BUT then again, we are paying for better service? No not really.

So now fresh with the awesome feeling of taking the TTC all over again - I approach ticket booth man and politely ask for TTC subway map. Man doesn't even get off his chair but just cranes his neck - more likely for show then really looking - before he gruffily responds that there are none. THEN once on the train, Im, well my computer bag but really thats just another extension of myself, is almost squashed when some guy decides to start BACKING up (yah imagine how a truck backs up...thats your visual) onto my computer bag - without even a word that he would like to sit down. Just starts backing up. Mind you there was an empty seat just opposite where he was standing. I just managed to pull my bag away. phew relax. NO! Then I feel this big gush of wind down my forehead. I realise its someone who has decided then to take a particularly big exhale out of their nose. SPLENDID. Now Im being squashed from both sides because two more generous people have decided to sit next to me. No matter.  Ill just distract myself by looking elsewhere. NO! Some man is making strange eyes at me. Ok look somewhere else. OH just great another person looking rather busy on his iPhone (playing tetris really).

Ah...TTC how I have missed you.