Back in the groove. Back to work (I’ll get over that soon), and back on the subway.

So far I feel like I’ve already won because I did not need a new MetroCard this morning. Thank goodness! The lines at the MetroCard machines were insane. Lots of people must have used up whatever they had left before the holidays, so everyone was refilling today.

My station has 6 automated machines, and each had a line at least 8 people deep.

I got my card out and went for the turnstile. It was one of those,”Ohh please work, please work,” moments. Victory! Although I will probably need a new one by the end of the week.

Not too crowded on this morning’s ride either. The train is full, but not stuffed like it normally is. I’d imagine that won’t start back up until sometime next week as many riders are probably still on vacation.

So that’s it for now, the state of the system. Great to be back.

Live from the subway, back to you in studio…