My train skipped my stop at 42nd St and I handled it without yelling lol

So yesterday I'm on the A train heading home from work around 6pm. I was zoning out listening to a podcast and somehow missed that they were doing express service because of track work. Next thing I know we're flying past my stop at 42nd St and I'm like oh no. I was gonna spiral but instead I just got off at the next stop, 59th St, and walked back. Took an extra 12 minutes but honestly my heart rate stayed down and I didn't ruin my evening. Has anyone else just accepted the L and made it work instead of getting mad?

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the_wyatt19d ago

...and that's where I learned I don't actually know what station I'm at unless I look out the window, because I was on the wrong side of the train and we flew past a stop I thought was mine but it was actually 14th St. Got off at 59th too and just stood there for a minute like well this is fine, I can walk to Central Park now I guess.

the_wyatt19d ago

Once I walked halfway across the Brooklyn Bridge before realizing I was going the wrong way entirely.

amy_coleman217d ago

Walking halfway across the Brooklyn Bridge the wrong way is such a New York mood though. Like you're already committed to the bit even when your brain catches up. I've done that thing where you get off the train and just stare at your phone for way too long trying to figure out which direction is even north anymore. Sometimes you just gotta admit you're lost and walk it off in a random direction until something looks familiar again.