I live in Cleveland and in the mornings I prefer to take public transit (RTA). I pedal up to a rapid transit train and pedal a mile or two to work. I don't want to be a sweat bag to start the day. Then I blow mostly downhill for 15 miles to get home.

After the London Bombings, "heightened alert" means that RTA employees actually show up on time. It's a hassle. I'm used to them leaving the turnstyles open to zip through and pay on the train. Now they're barking at me because I blew past their specially designed slackhole..named "information".

So you miss the train.

Transfering in Cleveland's tower city station, the same drill happens....Two more transit cops than usual BS-ing and eating breakfast while another ticket taker with her girlfriend on the phone calls me out to stick my pass...

a week or two from now...everything will be back to normal...