Penn Station's 8 weeks of track repairs began Monday, and commuters braced for the #SummerOfHell. At least they can laugh through their collective suffering by venting with gifs on Twitter:
1. This tweet perfectly sums up all the anxiety some had the night before day one of the Penn Station track work:
''Twas the night before the #summerofhell. May the odds ever be in your favour pic.twitter.com/DmmLSjFECM
— Colleen O'Connor (@colleenoconnorr) July 10, 2017
2. However, commuters catching public transportation to the city, dread every moment:
[Anger MGMT GRP]
— Zach Adkins (@zachmadkins) July 8, 2017
Me: I've been doing breathing exercises and feeling some progress
Leader: Our guest speaker is Pres. of the NYC #MTA
Me: pic.twitter.com/WCdyee75Mn
3. It takes everything in commuters to remain calm and give the MTA accommodations a chance:
Happy Monday Peeps! Crazy day in #NYC with the #heat #NYFWM and dealing with the #summerofhell https://t.co/jhGW9Xr5uZ pic.twitter.com/ZeLaMRAI1V
— HausOfPenelope (@HausOfPenelope) July 10, 2017
4. But even tourists have a bad feeling about this day:
great the #summerofhell started the week i planned a nyc trip for my birthday. #irishluck #failtoplan pic.twitter.com/Yf3VnEV0UG
— Emery A. Popoloski (@BostonP0P) July 10, 2017
5. However, commuters just cannot help but think that the commute will look like this:
Live look at my station platform this AM #LIRR #SummerOfHell pic.twitter.com/f3lzBNjmsR
— LIRR DELAYS (@LIRR_Delays) July 10, 2017
6. Uber, Lyft and other car sharing services are taking this opportunity to profit off Penn Station being a work in progress, but commuters just want to stick to the morning ritual:
#UberPool pool and #Lyft is gonna like.#summerofhell #NYC pic.twitter.com/vi7ybgkDM4
— Digital Life (@Insider747) July 10, 2017
7. Many are wishing commuters well during the commute, but deep down commuters know it will not be enough:
Good luck commuters! #summerofhell pic.twitter.com/be8sZMOXuh
— Josh Berger (@joshbberger) July 10, 2017
8. When commuters totally lose faith in the powers that be to make the commute as painless and stress-free as it should be:
When you rely on govt to get you from point A to point B, don't be surprised when they fail to do what they say they will.#summerofhell pic.twitter.com/ohlZhHagd5
— Rick Canton (@RickCanton) July 10, 2017
9. At the end of the day, this motivational gif to make it through repairs gives commuters hope!
We hope you New Yorkers aren't too affected by this #summerofhell! Wishing all Penn Station commuters the best of luck! pic.twitter.com/HKB9EcUsov
— TheBenefitSourceLLC (@benefitsourcenj) July 10, 2017
10. Shockingly, day one was not a total train wreck (no pun intended) and commuters realize these changes might not be so bad after all:
We made it! 1st morning of #summerofhell went smoothly! Good job #commuters , @LIRR , @NJTRANSIT , @Amtrak , @MTA , & @NY1 ! #ny1commute pic.twitter.com/TZoGahqNnz
— Adelle Caballero (@AdelleCaballero) July 10, 2017
Overall, Day One seemed to go by smoothly, but only time will tell. How was your commute? Share your #SummerOfHell stories with ABC7NY!