The Saw Lady. Since I've stopped working in Lower Manhattan, I haven't seen her perform. Given that she responded to me in my old blog, I figured that looking for her in one of the subway stations I'd be going through today made sense - and I spotted her at Union Square. We chatted for a minute before I had to leave.
But first....
When I woke up today, I wasn't sure of what I was going to do. Should I go to the Universal Standard sample sale, or should I go to my former boss's burial. Well, luck made the decision for me. I looked at my calendar and noticed that I had forgotten about lunch with a former coworker from the census. So, I shaved, showered, and applied my makeup - and got dressed as a female. This would be the last time I could go out as a female, so I made the most of it.
First, I met my friend at the restaurant down the hill, and has a nice Mexican lunch. Our time together was too short, and yet just right. After an hour or so, I had to run to the local train station to go into NYC. And then, I had an uneventful ride into Grand Central before getting onto the subway going downtown.
At Union Square, I changed trains, and walked from the IRT to the BMT side of the station. And there, I saw the Saw Lady. It was nice seeing her again, but I don't think she remembered writing to me on my old blog. I didn't say much about that, but I did get memories of my commute to the Trade Center area. Since I had to make it to Universal Standard, I bid her a quick farewell - and off I went to the Sample Sale.
While at the sample sale, I found the above Merino Wool sweater in a pale sky blue shade, and picked it up for only $35. The sweater feels so light, it's almost like wearing nothing at all - and yet, it's doing it's job. But the most interesting aspects about this trip were two things: a chat I had with a lady regarding women treating the sales floor like a private changing room, and the smart idea one woman had to wear a unitard, so that she could change in and out of everything and still keep her modesty. The lady I chatted with said that she was uncomfortable in some environments like this, as she once was at a sale where one woman stripped down to her panties (no bra) and changed into some garments. She didn't mind seeing other women in bra and panties getting into clothes. But the experience of seeing a woman wearing only a thong made her uncomfortable. Regarding the second lady, she mentioned that this would be as close to being naked as possible, and yet be clothed. So she could try on everything and not bother people with an excess state of undress. I might do this for the next sample sale.
I ended up returning home just before rush hour. Normally, before Covid, I wouldn't have gotten a seat. Today, I had no problems doing so. I'm glad that I don't do this anymore on a regular basis.
