Is it just me or has Columbus Day turned into a shopping and sales gimmick? I don't know anyone who gets Columbus Day off anymore (schools aside) and lighter traffic and BART trains have just become a myth! My train this morning was just as crowded as any other day with standing room only! Parking lot too was just as full as usual! Is it a government employee holiday only now? Do financial institutions get it off? I definitely didn't sense any passenger subtraction from the holiday.
Maybe it's just my commute time and luck. How was it for you?
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Trains were just as full around 7 out of Pittsburg/Baypoint, but traffic on the freeway was quite a bit lighter than normal, which was rather nice.
The bart parking lots was emptier for me in Walnut Creek but not by much. Train looked the same though.
I completely forgot it was C-Day, so of course, schools & government, and banks have a holiday. I didn't realize it until I arrived at the BART station & found it to be anywhere from 15% - 25% of normal. Not only was I taking an earlier train, but it was literally way less crowded than normal, even though I was on an earlier train. It also remained light throughout the trip into the city. Whether or not it's still as crowded as non-holiday must depend on where people live.
my best memories from Burning Man are definitely from the years before it got all trendy and popular.
so i totally know how you feel.
I think Columbus day is just a postal holiday now. Nobody I know had it off, my kids both still had school. I work at a financial institution and nobody even questioned that we don't get it off...
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