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Metro says that only 10% of their train cars are experiencing ac malfunctions. If that is true, then I really have the most amazing luck because more than half of my rides this week have been in train cars without ac.

This morning was no exception. I wouldn't mind it so much if people didn't smell so awful when they sweat like that. It makes me want to gag. Even a little outside air circulation would help. The outside is certainly cooler than inside the cars.

A guy the other day did a test to see just how hot the cars get. He brought a thermometer on the car with him. It read 100 degrees by the time he got off the train.

At least today I was prepared for the heat. I'm definitely inappropriately dressed for work, but I'm about as well prepared as I can be for a hot metro car. And I had my water bottle with me. That's about all I can do because metro definitely isn't going to be fixing the ac any time soon.

Book - The Stars, Like Dust

Asimov once wrote that TSLD was one of his worst novels. Although I haven't read most of his works, I'm going to agree with him so far.

That's not to say the story was bad. It just wasn't up to par with the other asimov stuff I have read. It's one of his earlier books. You can see in it the potential he has, but also the lack of experience. I'm glad he kept writing because his later stuff is quite good.

The story itself is pretty generic. Boy joins rebel group after father is executed. Flies a starship. Avenges his father. Marries a hot space chick.

I wouldn't recommend it when there are so many better asimov books to read. But it's very short, so it goes fast if you did have to read it.