Why I love Lincoln Towers: There are so many sweet, wise, adorable old people living here. See, I'm getting married in 3 days (yes, mazel tov, thank you). But you wouldn't know that upon meeting me. Perhaps the ring is a giveaway, but it's not like I'm waving it in your face.
So, this morning, I was riding the elevator, standing there unravelling my ipod headphones and Pauline, whose name I did not yet know, said "You will make a great wife."
Remember, a ring alone does not say "getting married this weekend." Her reference to my wedding caught me completely off guard.
I said, "I am getting married in 3 days!"
The other woman in the elevator gasped at the coincidence.
"In the old days," Pauline continued, "we would give young brides string to unravel to test their ability to manage complicated situations."
Fortunatly, I was doing a fantastic job unravelling my headphones, which made me very happy. Having endured a year of family drama, I appreciated the good luck of such a message so early in the morning. Everything's going to be okay, she reminded me.
If you meet Pauline Cohen, give her a hug. She's good luck.
4 comments:
I just found your blog, I had looked at Lincoln towers, but to me, it looks like a fancy projects. Is it true that all the buildings had 35% rent stabilized section 8 tenants? I was told this by a coop board member. Thanks
Fancy projects. HAH. Totally true.
I just asked But my partner said that they probably were section 8. I don't know what that means exactly. And I'm just guessing.
i don't think that's true...there are no section 8 tenants.....The buildings are NOT rentals...also each buliding is a corporation...
There are some rentals left over from the pre-coop days.
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