The Tugs

The husband of a really good friend of mine used to work on the tugboats that can be seen chugging up and down the Hudson and East River. (You’ll ask her a question about a certain time in her life and the answer will always be either pre-tug or post-tug. “Well, he was on the tugs then … so let’s see, that would put me in the first year of my job downtown …” Or “Well, that was after he stopped driving the tugs … “) He’s now in construction, but for years – he was one of the dudes out there, pushing the barges around (check out this photo). Pretty incredible, when you think about it. Love tugs. The workhorses of the harbor.