Something happened on my way to work yesterday, so even though I was too tired and didn't get to blog yesterday, I am going to cheat a little and repost about yesterday.
They always say that the tube is one of the most inconsistent systems in London, even worse than the weather. Well, I guess you can kind of guess that when they have a smart phone app to notify you the disrupted services on different lines...
But normally the planned engineering work (which happens almost every single weekend) only happen on weekends, but yesterday the system broke down during the worse time of the day - Rush hour.
When I arrived at the platform, I noticed a abnormal amount of people waiting for the train, then I noticed a conductor standing next to the speaker phone right behind me.
"Sorry for the minor delays due to some lighting failure, the train service will restart very shortly"
"Please fill up any gaps on the platform, yes move down, keep on moving y'all, but stand behind the yellow line for your own safety, and don't push."
"I don't see you people moving down, there are a lot of spaces at the other end of the platform, and I can ensure you can get to work on time! But for the people here, I dont see you getting on that train, so keep on moving! You'll be late for work"
But he was wrong... I was at the front of the crowd but because of all the pushing, I ended up waiting for 3 trains before I got on.
But listening to the man made my day.
-Jon
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