Commuting 101
Dec. 20th, 2010 07:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charameiAn introduction to the British transport system, overheard on the train. This gentleman was talking to somebody on his phone; said somebody has evidently never done the London commute. He had everybody around him in fits by the time he hung up.
"I'll probably be about an hour. We're playing sardines on the train."
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"What, sardines? It's a game. You take a train, remove three of its carriages and then try to cram triple the number of people onto it."
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"I wish I were joking."
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"Yes... but at least if we crash we'll be perfectly safe. Nobody can move, so we'll all just stay-"
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"We've got about thirty square centimetres each; we're fine."
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"Probably about an hour. If I'm still breathing, I'll call you."
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"Yeah, it's a great game..."
Even the driver got in on it, though inadvertently: "I apologise for the late running of this service. I apologise for the fact that the train is only eight coaches long and for the overcrowding that you will suffer as a result. I apologise that the heating isn't working in coach two..."
"I'll probably be about an hour. We're playing sardines on the train."
...
"What, sardines? It's a game. You take a train, remove three of its carriages and then try to cram triple the number of people onto it."
...
"I wish I were joking."
...
"Yes... but at least if we crash we'll be perfectly safe. Nobody can move, so we'll all just stay-"
...
"We've got about thirty square centimetres each; we're fine."
...
"Probably about an hour. If I'm still breathing, I'll call you."
...
"Yeah, it's a great game..."
Even the driver got in on it, though inadvertently: "I apologise for the late running of this service. I apologise for the fact that the train is only eight coaches long and for the overcrowding that you will suffer as a result. I apologise that the heating isn't working in coach two..."
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Date: 2010-12-20 11:10 pm (UTC)LOL! I've been on trains like that . . .
I hear the weather there is horrible. Keep warm, and stay safe!