Belting moment on the train

A woman boarded my train at the last minute and began to sort thru all the shopping she had with her before sitting down. She moved half the contents of one bag into the other and we all got a good … Continue reading

Portside out, starboard home

I noticed on the train home today that on the right side you could see dark gray clouds and impending rain but in the left side of the coach the sky was full of high fluffy clouds and the sun … Continue reading

Have I learned nothing about commuting?

I have given it a lot of thought, since there’s not much room to do anything else in the mornings. The goal is to avoid being crowded to the last possible moment while still not being offensive to my fellow … Continue reading

Can’t make this stuff up kids.

The train guard came thru checking everyone’s tickets like this: He would look at our cards as he went saying “Any unchecked tickets? Thank you. Thank you. That’s ok. Thank you.” and then every so often he’d go. “Thank you. … Continue reading

Staring at the E

I spend a lot of time on the train watching my mobile connection. No point posting anything or hitting send if there’s an E on the screen. Or worse GPRS. Kevin Bacon calls it “buffer face.” At 5am we all … Continue reading

Basingstoke terminus

Twitter for SWtrains says its due to planned works in Wimbledon. Which we don’t even stop at.  So I got on the local. It’s more spacious but a bit more like a bus than a train.  I wonder why it … Continue reading

Only Tuesday?

Went to sleep right away last night. Tried to fight it till 10 but couldn’t manage it. So I’m up and out early today. At the train station by 6:10. Machine ate my card and the dude had to crank … Continue reading