Monday from Hell
Monday last week was a day from hell, but from the coldest hell, I think.
The weekend before, I temporarily moved in to my SO. Which is not a bad thing itself, but I have to take the S-Bahn (suburban train) to go into Munich (for work). S-Bahn takes nearly 50 minutes to go into town to the station where I can change to the Tram. After another ten minutes Tram ride I am at my workplace.
No real problem if everything runs well. Only disadvantage is that I have to leave 1.5 hours before I have to be at my workplace. *shudder* I don't like getting up early.
On that monday (Jan 16) I left home at 6.30 am and went to the train station. The S-Bahn was on time (maybe a minute late, but that doesn't count) but unusually full. I'm getting on it one station after the first station, and I usually get a seat. Not that monday.
S-Bahn made a unusually long stop a few stations later, and on the next station (where it has a long stop normally) it waited even longer. About everybody got nervous by now cause we already had several minutes delay. And I was standing right next to the door.
On top of all that, it was bloody cold on that morning, I think about -15°C or maybe a bit below that (didn't have a thermometer handy).
A few stops later came an announcement through the speakers "Train stops here (and goes back) because of a broken rail." Everybody had to get out of the train (at -15°C) and we all stood around on that station with no plan or information of how to get to Munich. We were still outside the city, in one of the smaller towns right outside city borders.
There was a bus stop next to the train stop but, as you can imagine, it was crowded with freezing people.
The first three buses that came to the stop and went in direction to Munich or another S-Bahn station were full immediately, or rather over-filled. The buses sometimes had problems closing their doors because of too many people.
I managed to catch a bus about ten minutes later, just by running to the bus and jumping in before too many others could do that. By then it was about 7.50 am, and I had to be at work by 8 am. Impossible in that situation. Luckily I found the number of a colleagues work phone and called him to tell him I am late.
The bus arrived at the next S-Bahn station just after a S-Bahn (going to Munich) departed. The next S-Bahn should arrive at that stop about 15 minutes after my arrival. Another 15 minutes standing around in the cold and freezing everything off. There was a bread shop next to it, and it was soon crowded, as you can imagine.
I got a hot chocolate to warm me up a bit and waited inside the bread shop.
The next S-Bahn came on time and went to my exchange stop without further problems.
While waiting for a bus I met another woman and we chatted a bit. So I had a nice conversation while on the bus and S-Bahn and waiting.
One could think that everything went fine form that point. But it didn't.
I had to wait for my tram to arrive (in the freezing cold).
When it arrived, it was full (as about every train or but I met) but I could get inside tram without problems.
After the next stop the tram driver announced that this tram will take a different route due to a traffic accident on it's normal route. That different route goes a wrong way for me. So I got off the tram and went by foot.
I went four tram stops by foot, but I think I was better than the people I saw standing and waiting at the tram stops. There was no announcement, the people just waited for a tram that wouldn't come (at about -15°C).
When I arrived at work it was 9:15 am, and I was freezing all over.
The rest of the day wasn't that bad, but my mood was already gone.
Yesterday the S-Bahn was late again, this time only 10 to 15 minutes late, so I still arrived on time at work.
I don't like the S-Bahn much , especially in winter.
The weekend before, I temporarily moved in to my SO. Which is not a bad thing itself, but I have to take the S-Bahn (suburban train) to go into Munich (for work). S-Bahn takes nearly 50 minutes to go into town to the station where I can change to the Tram. After another ten minutes Tram ride I am at my workplace.
No real problem if everything runs well. Only disadvantage is that I have to leave 1.5 hours before I have to be at my workplace. *shudder* I don't like getting up early.
On that monday (Jan 16) I left home at 6.30 am and went to the train station. The S-Bahn was on time (maybe a minute late, but that doesn't count) but unusually full. I'm getting on it one station after the first station, and I usually get a seat. Not that monday.
S-Bahn made a unusually long stop a few stations later, and on the next station (where it has a long stop normally) it waited even longer. About everybody got nervous by now cause we already had several minutes delay. And I was standing right next to the door.
On top of all that, it was bloody cold on that morning, I think about -15°C or maybe a bit below that (didn't have a thermometer handy).
A few stops later came an announcement through the speakers "Train stops here (and goes back) because of a broken rail." Everybody had to get out of the train (at -15°C) and we all stood around on that station with no plan or information of how to get to Munich. We were still outside the city, in one of the smaller towns right outside city borders.
There was a bus stop next to the train stop but, as you can imagine, it was crowded with freezing people.
The first three buses that came to the stop and went in direction to Munich or another S-Bahn station were full immediately, or rather over-filled. The buses sometimes had problems closing their doors because of too many people.
I managed to catch a bus about ten minutes later, just by running to the bus and jumping in before too many others could do that. By then it was about 7.50 am, and I had to be at work by 8 am. Impossible in that situation. Luckily I found the number of a colleagues work phone and called him to tell him I am late.
The bus arrived at the next S-Bahn station just after a S-Bahn (going to Munich) departed. The next S-Bahn should arrive at that stop about 15 minutes after my arrival. Another 15 minutes standing around in the cold and freezing everything off. There was a bread shop next to it, and it was soon crowded, as you can imagine.
I got a hot chocolate to warm me up a bit and waited inside the bread shop.
The next S-Bahn came on time and went to my exchange stop without further problems.
While waiting for a bus I met another woman and we chatted a bit. So I had a nice conversation while on the bus and S-Bahn and waiting.
One could think that everything went fine form that point. But it didn't.
I had to wait for my tram to arrive (in the freezing cold).
When it arrived, it was full (as about every train or but I met) but I could get inside tram without problems.
After the next stop the tram driver announced that this tram will take a different route due to a traffic accident on it's normal route. That different route goes a wrong way for me. So I got off the tram and went by foot.
I went four tram stops by foot, but I think I was better than the people I saw standing and waiting at the tram stops. There was no announcement, the people just waited for a tram that wouldn't come (at about -15°C).
When I arrived at work it was 9:15 am, and I was freezing all over.
The rest of the day wasn't that bad, but my mood was already gone.
Yesterday the S-Bahn was late again, this time only 10 to 15 minutes late, so I still arrived on time at work.
I don't like the S-Bahn much , especially in winter.