the life we lead
This morning, Bank/Monument station, on the way to my exam:
Overhead announcer: please note, the Central line is currently closed between high barnet and some other place, due to faulty somethings. Blah blah blah, boring.
*waits for train on Circle/District line platform*
*train doesn't arrive*
HYSTERICAL overhead announcer: PLEASE EVACUATE THE STATION IMMEDIATELY. THIS MEANS NOW, PEOPLE!!
*evacuates*
Me: Excuse me, Mr station attendant person, why are we vacuating?
Station attendant: there's a faulty train on the central line.
Me: But - wasn't it there ten minutes ago?
Station attendant: there's a faulty train on the station line.
Me: but why do we have to close two stations to -
Station attendant: THERE'S A FAULTY TRAIN OMG EVACUATE THIS INSTANT, WHY ARE YOU NOT RUNNING?! RUN RUN RUN!!
Me: *runs*
And then I caught a cab to Tower Gateway to get my train to Excel and sit my final exam. Woohoo! Exams over.
Also, faulty train, my big fat arse. Why did they evacuate the station attendants as well as the people in the station?
Overhead announcer: please note, the Central line is currently closed between high barnet and some other place, due to faulty somethings. Blah blah blah, boring.
*waits for train on Circle/District line platform*
*train doesn't arrive*
HYSTERICAL overhead announcer: PLEASE EVACUATE THE STATION IMMEDIATELY. THIS MEANS NOW, PEOPLE!!
*evacuates*
Me: Excuse me, Mr station attendant person, why are we vacuating?
Station attendant: there's a faulty train on the central line.
Me: But - wasn't it there ten minutes ago?
Station attendant: there's a faulty train on the station line.
Me: but why do we have to close two stations to -
Station attendant: THERE'S A FAULTY TRAIN OMG EVACUATE THIS INSTANT, WHY ARE YOU NOT RUNNING?! RUN RUN RUN!!
Me: *runs*
And then I caught a cab to Tower Gateway to get my train to Excel and sit my final exam. Woohoo! Exams over.
Also, faulty train, my big fat arse. Why did they evacuate the station attendants as well as the people in the station?