the life we lead

[kangeiko]

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?

Comments

[not-a-mouse.livejournal.com]

also, run?! isn't it meant to be calm exiting...?

[kangeiko]

i dunno. the overhead announcer probably said something a lot calmer, but the station attendant definitely told me to run. faulty train, my arse.

p.s. can you make it for the tea & champagne on 5th august? we are keeping a space open for you if it's still possible for you to come down. and you can crash at ours, of course.

love,

v.

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was a rogue faulty train. I hear they turn mean when they're cornered.

[kangeiko]

*has visions of being chased and bitten by LU trains*

now that's just scary.