Thursday, 3 January 2008

Just miss the train

It happens to everyone, and everyone holds a different attitude about it.
In the UK, most of the train service is very accurate, the trains are on time arriving at exactly the scheduled time. Most of people just arrive at platform 2 or 3 minutes in advance.
For the train service in my area, there are 4 trains to London every hour in busy time, other time 2 in an hour. Then it happens that when you rush onto the platform, the train doors is closing.
It is frustrated, but you must face it as your own fault, why you didn't plan your journey better. Some time it does out of control as the other service is delayed.
For me, I just say damn, then wait there quietly for the next me Most of people just react to it in themselves, no language and movement show it. But I do see some interesting people:

1, calm type
A father with two kids. The train is already on the platform, he first held the baby and carriage to the platform, and then rushed down to downstairs for the other kid. When he brought him up to the platform, the train is leaving.
His eyesight was so calm, it seemed he just told himself to wait for the next one. The two kids had no react at all.

2, Mad type
That happened last night. When I walked to the exit, a young lad rushed on the platform and the door was closing at that time. He pushed the button, but it closed. The train begun to leave, he held the window of the door with his palms, but it useless. He begun to curse, "Fuck"…
Then he sat down on the exit and begun to cry loudly.
I feel sorry for him.
3, clever type
This was happened on District line in Earl's court station months ago, but it gave me a strong impression about how to rush into a train.
At that time, the door before me was closing, suddenly two small hands held it and open it, a young Asian kid rushed in and then the kid who held the door flashed in. wow, they are about 12 years old, that kid do it wonderfully, he didn't push the button which is meaningless, he didn't push his body in the closing door, that could be hurt, he didn't put his feet in as well. He used his hands and forces it open for a little while. Everyone knows the train can't move with the door open and one is strong enough to hold the door open. Their entire move finished within 5 seconds.

4, awkward type
These are some people who rush into a closing door, but unfortunately they are clapped by the door. It is fine, as the door will open again or they moved in by another try, but it is still a little bit awkward.

Anyway, use the right method to rush into a train and control your behaviour is important, it is in public place.

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