Taking the train in the morning is for most people a torture. Waiting on the platform and asking always the same question: is it coming or did they cancel it. Is there anyone who ask: is it on time? Well, that wouldn’t make sense, it would be a waste of energy, a waste of thoughts. Broken down train somewhere between Hither Green and Grove Park, no guard for the train to Epsom, signal failure somewhere around Wimbledon, an incident on the way to Hounslow. That’s the reality. Is there anyone who is able to get on time to where he wants to go? No one is interested, staff is lousy, asking questions doesn’t make any sense. “I have no information”, is the answer. Five staff people standing at the barriers, talking to each other. Commuters? Only these guys, interrupting our interesting conversation about nothing. Every year the prices going up, the service gets more and more underground. Announcing a train to Basingstoke on platform 6, the crowd gathers on the platform. While the train arrives on platform 3 someone makes an announcement. 500 people trying to get over to the other platform. Who cares! We move the crowd!
This is power!
Is there anyone who cares?
Don’t say no!
They have a Christmas tree at Waterloo Station!
To dig up the spirit of Christmas?
And hang on!
They have a small orchestra playing in the afternoon!
To say thank you to their customers?
You really belief that?
Entertainment for the crowd to keep it calm.
To dupe it.
To take them for an idiot.
Thanks to all the staff members, managers, guards, drivers, engineers for the lousy performance in 2018. Do your job but don’t bother people with ingenuous entertainment. This is what we get anyway and every day on telly.
P.S.: anyone who is offended? well, let me tell you, do your job and you get different comments, snowflake...