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the longest five minutes
06.29.07 (12:18 pm)   [edit]

I hope my next is one of those rare times that time stands still when you're having fun.
I was sooo excited to go to Six Flags to see The White T's.  I thought, "Just maybe, if I time things right, I can catch that earlier bus!"  Then, as I began my journey, I saw the wait time for the first train was 5 minutes.  Normally during rush hour on this line, it's 2-3.  No big deal, right?  So then I notice that something doesn't seem right.  The time for a train in another direction began as '5' also, but now it was at '1' while we're at '3.'  hmm.... there had been announcements for people traveling on the red line (us) but those signs sure were deceiving!  If it was going to be longer, why couldn't they put a more accurate time on the screen?  It's not like we hadn't seen '19' before (referencing late-nights on other lines).  As I was waiting- I'm gonna change the format:

Dear Hot-guy-in-blue-striped-s hirt,
You may wonder, "Why did you walk away?  Did we have some sort of connection?"
There may have been eye contact.  You're certainly a looker, and you moved close to where I was standing on the platform.  Sadly, that did not speed up time, or the arrival of our phantom train.  You may have thought, "____, she looks hot."  Thank you.  I was!  I have been sweating a lot lately in this swampy weather.
I walked out of that station not really caring if I ever returned.  The road was miserable, but I found a train that did come when it declared, and was air-conditioned... There was no other hottie to catch my eye, but you gave me enough to bite off.
With much sincerity,
Lady in Pink

 


posted by: Amber (reply)
post date: 06.29.07 (6:33 pm)

Hey, we have to go camping this fall!
See you soon



posted by: Chuck (reply)
post date: 07.02.07 (1:32 pm)

Wait ... so you're saying that you left that station and walked to a different station and caught the train there? And was the wait time on the clock really as inaccurate as you described? Was there an accident that disrupted service? (Sorry, it's just so exciting that I actually completely understand from personal experience what you described!) Also, do you ever eat at that international food court downtown anymore?



posted by: (Chuck) (reply)
post date: 07.02.07 (1:33 pm)

(Btw, I've also posted comments on a number of your old blogs from the past month, if you care to look.)



posted by: SparklingSnow (reply)
post date: 07.03.07 (4:15 pm)

Reply to Amber:
I've been thinking about camping with you, too! Let's make it happen.



posted by: SparklingSnow (reply)
post date: 07.03.07 (4:18 pm)

Reply to Chuck:
Yes, I did that. I was trasnferring to another line anyway.
And there were 'residual delays' from a previous 'track switch' problem elsewhere. So, I was probably there 10 minutes (after posted 5) before I left- which in the scheme of things isn't all that long.
Isn't it cool when people can relate to each other?
I'll check out your other comments now.

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