Trains...

[lostcarpark]

Some of you may have noticed my earlier post, though I can't help a few more expressions of concern for my safety and wellbeing would have been in order.

The train didn't turn into a flaming inferno or plunge into a bottomless chasm. However, we were stuck in the middle of nowhere for over an hour. The official story was that a smoke detector malfunctioned. However, people at the front of the train said they saw flames, and I didtinctly smelt smoke, and malfunctioning smoke alarms don't generally cause either. Apparently people in the affected coach forced the doors open and clambered out onto the side of the railway. Eventually the train limped into Skerries, where the fire brigade were waiting. We then transferred to the next train, which was (fortunately) only a few minutes behind (there were several stacked up by then). It was after 8pm when I got into Drogheda, compared to the usual 6:40. Hope that doesn't happen too often.

I went straight from the train to the gym, which helped me to relax a bit. I continued my battle with the rowing machine, and managed to stick seven minutes on the thing. For the last minute I was really pushing it, and it felt pretty good. Had a nice swim and finished off relaxing in the jacuzzi.

Would love to stay and chat, but madangie's waiting for me in bed...

Oh, and eighteen days to snowboarding!

Comments

[scarlatti.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you and your wellbeing were all right, in the end! :)

[lushattic.livejournal.com]

Was going to post but LJ is playing up tonight,glad it was OK,and you can't blame me I was in a different country.
:D

[hawkida.livejournal.com]

Sorry for not being concerned but I have travelled the horror that is South West Trains and they frequently do that sort of thing.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I was booted off the computer before I had a chance to reply, but I was hoping you were OK, and morbidly wondering what it would be like if we never heard from you again and your last contact with the world was through sms_to_lj... what an epitaph...

Um. Probably not what you wanted to think about ;>

[davidstewart.livejournal.com]

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=49763

[crazysoph.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid my attitude was "Don't mention the disaster and maybe it won't happen." *cringe*

They told you nothing was wrong, and yet you smelled smoke and heard others had witnessed flames. *sigh* and they wonder why the Irish have no respect for authority??

Crazy(just call me "Ostrich")Soph