Welllllllll, I did it! I did it! I did it! I did it! I got
on the wrong train (and if you are my friend on Facebook, you already know
that)! Last Friday, I got to leave work early. I left at 4:06pm and was aiming
for the 4:20 train. I power walked my a*s to North Station like a champ! I get
to North Station, look at the board and see the Newburyport line is now
boarding on track 6. When I was by the board near that tracks, I never looked
up to double check and then when I entered the track, I never looked to triple
check, I just kept running!
Every single day I triple check the boards because you never
know! As I ran down the track towards the train I see my old conductor. Nope,
that didn’t give it away my friends because I figured they hop around on
different trains and since this was an earlier train, I had thought nothing of
it. I get on, grab a seat and am all cozy when all of a sudden I hear “WEST
MEDFORD!” I let out an “Are you f*cking kidding me?” which I think is under my
breath but maybe not because everyone around me looked at me like “Did she just
say that?” Um, ya people, I just did! And while you’re at it…move out of my way
because apparently this is my stop now so that I can turn my a*s around!
I hop off the train and find a lovely bench. It was a great
day for site seeing as my friend pointed out. Yes, I sat on the bench and site
saw the Medford Dunkin Donuts. Such a delightful little spot.
The train back to Boston finally arrived and I hopped on. I
got back to North Station just in time for the 5:15pm train to Newburyport…my
normal train. So much for getting out of
work early but at least I wasn’t delayed on getting home any later than I usually
do.
So here is my theory: I must have looked at the board during mid-change
where they take one train off and move all of the other ones up. This has
happened before to me but because I double and triple check, I never got on the
wrong train because of it. So, lesson learned! No matter how much of a hurry I am
in, triple check!
