The most irritating thing happened to me today. I got trapped on a train. Literally. No word of a lie.
So, I took my little brother out today and thought, "Hmm. He's never been on a train before." So I thought I would take him on one. Getting to Portsmouth was fine. There were no problems at all. It was on the way home when the incident occurred.
The train was already at the platform as I was getting on at the first stop. I got on the train sat down with my brother, and the little alarm thingy went off to say that the doors were closing. Now this was a good ten minutes before the train was due to leave, so I thought it was a bit weird. But then the other little alarm thingy went off to say that you could open the doors. Next thing i Know I see an engineer running up the platform towards the front of the train, and an announcement is made, "We are having problems with the operation of the doors on this train. Could all passengers please leave the train and await further announcements." So I got up and pressed the door button and suddenly all the lights in the carriage go out and I am stuck, with my four year old brother on a train with no lights on. I mean seriously, if you want everyone off the train you need to give them a chance to get off. I look out the widow to see other passengers being ushered away from the train. Completely oblivious to my banging on the window, with my little brother getting a little freaked out. So eventually all the lights go on and the train eventually leaves, after half an hour of being locked in.
I don't mind so much, but what a crap first time train experience for my brother.
Meh. Bye.
