This week the Metro has been more unreliable than usual. Wednesday evening, the trains were so packed I got pushed out when I stepped out to let people off and couldn’t get back on. I didn’t try that hard either because it was hot and I was sandwiched amongst so many people I didn’t even have to hold on. Not that I could. I stood upright, arms at my sides with people all around me and an old man breathing on me. And I thought oh look, 1 minute til the next train. No big deal. The next train came and went, too packed for me to squeeze in. Then the next, then the next. A 5 year-old nearby started wailing to his mother. The station was hot and crowded and the trains were just coming and going. Every interval between trains more people arrived at the station and a few managed to push themselves in the crowded trains. A half hour later, when they ran two of the same lines one right after the other we finally had space to board.
Yesterday, I was on a crowded car with no air conditioning when a train ahead of us broke down. We were stopped in between stations with no A/C and it was hot and humid and suffocating. I stepped off at the next station and went into the car behind it. The train had to wait to move and again mid-way to the next station there was more stopping than going. By the time we arrived at the next stop, I decided to hop off and just walk the rest of the way home. Not a smart idea given the heat. I figured it was evening enough to be a bit cooler but it was still very hot.
Tonight, I need it to be reliable!! It’s Friday and I have things to do!
yeah I heard it’s been pretty bad. Also, prices has gone up? ridiculous.