Well, we all knew it would happen….
Anne got LOST!!! – SHOCKER, I know! With my amazing sense of direction I cannot believe I got lost – haha. Here’s the deal:
On my 5th workday (but actually 6th day of coming to the office) I leave the flat walk to the South Kensington tube and get on as usual. I am on the crowded train listening to my ipod/half eavesdropping on 2 co-workers conversation.
*Side Note 1 – I wonder if the girl likes the guy co-worker or vice versa but I cannot tell. For some reason, I am dying to tap the girl on the shoulder and say “Do you like him? How long have you had a crush on him?” – but, thank goodness I hold myself back*
So, I’m still on the train 4 stops later getting ready to exit and the conductor comes on the loud speaker (which, btw – not so loud you seriously must strain to hear – another British thing everyone speaks so softly – I think my own voice is actually louder than the loud speaker itself) and announces “ No change at Westminster station due to due police….” WHAT?! That is the station I have to switch onto the “Jubilee line on!” – what am I supposed to do?! No¬! Please let me off – where is Burr when I need him? Waghhhhhh.
*Side Note 2 – For those peeps in KS this is equivalent to telling me the turnpike is closed and to drive home from Lawrence, now I’m sure there is another way of course I would never find it. For those in CLT, this is equivalent to telling me South Blvd, Park, Sharon, and Providence Roads from Southpark to uptown are all closed– how would I ever get to work?!” Again, I’m sure there is another way but come on – this is the only way I know – ahhhhh*
So, I’m freaking out – I keep turning and looking at all the tube maps attempting to figure out what other route will get me to work. (Given there are maps of the tube stops that are exactly the same every 2 feet but for some reason I think an answer will appear if I look all 4 within my vicinity, however it does not). So for a while I think I’ll just follow this girl I’m eavesdropping on – she looks cute and she must be going towards my office. (Now, that I write this I figure out this thought was really unintelligent, but at the time – perfect!) So, I watch as she gets off at this super random stop, with no other connecting tube stations. Thank goodness I had enough sense to not follow her off the tube. I would have to had to shop at H&M all day instead of going to work (actually I should have followed). So I keep riding until I figure out a new plan – I will exit at Monument and take the Northern line to the my stop – YEAH! I’m a genius….
Oh wait – I’m direction retarded = not genius.
So I get off at Monument and I’m looking around for my new “Northern Line” – and I keep following the signs, and following the signs, and following the signs. YIKES – I’ve reached the road – where am I?! and there are still signs – so I walk for seriously .5 miles before I reach my new stop (Whew – at least I made it! So - I go with the RUSH of people onto the train (this was really where I went wrong, again following other people). YEAH I did it, I’m thinking, just 1 stop and I’m at work…..and then I hear “ The next stop with be BLAH” – (Blah because this meant nothing to me). I’m thinking NO! WAIT - this must be my stop, I only have 1 stop left, but I cannot check the map because I’m literally kissing the glass door its so packed. So I have to wait through that stop until the next BLAH stop and I finally see a map - whew a map. So I look up and realize that I went back backwards, yes I went west (towards home) and I wanted to go east (towards work). So, infact I did get on the right train, just backwards.
I finally get off, switch trains and make it to work….
Just an hour and a half later….whew exhausted from the commute. Is it time to go home yet?!
PS- Burr - I think you need to accompany me on all rides to and from work, sound good J ??? (Actually if you could either (1) accompany me everywhere to avoid this situation or (2) just wire me with a permanent GPS – I miss my Garmin girl)
