Today, I took the wrong train and didn’t realise it until it arrived in Aberdeen. Eight hours from where I was meant to go. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was running late for a train and bought a ticket in a hurry. I got on the wrong train, sat there for twenty minutes, and only realised my mistake when the scenery looked nothing like my stop. FML
Today, I missed my train. I was actually on the right platform but realized my mistake two minutes after it had left. FML
Today, I arrived right on time for my train. Only problem, it was the wrong station. FML
Today, my train departed over 10 minutes early. It was the last train of the day. I missed my transatlantic flight and along with it the vacation and concert I'd spent over a year saving for. FML
Today, I took a train to visit a friend and fell asleep for what felt like ten minutes. I woke up at the final stop with the carriage empty. The doors opened, I stepped onto the platform, and immediately realized I had no idea where I was or how I'd got there. FML
Today, I was starting a new job and I didn't want to be late, so I took a train that left earlier than normal, just to make sure I'd be on time. Turns out, the earlier train wasn't an express train, and made it to my stop 12 minutes after my usual one did. I was late for work. FML
Today, my train was delayed, so I sprinted across the station to catch another one. I made it onto the train just before the doors closed. Then I looked around and realized I had boarded the exact same train I had just gotten off. FML
Today, I got on a two hour train ride to go to a concert. I had been so caught up in handling the train tickets that halfway to the concert, I realized I had left the concert tickets on my dresser. FML
Today, I saw my train pulling into the station. I sprinted up the stairs and luckily made the train. I looked around and no one was in my compartment. I began to notice that the train was heading down some tracks I'd never been to. I got stuck on an empty train for 3 hours in the train garage. FML
Today, I arrived at the station at 7:30pm sharp for the train... which was cancelled. FML
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mike3775 39
Did you fall asleep? I’m trying to figure out how you couldn’t have realized something was wrong before 8 hours passed by.
Chazzster 32
OP - That sounds like a phobia of mine coming true! I have to assume OP either fell asleep (or passed out) to wind up a whole 8 hours away from where you were supposed to be. A long time ago, for work I was traveling from Eindhoven in the Netherlands (where Philips headquarters is located) to Darmstadt in Germany (where Bosh has facilities) by train - The Rhine Express. It was a beautiful trip. I do not speak Dutch or German however and while I could read the platform signs I could not clearly understand the announcements. So as we got close to Darmstadt I would have to stick my head out of the train door (while keeping my luggage close) to read the signs. I was very worried about missing my station. But I made it there and got off at the right station.
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mike3775 39
Did you fall asleep? I’m trying to figure out how you couldn’t have realized something was wrong before 8 hours passed by.
Chazzster 32
OP - That sounds like a phobia of mine coming true! I have to assume OP either fell asleep (or passed out) to wind up a whole 8 hours away from where you were supposed to be. A long time ago, for work I was traveling from Eindhoven in the Netherlands (where Philips headquarters is located) to Darmstadt in Germany (where Bosh has facilities) by train - The Rhine Express. It was a beautiful trip. I do not speak Dutch or German however and while I could read the platform signs I could not clearly understand the announcements. So as we got close to Darmstadt I would have to stick my head out of the train door (while keeping my luggage close) to read the signs. I was very worried about missing my station. But I made it there and got off at the right station.
Bogrbon 27
How do you even get 8hs the wrong way in the UK? Were you in the middle and didn't realize it was going north and getting more scottish instead of going south and getting less scottish? Google says Aberdeen to London is only 10hrs, so you're pretty dang close to the complete opposite side of the country, and that's something you should have noticed in advance...
BurnInDemonFire 39
Och nae laddie!
mccuish 25
One of the reasons why I too scared to ride the train alone