An interesting ‘trip’ home.
So I started home at 7, completely baked and with great eagerness to collapse at home but had a rather eventful journey. Got on the good ol’ South Line and travelled in peace till Mambalam. Here, a very interesting thing happened. I saw the Law of Conservation of Momentum applied in a lesson to all those footboarders.
There was this woman walking on the edge of the platform (well not really, but she was past the yellow line) completely oblivious to the train coming up behind her (probably travelling at ~40 km/h). The other half of the system was a guy hanging off the footboard, obviously not in a position to change anything at this point. They met. There was quite a fuss. She was taken to a hospital, he left.
After a while I reached Nungambakkam, got off and managed to catch a share auto opposite Loyola Fast Foods, and got up to Haddows Road when the share auto guy stopped and claimed he wouldn’t go any more because of traffic. Got off, another share auto comes, he asks 10 bucks for a little over 4km. “Go hang”. Got on another for four bucks. Decent.
Yes, filla fillah!
Posted by roshan.george under Madras, Musings |
Don’t tell me you were one of the curious onlookers?
Comment by Arun — March 4, 2007 @ 9:35 pm
Hardly, I got up from my seat, turned around, saw the cops, sat down and asked the old man who got in what happened.
Comment by roshan.george — March 4, 2007 @ 11:07 pm
These happen ’cause the people just don’t give a damn about what they do or about others. I see these men clinging to the window bars in buses even though there might be room inside for two full-grown elephants. I dunno what kinda joy that gives them.
Comment by Arun — March 9, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
As long as they fall off and die and reduce the population I’m not too worried.
Comment by Marc — March 10, 2007 @ 10:46 am
That’s a pretty callous comment to make, Z. They’re people too, some of them may well grow out of their immaturity. Granted even I’ve footboarded for a stop or two before I can get inside if it’s real crowded.
Comment by roshan.george — March 10, 2007 @ 11:10 am
Atleast you make an attempt to get inside.
Comment by Marc — March 10, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
Naturally, I’m not freaking suicidal.
Comment by roshan.george — March 10, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Then you don’t deserve to die. Which is my point.
Comment by Marc — March 11, 2007 @ 4:25 pm
Oh, but there are many reasons why I don’t deserve to die. The world’s need of me, for instance.
Comment by roshan.george — March 11, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
I’ve notified the extermination squads already.
Clear up your blog spam.
Comment by Marc — March 13, 2007 @ 1:23 pm