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By Phage (Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 05:17:46 AM EST) (all tags)

It took about three hours of standing on trains, a quick walk in the rain and a sweaty tube ride to get to work this morning.

That's the first time I've seen the 'Crush' warning lights come on at a tube station and staff prevent people from entering.

According to the BBC, it's all down to a fire in Deptford.

Apart from the sweaty trains it did have it's plus sides. I now know where Victoria and St James Park are, should I wish to go and see Wicked or Billy Elliott. Walking along the streets was also quite pleasant, despite the drizzle, when you got away from the station. It's quite nice to be able to simply walk a bit in London with no deadline for arrival. I was already so late that it didn't really matter.

They say that the disruption will continue tomorrow, so a Friday ~~of continous deathmatch~~ working from home will be on the cards. Oh yes !

Forgot to take any phone pics, but I did get a very tasy bacon and egg sandwich. Amazingly I have mangede to consume the thing without dripping sauce or egg down my shirt.

What else is new ? The job's going well, it's busy and confused because everything is so new there just aren't the systems in place that you'd normally expect. But it's fun to get stuck in and start fixing things up. They're quite relaxed for an American firm too.

Still trying to organise my D1's trip here for her gap year. Proverbially like herding cats, only very large sullen ones, with my Ex on the sidelines like Caesar after a particlularly large meal. Bah.

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I see a career in diplomacy for you by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #1 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 05:52:18 AM EST

In the way you carefully avoided mentioning the colour of the sauce that you didn't drip down your front.

Mmmm, crush warnings on the tube. Didn't know they existed.

I didn't know that either by Cloaked User (4.00 / 1) #2 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:10:19 AM EST

Although I've certainly been turned away¹ from Tube stations due to overcrowding more than enough times - Holborn is particularly bad for that.

1 by which I mean I've generally got there and known immediately that there was no way anyone was getting in any time soon; in my experience Tube staff are less than vocal when it comes to actually telling people what's going on

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I admit by Phage (2.00 / 0) #3 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:12:41 AM EST

I thought about it.
Neither did I. But above the steps leading down from the concours of victora station are two yellow lights, a klaxon and an illminated do not enter sign. Bloody loud, and would more likely have been designed for a fire. But the fire alarm would have tripped all the of the doors and power, so it must be a seperate system.

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Couldn't leave it alone, could you? by Dr H0ffm4n (4.00 / 1) #7 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 01:12:34 PM EST

It had better have been ketchup. It had just better have been.

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: Yes by Phage (2.00 / 0) #9 Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 03:39:28 AM EST

It is the dead horse.

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Could be worse by jump the ladder (4.00 / 1) #4 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:18:28 AM EST

My brother was on the Jubilee line last night between Canary Wharf and Canada Water (longest stretch of tunnel on the London Underground system) and there was fire in the tunnel and smoke came into cariage. Peope thought it was a bomb and someone stupidly pulled the emergency stop. 5 minute stop in total darkness and smoke which my brother said was the longest 5 minutes of his life.

: Yeah by Phage (2.00 / 0) #5 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 07:05:07 AM EST

In contrast to that, mine was quite enjoyable at the end really. Above ground, even in the rain, was so much better.

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: Odd by Cloaked User (4.00 / 1) #6 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 07:26:36 AM EST

I thought if someone pulled the emergency alarm thing the train would continue to the next station (unless it's still in one). Not that I've ever actually tested that, mind.
I was on a Central Line Tube a few weeks ago when we were held in the tunnel as the train in front's door light had gone off, so the driver had to walk the length of the train (and back) to check all the doors. In rush hour. Given that we were under way again in less than half an hour I don't believe he actually did it...

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'Crush' Warnings by Dr Thrustgood (4.00 / 1) #8 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 05:48:35 PM EST

Heh, there speaks the voice of a man that hasn't previous arrived at Victoria during the rush hour :-)

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