I did a quick jog tonight - to catch the 5:19 train. Catching my breath in an almost empty carriage, an elderly man asked me if this train stops at Albion. Between catching my breath, and the station announcer on the loudspeaker it was hard to hear his gentle voice.
"I beg your pardon." i said
"Albion station?" he asked again.
"No, that's the other way." i informed him
"Isn't this platform 4?" he said, puzzled.
"No, It's platform 3. Platform 4 is just there." i said, pointing the way.
"Oh, thank you very much." he said, and made his way quickly off the train. Well, quickly for an older man. ;)
I felt good about it. I saved the man some confusion and probably half an hour of being lost (had he stayed on board). It was another one of those pleasant little stranger-exchanges that i enjoy on the public tansport network. :)
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