Train: Cancelled

So I know most of my stories involve trains and commuting, but today is a day I can't possibly avoid writing about.

I'm at the station on my way to work. It's about 8:30. The train was supposed to be here 15 minutes ago, but it was CANCELLED! A severe inconvenience to say the least. When I heard the news I just called my boss and told her I would be late. She responded with a grunt, but knowing it was out of my control she said "Okay. See you when you get here."

She knows as well as I know that I didn't break the train. She knows it is the train I catch every single day, like I have for the past 3 years, and she isn't mad. Just like me. Sure this is going to make me 30some minutes late for work, but I'm not mad. This is the 2nd or 3rd time this has happened. But there's nothing I can do to make it any better. So rather than get angry about something I can't control, I just deal with it. Unlike the man who heard the news after I did. He demanded an explanation from the ticket agent, who had none. She was nice enough to inform everyone as they bought their tickets, but I guess she forgot her tools to fix the train at home. He goes to her window about once every three minutes to get a status -- as if his repeated treks to her is going to make the next train arrive miraculously early. This man will probably let this affect his whole day. When someone asks him why he doesn't want to go out with everyone at lunch he will respond "Ugh. I'm just having a bad day." It makes me happy that stuff like this doesn't ruin my whole day.

Of course now this train will probably be crowded and I will hate the world.