Thursday 14.1.16
...after finding the clock in the dark, him and taming firmed it off, gone to the bathroom, and said good morning to the orchid, done all the other early weeny things, sit, and listen to the clock ticking. That is the hall dock, an old electric school clock. A mechanical machine with an electric winder, and restored by yours truly.
A three-quarter second pendulum gives the time. Saved years ago.
This is the morning rush, arriving at the bus stop just in time, watching Dolores board the bus, then paying the driver.
Think about the deserted town, the streets empty and all of the inhabitants sleeping, as the bus drives towards the railway station. sodium street lighting, dimly visible pavements, bright glaring car headlamps. Traffic lights fulfilling their daily course of red yellow. green and back again.All day and night for active accident preventation.
The hairy smoker is in the cafe now, buying his soft drink and his cigarettes.
Big Blondy is in a flurry, she is alone serving in the cafe today. Her colleagues must be elsewhere.
Hedgehog and Moustachio! discussing their things and thoughts in the cafe, under the silent screen of the television set high on the wall. Hedgehog says" good morning". A serious man these days, no idea of where his work is, he has no obvious marks of identity, no typical workmans clothing.He is in the cafe early almost every day. Moustachio wears those grey working trousers with big pockets, attached outside, and handy webbing tool holders.Even a special pocket to hold a collapsible two metre metre stick, a traditional tool here.. None of your measuring tapes.!
And at six in the morning, one hour after wakening, go to the platform to board that waiting train,waiting for it's second half to arrive from Passau.
Having boarded, feel the shudder as the Passau train couples with the vehicle waiting in Landshut.The ticket collector, the train attendant, has already done his job cheking all the tickets as the coupled trains, move out of Landshut as one, to start their journey to Munich, with stops in Mooshburg and Freising.
There will be a transfer in Freising, and conversation with the white lady and the young engineer.
...after finding the clock in the dark, him and taming firmed it off, gone to the bathroom, and said good morning to the orchid, done all the other early weeny things, sit, and listen to the clock ticking. That is the hall dock, an old electric school clock. A mechanical machine with an electric winder, and restored by yours truly.
A three-quarter second pendulum gives the time. Saved years ago.
This is the morning rush, arriving at the bus stop just in time, watching Dolores board the bus, then paying the driver.
Think about the deserted town, the streets empty and all of the inhabitants sleeping, as the bus drives towards the railway station. sodium street lighting, dimly visible pavements, bright glaring car headlamps. Traffic lights fulfilling their daily course of red yellow. green and back again.All day and night for active accident preventation.
The hairy smoker is in the cafe now, buying his soft drink and his cigarettes.
Big Blondy is in a flurry, she is alone serving in the cafe today. Her colleagues must be elsewhere.
Hedgehog and Moustachio! discussing their things and thoughts in the cafe, under the silent screen of the television set high on the wall. Hedgehog says" good morning". A serious man these days, no idea of where his work is, he has no obvious marks of identity, no typical workmans clothing.He is in the cafe early almost every day. Moustachio wears those grey working trousers with big pockets, attached outside, and handy webbing tool holders.Even a special pocket to hold a collapsible two metre metre stick, a traditional tool here.. None of your measuring tapes.!
And at six in the morning, one hour after wakening, go to the platform to board that waiting train,waiting for it's second half to arrive from Passau.
Having boarded, feel the shudder as the Passau train couples with the vehicle waiting in Landshut.The ticket collector, the train attendant, has already done his job cheking all the tickets as the coupled trains, move out of Landshut as one, to start their journey to Munich, with stops in Mooshburg and Freising.
There will be a transfer in Freising, and conversation with the white lady and the young engineer.
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