Like new cars

Monday, 22 nd October, 2018

There is an electronic timetable at the bus

stop, the writing in orange glowing lettering.

It is nice technology, but the timetable display­ed there today is wrong. The writing says that

the bus is due in fifteen minutes. But that

is all wrong, the bus is due in five. Say good

morning to dolores, she explains that the display is malfunctioning. Words come To mind like 'quebrada'. But it does not matter. There is a printed timetable attached to the bus stop

It says that nothing has changed. there has

been no change of timetable... and the bus

arrives on time. It is a new vehicle,

it smells like new cars do.

at the station, the entrance to the cafe has

broken, the door is damaged, and will not

open. Everybody has to use the side entrance

: still. get the large coffee, the girl with the

dark rimmed glasses is serving. Her name

is Andrea.

Today is a strange day, today is a

quiet day. As the commuter train

comes in to Moosburg, there are crowds

on the platform, all waiting to board

the train to go into work..