Yellow bag day

Wednesday 5th of December, 2018

go down to the back, check the yellow bags. They are

gone. go down the passageway from the front

if the house to the back, and then return. Leave

the house via the front door, there are the waste bags.

The wife had taken them out last night.

There are yellow plastic bags filled with plastic

packaging waste in front of every front door in

the street. Today is the day that all of this plastic

waste will be collected.

Walk on down through the town, to the bus

stop by the big bridge over the river. The main road

there is busy today. say good morning to Dolores

sitting alone in the bus shelter, as on most days.

Count out the money for the exact fare to the railway

station.

Leave the bus at the bus station in front of the

railway station, pass the stands where the hundreds

of bicycles are parked, greet the smoker at his

spot by the ashtray and clime the granite stair,

to the wide entrance with the three doors to

the station hallway. In the hallway, turn right,

and go to the cafe counter. Order one large

coffee and, with this in hand, go to the last

table with a comfortable low stool available

The other stools are too high, They are uncomfortable,

sip the coffee and write notes for ten minutes,

then go out again, this time to the platforms.

On the first platform, the small diesel train

from Rosenheim is just arriving.
It is not full, but still there are many people on board. Maybe fifty. It is a small train.

go down through the underpass to the sixth

platform. There is a lift there, people with huge

suitcases are standing before it waiting.

Take the granite stairs, and then stand on

the platform and wait. The train is slightly

delayed and so finish the coffee on the platform,

dispose of the cup in the waste bin provided.

When the train does come in, join the small group

of people in front of the nearest door, wait

for the door to open and for the people who

are waiting to leave the train to get out of

the carriage. Then board and find a free

seat at a table, continue to write these notes.

The train starts to move, swaying after the

points and junctions in the tracks.

The next stop will be Moosburg.
The doors open, people board the train. There are commuters and a few holiday makers. Now most of the seating in the carriage is occupied.

A young mother walks up and down the carriage, guiding her young son, a toddler up the carriage. He stares wide-eyed at the new surroundings. She then picks him up and carries him back to the seat, where her husband sits with the bags.

The doors open, people board the train.

There are commuters, and a few holiday

makers. Now most of the seating in The

carriage is occupied.

 A young mother walks up and down

the carriage, guiding her young son, a

toddler, up the carriage. He stares wide-

eyed at the surroundings. She then picks

him up, and carries him back to the

seat, where her husband is with the bags.