Re: Wyong stupidity

[Robert Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Michael Van Baast wrote:

> As i was waiting for a train thismorning at wyong something funny
> happened, i noticed NR38 sitting on platform 2 (up main) with another NR
> loco and a few freight cars behind it, this is not unusual as the time
> was just after 9am and the brisbane XPT usually passes it heading for
> central on the down main, this is a regular occurance BUT! , a few
> minuites later an announcement came over the PA that my train (to
> central) was going to come on the down main so 40 or so of us shuffle
> over to the other platform and eventually catch the train, as at 9:38
> the NR freight service was still sitting on the up main, both loco's
> idling and the driver sitting in it reading the paper, if anyone can
> supply more information it would be greatly appreciated
>         On another note, the wyong signal box sits on platform 3 (down main)
> and whilst waiting outside it for my train this is what happened, a
> station attendant walked from the sydney end of the platform and headed
> into the signal box giving another commuter a bit of a shove to get him
> out of the way and i overheard (as did about 6-7 other people outside
> the box) this same attendant say "there are so many f***ing idiots in
> this town, i cant f***ing wait until i sell my house and leave this
> s***hole of a place" , i heard a few more F words but this was heard for
> about 5-6 metres outside the signal box, this is simply stupid but,
> thats the way shit happens
>

Did this station assistant have blond crew cut, about a no1, big build ears
sticking out??