This last week, I've not been able to catch the train that I've caught for the last... six weeks, I think it's been. I've puzzled over why that would be the case, and my best guess is that a recent change in drivers is responsible.
The driver that's been the regular for most of that time has apparently moved on to another route, or has been sick for several days. He had the knack of getting the morning bus to the train station with a few seconds, up to a minute, to spare, which gave just enough time to get off the bus and onto the train almost without fail.
The newer drivers, for whatever reason, haven't managed that trick yet. Maybe there's an "upstream"delay contributing to it as well, I have no way of knowing. In any event, I've had to wait for the "next" train every day so far this week.
I can't decide if this is a good thing or not yet. On one hand, I'm not having to run too catch the train in at all. On the other hand, I have to wait for maybe 15 minutes to catch my train.
All (apparently) due to a change in drivers. One little change, with a disproportionate impact.
Chaos theory at work in daily life...
More evidence. Today, the only reason I missed the early train was because the driver handed out surveys about the system, and missed a green light.
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