Dean's Blog

So today I was standing at the platform at SAIT, due to a morning workout at the Wellness Centre. I was minding my own business when this lady sort of staggers off of a northbound train, and sort of wanders bleary eyed in a semi circle for a few seconds, before saying: “Where am I?”.

Of course, all sorts of scenarios could have lead up to this moment, but the most likely one under the circumstances was that she was new to the train and fell asleep, answering the question: What happens if you fall asleep on the train and miss your stop. The obvious answer is that you will end up somewhere you don’t want to be. Anyways, in response to her open question, I told her she was at SAIT, although I think I could have said Airdrie station and she would have been just as clueless, despite the large signs that say SAIT everywhere. She then suggested that she had missed downtown completely, to which I responded that she had, and then instructed her that southbound trains approach the west side of the platform, and that she should take the next one.

The other less interesting but more common experience I have on the C-Train is noticing that there is always someone who resembles Luke Skywalker. Very Interesting.