Alameda Creek

Another infrared from my midday visit to Sunol.

Just for your amusement… I started a new job where I can work at home a lot but have to go into the office every Tuesday. Our office is in downtown San Francisco and literally right on top of the train station (called BART). Well, every Tuesday morning there is some problem where my 35 minute ride turns into an hour to hour and a half. My unlucky streak has been uncanny. Today, I had no problem getting to work. However going home was a different story. I went down to the train platform as normal and all looked well.

I noted my train was arriving in 7 minutes and zone out. After more than 10 minutes, I noticed that my train was now supposed to be arriving in 10 minutes and that the platform was getting crowded. There was a train breakdown which wreaks havoc throughout the BART system. After about 30 minutes, there were numerous announcements and platform switches. Anyone who has had problems with the airline flights can imagine the announcements, swtiching platforms, increasing crowds, heat, etc. Well finally my train arrives, I get in and sit down. After more than 5 minutes just waiting to leave the station, we finally start moving. Almost immediately, we come to a jerky stop. The train conductor, who sounded very nice, gets on the PA to explain the problem. She says ‘Thank you for your patience. I needed to stop because I saw a train coming toward us in the tunnel. I am working with central control to resolve the situation.’ Yikes, that does not make me feel better.