Going to work on the Tube is a daily highlight. My heart would skip a beat if I see a sms when I wake up. Notifcation of delays? Person under train incident- again? An sms would make me rethink my shoe and clothes choices.
On a typical normal day, I choose my time to board based on whether I think I need a snooze and seat. I can also choose the crowd. Lets look at the Expected arrival time of trains EAT, and how it determines what goes in.
before 7:30 am. Seat: Guaranteed!! Crowd: are you sure it is a week day? Harried accountants. Sleeping.
between 7:30 to 8:30 am: Seat : Almost guaranteed. Crowd: The yuppies. The middle aged. Well dressed. A couple of stations, (let’s call them A-D) would be particularly busy. Time to do logo spotting. LV? Gucci? Professionals?Bankers? Most likely newspaper: Financial times.
between 8:30 to 9:00: Seat: You are lucky to get on! Crowd: typical office. Not too many intelligent looking ones.
9:00 to 9:30: Seat : hardly a chance. Crowd:I-am-late-for-meeting, I-had-a -goo-night-out.
9:30 to 10.00: Seat: 80% guaranteed. Crowd: Hangover, busy with make up ladies, kids, ie university students, young fellas. Casual clothes- perhaps these people would end up in uniforms later? Uniforms of retail shops.
If I have a chance, i will survey people’s income and IQ by the time they board the train. No guess who come up tops. Having said taht, I am teh last group. Sigh.
