On the way to work today, I missed my train stop.
I realized something was amiss when I glanced out the window and Newark buildings were on the left of the train rather than the right. At first I thought the train was just taking a different way into the city; maybe there was something wrong with the tracks. My second thought was that maybe I dozed off and missed the stop, and that seemed more plausible although more embarassing.
So I got off in New York City, went to buy a ticket back to Newark but only one machine was working, almost beat up some lady that kept trying to get in front of me in line (not really), waited for another train, and got to work before 10:00 am.
I tend to “rest” on the train to work in the morning. I think I will not be doing that in the future.
yeah that’s the problem when you’re not the last stop of the train… i was always afraid i’d end up in trenton late at night…
My wife sleeps on the train (Gladstone line to Hoboken PATH to NYC) all the time, and I don’t know how she manages to never miss a stop.
And again I must say that you are indeed a goofball.
I used to fall asleep on the London Underground’s District Line going home from classes. I don’t know how, but I always managed to wake up just as we pulled into Fulham Broadway.
I’m thankful that I take the bus into work and sleep blissfully every morning on my way in, since Port Authority is the last stop. However, coming home I’ve cut it close a few times, and my husband has called me once from the mall (about a 30 minute drive away) at 1:30 a.m. telling me he “missed the stop” after a night out drinking with his buddies.
I can’t help falling asleep on trains. Something about the movement and the nothing to do and the fact that I’m not the one driving.
Lucky for you Darren – you somehow go to train stations that have been closed for years – therefore you don’t have to worry about falling asleep on a train anytime soon…
I used to do that on the bus to university all the time. Fortunately, there are about twelve stops in and around the campus so you’re never too far away.