Well, left work early today at 3.45 as I have done 7 extra hours more than I should for the month and I don't get overtime anymore since the cheap skate managers where I work got rid of it. So I did a day in London at work for no money really.
Managed to get the early train home in no time and we were trundling home no problems on one of the new air conditioned trains that us commuters don't have the privalege to travel in very often, when all of a sudden just before Shoreham-by-sea railway station the train came to an abrupt halt. We had just passed a level crossing and I could see a very agitated lorry driver at the crossing on his phone stopping traffic and pointing at the train where I was sitting. We then got an announcement from the guard..."Uhmm, I have some bad news, this train has just knocked someone over on the level crossing and we are awaiting the emergency services to check out the scene. This train won't be moving for 30 mins." Oh my God!! What a nightmare. I looked at the lorry driver again and the police had turned up and the ambulance and after 30 mins they were all looking around under my window at the track below my feet. Looks like the person was directly under my carriage and a little bit further up the carriage indicating he had been dragged and killed. They placed a number of blankets around the carriage and I was worried I was going to see the body in bits being dragged out..yuck..
Luckily after an hour on the train they moved everyone from our carriage further up the train so the police could investigate what was underneath. It was sweltering as the air conditioning was turned off as well and no refreshments, not good for the hottest day of the year. My parents picked me up at Shoreham to my great relief. Made a couple of friends whilst waiting to be picked up, which was nice. No mention of the incident on the local or national news so they couldn't have been very important. Some local teenager probably who jumped the barriers thinking he could make it across in time. Silly bugger. Finally got home at 7.45, so I had a 3 and a half hour train journey home. Great!! For a day when I didn't get paid at work as I have done too many hours anyway. Brilliant(not).
hubby and I have finally finished the lounge and dining room and it looks really professional we are dead proud of it as we spent 5 solid days off last week doing this. We are dead chuffed with the result. Looks like a show home now.