Poor connex

Connex is the name for Melbourne train service.
For the last few days, as Melbourne's weather went above 40 degrees
lots and lots of train services where canceled
to be precise, more than 1500 services canceled in 3 days!!
On the last day 40% of the services were canceled
So you can imagine how people are really upset about it
standing in the crowded platform plus the hot weather
some more not knowing when the next train will be..
Well it is natural to be angry..

Everyday you will see lots of complaints about the train
Some blame the government
Some blame the operators
even the poor train drivers were also blame!!

It is natural to blame other people
when things are not going the way you want
i am that way too
but as i was waiting for the train then at Caufield station
i saw all this connex staff running around..
because Frankston and Pakenham trains were down..
plus it was peak time where everyone was going home..

I looked at them doing there job..jumping into the train tracks
some apologizing to customers
some giving out drinks..
telling people to drink more water..
Here i was standing not moving around,
drinking my last drop of water
under the shade..
while all this Connex staffs..
they were all sweating like hell,
trying to fix the train..
not a chance to drink water..
and most of all trying to keep the customers comfortable

They did all this...
and people are still blaming them??!!

They are not trains
How would they know if the train was going to break down?
They also did not expect to get hot weather like this
some more the people down on the tracks
fixing them..
imagine the real real hot steel they are hammering..touching..
i bet blisters is what they get all over their hand

to me i don't think the drivers are to be blame too
if the air conditioning it the train breaks down
how is he going to take passengers in it?
If he thinks it is too hot for the train to run
and it's not safe at all..
how can he still let passengers on it?
so he decide to cancel the service
and what does he get in return in thinking of his passengers safety?
scolded! blamed!

Do you really think they want to cancel the service?
i bet they might even loose their jobs for making that decision..

So cool down guys!!
Look around you..you are not the only ones who wants to go home or work on time
everyone is..
and everyone at Connex is trying to do their best to keep things going!!



Flinders street station...one of the platform in the station where i go to school from..



The above is my own opinion, it is not to offend anyone or any party.