Planes Trains and Automobiles

 


It's Saturday and we are leaving Dublin for my 'home' in Ennistymon.  Have reserved seats on packed trains, first to Galway and then to Ennis where Brian/Philip/Michael from The Taxi Company will gather us up for the 25K trip back to my apartment.

We have a 2-1/2 (ish) layover in Galway (the departure board reads 'on time') and it's pouring rain now but fortunately there are 3 pubs within a pitching wedge distance outside of the trian station.  

Returning to Galway station with about 25 minutes to spare, I see no waiting train or any milling about so I approached a station attendant to confirm that this was the track for the train to Ennis.  

"ah, lassie.  oiv'e gat sume bad newwws  far ye.  Ye see thot traaain hos uperational issues and wooon't be ruuning taday.  Boot dooon't warry.  Oiv'e gat buuses organoized ta callect ya ta teck ya ta Innis and it's sure yule be arroiving a wee bit arly."

A) I've been reading faces for a lifetime and was therefore abe to decipher the narrative: no train.  Take the Bus.  and B) the Irish use 15 words to every 5 of ours but it does give one the opportunity to translate while it's going on.  

And we did arrive early!  Michael waiting to take us home.  Just another day of travel.

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  1. Mel MenardAugust 24, 2022 at 7:17 AM

    Oh my I was chuckling because as I read this I could actually hear the man talking.

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