Metro Trains Mayhem

What my train looked like

I was coming home from school today via train as always and everything was running smoothly. The train stopped 2 stops into my trip to let people out. This process usually takes about 10-15 seconds. 

After all the passengers got off and the new ones came on I thought, ok, lets get moving again. After about 5 minutes of not knowing what was going on the driver announced on the loud speaker that the train in front of us had been "disabled" meaning that it had stopped and thus we couldn't keep going.

I then waited for another 5 minutes because I thought that the train in front of us might start moving which would allow us to keep going. Time was ticking away and I was getting frustrated so I called my Mum and I asked her to pick me up at the station. 

As I walked trudging along the platform with my bag I heard an announcement in the train so I quickly rushed inside. I was hoping that the conductor would be saying that we could keep going but I was wrong, in fact he was saying that the train was heading all the way back to its original station.

Whilst waiting for my mum to pick me up I realised many things. The train that had stopped was actually on another track heading in the opposite direction, this puzzled me because we wouldn't have hit the train if we had kept going. I noticed many irritated passengers, I noticed TV crews and the most prominent effect of all this was the traffic. The train that had stopped was standing  right in the middle of a main road. Traffic was backed up as far as my eye could see and I heard many horns being tooted as cars attempted to turn around and take a different route. 

I am disappointed in Metro because this is not the first time that incidents like this have happened. Earlier in the year I was on my way to school in the morning and the train suddenly stopped at the station. Fortunately I managed to get to school on time. 

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Top Gear "Stig" Revealed

Ben Collins is "The Stig". A 33 year old professional car racer and stuntman from Bristol. 

Ben Collins in his NASCAR
outfit and (below) as"The Stig"

He has competed in Le Mans 24 hour race and NASCAR events. 

He has always denied being "The Stig" and could be fired if he admitted it.

A series of events lead to the discovery being made.

Election 2010

Australian's have voted 2 days ago and we still don't know who will be our next Prime Minister. The election was labelled "too close to call".  


Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard are now trying to get the independent MPs to back their party.


This is Australia's first hung parliament in 70 years after Labor couldn't win enough seats to remain in power. Labor were leading the polls and were backed to win the election but lost many seats. 


If no agreement can be formed with the independent MPs Australian's might have to vote again in 2 weeks. In the meantime votes from overseas keep coming in. 

Brown to play 200th

Jonathan Brown will finally play his 200th game this Sunday against the Bombers.
Brown was expected to surpass the milestone last week but was ruled out of the squad due to injury.
"I am 100 per cent. I am keen to finish the year strongly." Brown said. 
Essendon coach Matthew Knights' future is in doubt after poor performances from his team. 
Essendon has been tipped favourites at $1.69 to Brisbane on $2.42 (Odds from Betfair.com)
The last time these 2 teams met was in round 19 2009 the final score: 87 to 87.

Swimming

Stephanie Rice has suffered a shoulder injury that has forced her to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games. 

"Obviously it is a huge disappointment for me," Rice said.

"I would have loved to have been there because it (Commonwealth Games) comes around once every four years."

"I have to think of the bigger picture which is London 2012 (Olympics)." 

In other news, Sophie Edington won gold in the women's 50m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships in California. Fellow Queenslander Emily Seebohm took her personal medal haul to three with a silver in the women's 100m freestyle final.

Election 2010

On the last day of campaigning Tony Abbot and Julia Gillard have put in multiple appearances on breakfast television and talkback radio. 


Julia Gillard said she would be "devastated" if Mr. Abbott is elected Prime Minister, labeling him a risk to families. She talked about how his claim that Work Choices would never return were just "weasel words". 


Tony Abbott stayed up all night slamming Labor's Home Insulation shamble. He talked about the deaths caused and the $2.45 billion wasted. Mr. Abbott pledged to keep the unauthorised asylum seeker boats entering the country to just three a year. In a space of less than 30 hours Tony Abbott has participated in six television interviews, 14 radio interviews and visited ten electorates. 


The latest news poll, published in The Australian, shows the two major parties tied on 50 per cent of the two-party preferred vote, but Labor's primary vote is down three percentage points to 35 per cent.

Election 2010

Australians will be voting in the Federal Election on August 21. Here are some facts that will help you choose who to vote for.

What Julia Gillard proposes: Labor is focusing on how they weathered the storm of the GFC (Global Financial Crisis). Labor plans to improve our hospitals and deal with climate change. Julia Gillard will say that she has learnt from Kevin Rudd's mistakes by introducing the Mining Tax. 

What Tony Abbott proposes: Tony Abbott is focusing on immigration. He says that Labor can't control our borders and only he can stop the boat loads of Asylum Seekers. His campaign also focuses on stating that the Labor party are wasteful spenders.

Who is winning: Latest polls indicate that Labor (Julia Gillard) will win the election but the Western Australian seats will be critical. 

Post your view on the Election by commenting. Or vote on my online poll on the right of screen.

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