From a78ff44e7211446826f790d580f0bd70d7281698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Medium Fries Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 01:24:26 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] possible new post cumming soon^tm --- markdown/post/train.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/markdown/post/train.md b/markdown/post/train.md index be2761a..e3e60a2 100644 --- a/markdown/post/train.md +++ b/markdown/post/train.md @@ -1,17 +1,24 @@ -[![HomePage](../img/banner.png)](../index.html) +# [Trains are Weird](../index.html) -My Thanksgiving holiday came to a close recently which means I had to go back to university but since I was stuck on the train _literally all day_ I figured why not spin some stuff that's pretty neat. +## y does cali succ at train -California Public transportation sucks. -However, the train for long distance travel seems to be ""_a small bit_"" of an exception. -I only put it like that because when there are no delays it feels like you're getting somewhere and there's no real worry about much else, just sit back and relax while you wait to get to your destination. -California's public transportation system though, basically rekts all of this nearly everytime. -When a train is delayed it keeps getting delayed. -This means once you get on, it's going to keep getting delayed at nearly every stop. +I've come to the conclusion that California has no idea how to do public transportation. +Trains for instance get some of the __F A T T E S T__ delays imaginable. +Not unlike any other system of transportation like planes or buses, but with trains there's the added bonus that it can stop, and do nothing, mid travel. -The ride is at least comfy neverless. -Bonus points if you take the surfliner train which goes along the coast for the majority of the central coast. +Most countries seemed to have figured out that putting trains on street level means car traffic slows down, and trains have to slow down too. +Here in Cali though, we don't use train tunnels in cities. +_Before you say something about earthquakes, that's not actually the reason why_. +The actual reason, we just suck at public transport. +The absolute state of the freeways here is also pretty hilarious; instead of building better freeway routes we just add more lanes which compounds traffic problems. -I didn't take pictures of the ocean because sleep but there was still some neat stuff to see, mainly tons of shoreline with a great spots that I've marked with my phone's GPS. +## still neat tho -Here are the coords in case you're curious: `34.6277141, -120.6281343`. +Not even gonna lie, it's kinda fun being on the train; _when you're actually moving_. +Mostly because people that go on trains lose their minds about being locked in a rolly tin can in the woods really quick. +That means after about an hour and in people start wandering around and dropping the maddest _truth bombs_ and _conspiracy theories_ I've ever seen. + +Sick shit to witness and journal about but after delays, __literally every trip__ I've decided that I'm just going to spend a tiny bit more and take the plane to get around Cali. + +_Shoutout to the guy that crashed into the train ahead of me in the middle of rush hour traffic. +That s1ck 2 hour delay was litty._