Although I don't get bored often, I can imagine how some people can get so bored on public transport that they get obsessed with little things - like having a spare seat next to them for the maximum part of their journey, or hoping for that little South-East Asian lady to sit to next to them instead of the big bloke with the briefcase.
Along these lines, I used to get intrigued by a young lady who would walk along the platform of the last stop before I would get off the train. Her timing was impeccable, & that was the interesting bit. I can imagine someone leaving a nearby house to arrive at the same time every day - but to arrive at the same time relative to another train was impressive. I should point out that she walked up the other side of the platform, not as if she was trying to catch my train.
Recently, my office moved, & so I get off the train one stop earlier - at that station. Because of this, I also changed carriage to get closer to the stairs. As I waited for the train to stop & people to begin to move off down the carriage, I looked up this morning, & there she was, two people ahead of me.
Mystery solved. Her impeccable timing came from her being on my train & changing to the other side of the platform.
Now I need a new mystery.
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