I spend a lot of time traveling.
I moved away to a sizable neighborhood when I was eighteen years old! Since then, I visit home every two months, booking flights can get overpriced, especially when I am traveling that frequently, so I try taking the train to chop costs.
I don’t mind the long train rides. It allows me to get some work done. It is also a more comfortable ride than on an airplane or on a bus. However, despite my positive track record with riding the trains, my most recent trip was unquestionably uncomfortable. Usually, the train is quite sizzling and I can take off my coat despite the winter time weather outside. This time, the train was the exact opposite. I boarded the train during the early hours of the morning. It was sizzling at this point, so I slept through the first couple of hours of my trip. However, I woke up halfway through the trip to an unbearably chilly train. I tried tightly wrapping my coat around myself, but that did not help at all. I overheard the train conductor and another passenger speaking and learned that the other train cars had heat, but my train vehicle did not. During one of the tied up stops, the train conductor went under the train to check the heating system. He said that he reset the system, but this made no difference. There was nothing else he could do to rectify the situation, so my great friend and I had to ride the remainder of the trip in a chilly chilly train car. I am hoping that I never have to experience such an uncomfortable ride again!