I saw a copy of the DVD of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin the other day, a programme that had a lot of catch phrases that I've remembered over the years. Like the cartoon Dilbert, Reginald Perrin poked fun at corporations and management, in the case of Reggie, the more he tried to be a failure the more successful he became. Before long he was head of a successful company and hating every minutes of it, this providing a platform for some great comedy along the way.
One of the gags that ran throughout the show was being late for work everyday because the train was running late, often due to leaves on the line. Now I wasn't a regular train computer until many years later and never guessed that I would end up being frequently late for the most unlikely reasons. But after many years of putting up with old trains that broke down often, we as customers were promised all would be well with new trains.
Well knew trains have come and now the local train company Trans Metro has found many a new reason for being late. Recently they've had a lot of issues wit the track being wet, apparently due to them putting grease on the line to prevent the train wheels squeaking. Often trans are cancelled meaning two trains worth of passengers end up on one train. When this happens they can't even collect the ticket money because the train is too crowded. Reggie would feel right at home on these trains, although leaves on the line is about the only excuse we've not heard yet.
