Why is the train on time when I am late but late when I am early?

Question

Why is the train on time when I am late but late when I am early?

Answer 1

Jeanie  please please please get over it.

Trains are like that uncaring rude yet unacceptably flirtatious at the same time.

Have u ever thought about arriving early at the station and standing on the line totally nude waiting for it to arrive. I know it worked for me and now I can even arrive ten minutes late and it's still waiting in the siding for me steaming between its wheels desperate for me to turn up.

Answer 2

it is just bad luck

Answer 3

It's ironic...don'tchya think?

Answer 4

thats  the law of the land!

Answer 5

Its called Murphys law

Answer 6

Cuz It Is.

Answer 7

Because. :)

Answer 8

Murphy's Law hun

Answer 9

sods law

Answer 10

Because passenger train sytems in the US have a lackadaisical attitude about being on-time.

In Japan, those suckers arrive on and depart on-time day in and day out.  They have so many trains going everywhere,  with a complex mixture trains: everything from slow stop-at-every-station local commuters to high-speed Shinkansens (bullet trains.)   The only way to run their railway systems is using incredibly detailed operating schedules.  They make on-time performance a hallmark of their train system.

It's similar in Germany and especially in Switzerland, too.   Efficiency of operations.

Unlike the US commuter systems.  Always underfunded (compared to highways and airports) so we get what we pay for.  Erratic service and a lot of equipment that is way past its operating life.

Answer 11

You notice the disapointing times and remember it better

Answer 12

"When your early your ontime, when your ontime your late" -- author unknown

Answer 13

Its a plot just against you.... ..Actually trains do break down along with many other things that can go wrong...such is life..if it were perfect what would we complain about...

Answer 14

We have cameras.

We watch you.

Answer 15

proves the saying 'anything that can go wrong will go wrong'

Answer 16

because they sit down the track about 100 feet out of sight untill you show up(if your early).Then they wait about another 10 minutes.

Answer 17

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Answer 18

Murphy's Law!!!! woohoo - this answer just got me to level 2! :-)

Answer 19

are you cereal?

Answer 20

the same thing happens to me. and with buses too.

Answer 21

Thats life. Basically what ever can go wrong at the worst posible time, will go wrong. I always try avoid this by attempting to be on time. Doesn't happen hat often.

Answer 22

It's because your watch is broken!

Answer 23

Simple-The train driver uses telepathy on you to plan when the train'll arrive.

Answer 24

murphy's law

Answer 25

fate. i've felt the same way at times.

Answer 26

just be on time and don't worry, be happy!!!!!

Answer 27

what have you done!!!!

you've broken the space time continuum

now you must go back and not spit in to the primordial oooozz

hurry before we are all flies.

Answer 28

Because when you are late the train is coming at it scheduled time and when you are early you must wait for it to come at its scheduled time.

Answer 29

That's Murphy's Law!

Answer 30

it's called sod's law