Let’s play a name game.

What’s the collective noun for a group of lazy, monosyllabic, ineffective, rude, cud-chewing station staff?

I’m getting cross.

This morning, like many mornings, there were FOUR staff on the north bound platform huddled together talking amongst themselves and playing with their mobile phones. No effort was made by any of them when a train came in. Why can’t at least one of them go to the south bound platform where all the school children get on the train? It makes me mad.

This evening like ALL evenings there was a queue backing up to halfway down the southbound stairs because the ticket barriers are not fit for purpose. All it would take to speed things up is for one of the station-monkeys to open the double gate and stand by it and allow two-way traffic. This makes me mad too.

All the time I hear people muttering under their breath so why do we put up with this?

I always used to say a cheery “Good morning” when seeing staff on my way to work but after usually getting a disinterested grunt in return I no longer make the effort.

Tell me I’m not the only ‘Mr. Angry from H.O.P’