Chronorally. Russia

An eyewitness account:

The incident happened in the summer of 2016 in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

On Friday, as usual, right on time going to work. At what time in the subway to resort (and everything is on schedule, without fail) at metro Zarechnaya I have are as follows: 8.23, 8.29, and 8.35. Intervals between trains at 6 minutes. To go to the final metro station "Gorkovskaya" - exactly 13 minutes. If you sit on the first of these passing trains – I have time to work without any problems. If on the second time somehow. If the third option will arrive at the metro station"Gorkovskaya" in 8.48 and don't have time to 9.00 am: that's because after the subway by bus 5 stops to go to Minin square, then another 4 minutes to walk to and from work. So, rush are going to (and I still need to go 1 stop to the metro station "Zarechnaya", it takes 6-7 minutes) to catch at least the second variant of the above, that is, 8.29. It would be necessary too right to run - but I understand that the HR Department checks on late Friday will not hold; of Abraham at work, thank God, no; a colleague at the office – on vacation, so will not be uncomfortable...

Make the decision: quietly moving into the "opositely" train at 8.35 to arrive at 8.48. Well, I will be dining on backlog; after so many years of work can afford it... In the end – time 8.25 (and I control it, not the watches: first, on television, and second, by the alarm and a third one on the hand of the watch), absolutely no hurry, I leave the house (even the trash in the course thrown out) to the station "Zarechnaya"; with plenty of time to come, will not break. Quietly buy a badge, about minutes waiting for a train...

That is - about ten minutes ago, and 8.35. Sit down – that is, get in the car... Passing 1 station... The doors are closing. Logging into the m. item "Lenin", nearby stands a woman; with the left hand she holds the handrail directly in front of my face; on her hand she watches. I just look at the time: one stage passed, should be about 8.38, not less... But nothing of the sort: she's on the clock only 8.26! That is, a situation such, as if I clearly scheduled meals on the train which is the metro station "Zarechnaya"... in 8.23. But I'm out of the house came only 8.25! Until I dumped the garbage, went 1 stop, went to subway, bought a badge, waiting for the train...

OK, guess women watch sboyat; now at "Gorkovskaya" will arrive, they look at the scoreboard, and it will be 8.48. Come. Time on Board – 8.37. That is: upon arrival, I was riding on the train, not just the preceding (at 8.29) the fact that sat (8.35), and even earlier – 8.23!.. My watch – finally I have looked – also show 8.37. Despite the fact that I was on them (!) the first step of home made in 8.25 and actually go to subway for 13 minutes. It looked like I stepped in a subway car, and even for a minute came faster than usual the train is coming. About 11 minutes of time I "saved".

Until the arrival of the bus at Minin square with the metro station "Gorkovskaya", – he does not believe, and around the clock. More than time at work with time to spare. Work around the corridors still only tightened. Cabinet - wall - 8.53. Now, remembering that morning, aware that time interval, so approximately – foot path mid-way to the metro station "Zarechnaya", buy ticket, stay at the station and time the train to look at other people's watch was strange, as if shrouded in mist, light, airy...

In General, I would every day so, in the turbulence of the flow of time, refused to go to miss not being late. But, alas, "this can never be repeated".

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