10 Reasons to travel by train

"Trains on the Northern line are subject to delays due to vandalism. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

"Trains from Muldervlei to Cape Town is running 20 minutes late. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

These announcements are we I've become use to when I commute by train. It is very depressing and one often get the urge to take the car out of the garage and drive.

However perusing through one of the articles of My Line, Metrail's new commuter newsletter I came to appreciate the train services with all its shortcomings.

1. I am paying far less on travelling casts.
2. I wont get stuck in traffic.
3. There are no drivers cutting in front of me either.
4. I don't have to pay parking.
5. I save money on car maintenance and insurance.
6. TRAINS ARE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.
7. There is time to read the books I never got to finish at home.
8. I can check and reply to emails.
9. I can network with people.
10. I can chat to Metrorail on Facebook, Twitter and Mxit.

Waddling for the African Penguin

Some of my coleagues and I will be supporting the Penguin Waddle on 27 April 2013 to highlight the plight of the African penguin. It should be a lot of funnot forgetting the concerning fact that the African Penguin could be extinct withing 20 years.

If you want to support Penguin Promise and The African Penguin by joining them as they waddle from Muizenberg to Simonstown – Boulders Beach African penguin colony note the following:
They leave from Surfer’s Corner at 9am, Saturday 27th April and it is an easy stroll of 15kms to the end point.
Wear black & white in support of the penguin and bring family and friends!!