#UhOhTrain and other takes from the lighter side of this week's LRT mess
If you're not laughing you're crying, and many chose to chuckle
"This is ridiculous. All I can do is laugh."
That quote, from frustrated Confederation Line passenger Austin Tarin on Wednesday, seemed to sum it all up.
For the second-straight morning, Tarin and thousands of other commuters had been crammed onto Confederation Line platforms only to be told the trains weren't coming, and to turn around and pile onto buses instead.
If you're not laughing you're crying, as they say, and many skilled GIF-makers chose to chuckle.
Don’t hold the doors. 😂 <a href="https://t.co/eR44ZxztHH">pic.twitter.com/eR44ZxztHH</a>
—@Christinedaley_<a href="https://t.co/P3EgSrNKB9">pic.twitter.com/P3EgSrNKB9</a>
—@ProjectRobPlan b <a href="https://t.co/7Mpr85hG7n">pic.twitter.com/7Mpr85hG7n</a>
—@Kevin33846348The jokes write themselves at this point. <a href="https://t.co/xtcuo08PYi">pic.twitter.com/xtcuo08PYi</a>
—@vince_vacuumThere were some choice hashtags, too.
Waiting in line at Tunney’s Pasture with HUNDREDS of others. Stuck waiting upstairs because they won’t even let us down the stairs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReadyToFail?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReadyToFail</a> How did they not foresee this???? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ServiceIsDelayed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ServiceIsDelayed</a> <a href="https://t.co/tt2W0t2EsS">pic.twitter.com/tt2W0t2EsS</a>
—@_KimHindsLOL! How about punishing those in charge of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HELLRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HELLRT</a> for deploying a flawed system?
—@chickpea889Also a fan of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uhOhTrain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uhOhTrain</a>
—@nellleo<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lemonline?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lemonline</a> strikes again.. winters coming
—@BryonBertrimAnd this one-two punch.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OCPTSD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OCPTSD</a> <a href="https://t.co/7YOwoIwnZT">pic.twitter.com/7YOwoIwnZT</a>
—@YangChenNo, the news isn't broken.
CBC are recycling news. Same news headline everyday. Tomorrows headline LRT is broken down because of door.
—@merhi2580BREAKING | The LRT
—@ProfCoatesThe yuks kept coming.
Any truth to the rumour CBC will be setting up a permanent studio at Tunneys Pasture?
—@but_rosHey <a href="https://twitter.com/ParticipACTION?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParticipACTION</a> the city of Ottawa has a new way of getting their citizens to get exercise, breakdown their <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LRT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LRT</a> system 3 days in a row. <a href="https://twitter.com/ottawacity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ottawacity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimWatsonOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/firemanconi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#firemanconi</a>
—@alenzo25<a href="https://t.co/fadgUkyI5x">pic.twitter.com/fadgUkyI5x</a>
—@ohno_meganNot even the city's earnest PSA was safe from the jokesters.
This seems a bit more real. <a href="https://t.co/Rjtr2ldwlR">pic.twitter.com/Rjtr2ldwlR</a>
—@_tweeeet_