So for three days a week I take a train to work. I stand on the platform and wait for the train and don’t really register anything or anyone. I vaguely stand behind a couple that also wait for the train because they stand in the place where the door stops, and it is just in my nature to form a queue.
Anyway this week I was gazing into space and noticed that the woman in front of me kept gesturing towards me. So I tuned in. “I just hate it”, she says to the man. “She always stands behind us.” "Arse, she’s got a point", I think. And I can see how it must be totally disconcerting, but I never really saw it as standing behind them, just as standing where the doors stop, and they usually get to the platform first.
So the following day I resolved to stand to the side of them rather than behind and I noticed out of the corner of my eye that she had marched further down the platform with the man. Fair enough, I think. Problem solved – you don’t like it, then move. Wait for the train. I turn my head to see it as it pulls in and she is looking at me laughing, and then giving the man a triumphant laugh.
Now I am slightly torn. On the one hand I am thinking she needs to get a life / grip / perspective, is obviously very petty, and for three or four minutes in a morning I am quite happy to ignore the ridiculous behaviour and stand where I please. On the other hand I can actually see why it would be disconcerting to have a random standing behind you every day and I feel slightly aggrieved at being held out to be a stalker when I am barely able to function and just unthinkingly doing what I always do.
So what do I do? It’s a small station and a short train, only 4 carriages. I could wait further along to get on one of the other carriages but they are either ones with a toilet on (grim) or high risk in terms of getting / not getting a seat. But I can’t really be doing with this every morning. I just want a quiet life. Hopefully they will just continue to wait further down the platform but if they get there before me I suspect they will make a point of waiting in their usual space.
So what would you do? Apart from tell me to worry about something worth worrying about?
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WWYD? I am NOT a stalker. I am just waiting for my train!
OooohHorlicks · 31/01/2014 17:00
Why would you bump this pixie?! 
its in classics, preserved for ever more
The op came back and updated. Nicely rounded off thread
I'm sorry! I've just seen that I left some of you waiting for an update. Sorry sorry. Well in the interests of tying this thread up I took your advice (no, not the one about wearing a mask) and stood firm. They now get on the train further down the platform!
I'm still slightly baffled as to what I did to make her feel so strongly about it but I'm glad she's taken her strop to the next carriage.
Unfortunately they stand right under the platform announcement screen and so I NEVER get to see when the train will be late as am too self conscious to turn and look at it!!
Ah well...
Anyway thank you everyone - this thread still makes me laugh on my down days! 
I have cried with laughter reading this thread. This is why I love MN.
I personally think we should have had a MN flash mob stood all over both platforms just staring at hair flicker lady. That'll freak her out 
Go on. Tell us what station it is and we'll all turn up with the mumsnet scarf on!
Sundays suggestion is brilliant 
lad you got it sorted!
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I have another favourite thread if you liked the Pom Bears. Good for a treat to yourself in a quiet moment
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/a1852343-Well-That-went-well-didnt-it
And maybe Horlicks might like to recreate this MN train situation?
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1199928-Was-on-a-train-yesterday-and-a-woman-got-on-with-a-penguin/AllOnOnePage
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