In the Sydney version of Tuesday's Mx newspaper (the afternoon freebie version of the Terrorgraph), there was a front page picture and column written by Rachel. Rachel is an Mx reader who reads the letters section of the paper. Personally, that is a highlight of the paper to me.For several weeks, there were letters from various people writing into the paper describing a (usually) good looking person they'd seen on the train and describe them and say something about them. Of course, people would be too scared to approach someone (and I don't blame them! I am often feeling the same way!) so they used Mx as an icebreaker.
Anyhoo, after a while Mx realised that this could be a column of its own so they started a column on the letters page called "Here's Looking At You" where these letters would be printed. Maybe they should do one page letters, one page of icebreakers.
So where does Rachel fit in?
She decided to do an experiment (eventually) in conjunction with Mx. She'd tell her story in the paper and she'd tell readers what trains she'd be on and she'd be in the same carriage as the Guard. The trains she'll be on are:
- Wednesday 12th December: Illawarra line to Cronulla, departing King’s Cross at 4.43pm
- Thursday 13th: East Hills line to Macarthur, departing Town Hall at 4.57pm
- Friday 14th: Inner West line to Regent’s Park, departing Museum at 4.34pm
- Monday 17th: Northern line to Eastwood, departing Wynyard at 4.45pm
So in Mx and her Myspace site here, we'll see how Rachel goes. Will she meet Mr Right, Mr Right Now or no one? I think it is a brave move and an interesting way to meet someone. Time will tell if she is successful or not. Is a train a good place to meet someone? Considering that some people spend 1 hour or more on a train in each direction each day, it isn't a bad place to start!
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