The geographical situation of our city is such that sometimes it feels like living in an island. Ferries, a road and a motorway connect us to the county. If there is a major accident on the motorway, we are trapped in our city. Which is what happened this evening. A crash some miles away made the city centre stand still. Cars and buses were stuck, nobody could move. It started at around three o'clock in the afternoon and nothing moved until almost eight o'clock in the evening. Walking home I saw all those people, trapped in their cars, bored, nervous, talking on their mobile phones, trying to make sense out of it. They were trapped. I was free.


La situacion geografica de nuestra ciudad hace que, a veces, de la sensacion de que vivimos en una isla. Los ferries, una carretera y la autopista nos conectan con el resto del condado. Si ocurre un accidente de trafico grave en la autopista, nosotros estamos atrapados en la ciudad. Justo lo que paso esta trade. Un accidente a unas millas fuera de la ciudad hizo que toda la ciudad se paralizara. Coches y autobuses parados, nadie se movia. Empezo hacia las tres y no se empezo a solucionar hasta hace poco, a las ocho de la tarde. Andando a casa vi a toda la gente en los coches, aburridos, nerviosos, hablando por los telefonos moviles,intentando saber lo que sucedia, entender lo que estaba pasando.Estaban atrapados.Y yo era libre.