A Mindreader...

During one of the several days we spent in London, a few of us spent some time searching for Platform 9 3/4, at King's Cross, where Harry Potter found his way through the wall on his way to Hogwart's Express. Although we had directions from others, who had previously been there, we still managed to get lost. We followed the signs toward Platform 9&10, and walked down Platform 9. We saw platform 9a, 9b, 9c...etc but no obvious 9 3/4. So we turned around and figured that it must be elsewhere. As we were walking back to the beginning of Platform 9, there was a rail-worker standing at the end of the platform. If a picture can say 1000 words, a smile can say a million. He knew exactly what we were trying to find, and it was plastered across his face that he thought it was hilarious that we were lost. As we approached the worker, a muttering of ...you ask...no you... occurred. As we got closer, Heather was the first to walk by. Embarrassed she barely sqweaked a "Hi" without cracking up. A number of us burst out laughing. Finally Nick asked if he could direct us to Platform 9 3/4. The worker mildly laughed- and told us to walk out and make two left turns (I think he has answered this question a few times- and knew exactly what tourists are looking for when they are randomly wandering around between Platform 9 and 10). We follow his instructions, and we FINALLY found our destination. Unfortunately, this area of the station is currently undergoing renovation (most likely for the London 2012 Games), and there really wasn't much to see. But I must say that I think everyone involved enjoyed the evening, and we all realized that no question is ever too stupid to ask. :)