Some Hongkongers get annoyed waiting more than a couple of minutes for a train. So imagine having to wait all night.
That was the scene overnight Monday for hundreds of commuters - including this reporter - trying to get home from Kowloon Tong Station in the middle of a storm that was upgraded to a severe typhoon.
At 11.30pm, the platform was crowded with passengers waiting for a Sheung Shui-bound train. We were all wringing wet.
Then came the first announcement - power lines were down at Tai Po Station, and the train service would be delayed. We waited another hour before a train arrived. It took us to Tai Wai Station - and that's where the real ordeal began.
A railway worker appeared, walking through each carriage, saying: 'The typhoon 10 signal is hoisted, and the train won't go any further. Please leave the train.' The passengers' resigned silence quickly ended in an angry wave of complaints.
'It's totally insane. If I died outside, would you be responsible for that?' one yelled. The railway worker could only look at the ground, making no response.