<p>Saturday began on a pleasant note for Mumbaikars, as pre-monsoon showers brought some much-needed relief. But, those travelling by train had a harrowing experience as services were affectedly severely. Here&rsquo;s how Twitterati reacted.</p>
<p><strong>The Good&hellip;</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Even a small peasant in a village in Papua New Guinea with no internet, electricity &amp; phone knows, it's raining in Mumbai <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a></p>
&mdash; Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ra_Bies/status/741519139894763520">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">"Monsoon may take few more days to arrive Mumbai", says the Mumbai MET Department <a href="https://t.co/NM3gjTlKfC">pic.twitter.com/NM3gjTlKfC</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/741470851355185156">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rainfall in Chembur, Mumbai. Mumbai MET dept says, " These arent monsoon rains, just pre-monsoon showers" <a href="https://t.co/WhWqriROVw">pic.twitter.com/WhWqriROVw</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/741470696111378432">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's raining! &acirc;u00c2u0098&ordm;<br />All hail! The monsoon has arrived!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a> <a href="https://t.co/NyvLhPE8I3">pic.twitter.com/NyvLhPE8I3</a></p>
&mdash; Amish Tripathi (@authoramish) <a href="https://twitter.com/authoramish/status/741464541226094592">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A mother bathes her son in the torrential rain. Beautiful. Really captures the essence of this city. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a> <a href="https://t.co/VHmyz9sWty">pic.twitter.com/VHmyz9sWty</a></p>
&mdash; That Goan Boy (@schmmuck) <a href="https://twitter.com/schmmuck/status/741509438926901248">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crazy amount of thunder accompanying the rain.<br />The loud clattering is only matched when Mukesh Ambani's chopper is landing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a></p>
&mdash; Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) <a href="https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/741496151371710464">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">And a warm welcome to the famous <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a>!!! Amazing weather!!! <a href="https://t.co/Vyb8G48l2c">pic.twitter.com/Vyb8G48l2c</a></p>
&mdash; Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsGandhi/status/741484424357810176">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>The Bad...</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trains Running late by upto 40 mins in Mumbai - And Monsoon hasn't even started yet!<br />Good luck &eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0089&acirc;u00c2u009cu00c2u008c <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiLocal?src=hash">#MumbaiLocal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiMonsoon?src=hash">#MumbaiMonsoon</a></p>
&mdash; Shubham Gurav (@sgurav143) <a href="https://twitter.com/sgurav143/status/741518756346630144">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">One rain and harbor trains go dead, roads become a puddleland, Mumbai's creaky infra exposes all, only liberal governance can save India!</p>
&mdash; Akshay Shah (@agilewiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/agilewiz/status/741510297249288193">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">First <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mumbai?src=hash">#mumbai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trains?src=hash">#trains</a> stops working ! Bloody pathetic state of affairs !! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mumbai?src=hash">#Mumbai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mumbailocal?src=hash">#mumbailocal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/railways?src=hash">#railways</a></p>
&mdash; Dipen Mashru (@dipenm2011) <a href="https://twitter.com/dipenm2011/status/741497342524678144">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today local trains will slip on railway tracks in Mumbai and get delayed because of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a>.</p>
&mdash; Vivek Sharma (@KhamoshVIVEK) <a href="https://twitter.com/KhamoshVIVEK/status/741496101694361600">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">30 mins of drizzle and trains are all handicapped! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash">#MumbaiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mumbai?src=hash">#Mumbai</a></p>
&mdash; Anakin (@stephnd) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephnd/status/741495890494377984">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mumbai routine never disappoints. Tata Sky blackout, late running trains and Old monk plans. The holy trinity of first showers are intact.</p>
&mdash; Dippy Vankani (@DippyVankani) <a href="https://twitter.com/DippyVankani/status/741491953691426816">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">First showers of the season and Mumbai lifeline (Mumbai rail network) thrown of gear <a href="https://twitter.com/RailMinIndia">@RailMinIndia</a> Trains running late please do something</p>
&mdash; Ashaya Kantawala (@ashayak) <a href="https://twitter.com/ashayak/status/741487247392804864">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">rain in Mumbai and already trains are crawling late</p>
&mdash; Akash (@sushann83) <a href="https://twitter.com/sushann83/status/741476377656987648">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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