F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[kabbes]

I get a highly cramped seat that gives me backache.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

How does that avoid the crowd? If the train is crowded then you're going to struggle to get to the doors. If the platform's crowded then you're just first off into the horde of slavering zombie like idiots drooling to themselves as they wait for the magic doors to open.

Better to wait and hide behind a big man who can clear a path for you. And you get to sit down for a few more vital seconds.

If you're stood up, even behind some others, you get off sooner as you don't get stuck behind the cretins getting the wardrobes full of bricks out of the luggage racks. Once you're off the train I find waving a big knife around magically clears a path to the lifts or escalators.

 

[Onket]

You're fibbing again, aren't you.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You're fibbing again, aren't you.

Yes, I don't really carry a knife when I'm commuting.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

For once I'm in a half empty carriage. It's the quiet coach and it's blissful silence.

I'm probably tempting fate - some twat will get on and keep blethering into their phone.

 

[tommers]

This morning they cancelled the overground.

In other news my bike will be fixed by tomorrow. Roll on.

 

[ChrisFilter]

A nice seat?

Well, to be honest, any seat is a nice seat when I'm stuck into a good book.

Said my grandad.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

while changing trains this evening, an intending passenger on the opposite platform was having quite an argument complete with shouting, swearing and stamping around, via his mobile phone.

sadly train arrived before this argument ended.

i wasn't quite sure if it would have been advisable to lead a round of applause from my platform...

 

[The Boy]

Left the house at 5am british time. I'll be home in around five hours time.

Granted it's not really a commute, but still. Bitch of a journey.

 

[Me76]

Missing driver on my train from Victoria today. Was very impressed with the updates from the not drivers. Ended up getting the next one. I hope they find him.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'm on the 05:11 train, and some freak is singing. Badly.

He doesn't have headphones on, and just seems to be singing to himself. I suspect he's probably on his way home from a night out, but as I'm on my way to work I don't want to hear the cats chorus so I've put my headphones in.

 

[Onket]

You are the most grumpy person I have ever read.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You are the most grumpy person I have ever read.

Singing badly at that hour of the day deserves the death penalty.

 

[Onket]

Hardly.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Hardly.

There are a whole range of things which, when I rule the world, will become capital offences. For example, walking too slowly (unless they are young, old or infirm).

 

[Onket]

And you have the gall to say other people are grumpy.

 

[marty21]

had a different commute today, instead of getting on a packed train at Clapton, walked up to Rectory Road and got a seat it is only about a mile (if that) away - goes to Liverpool Street as well .and never seems to get packed.

 

[kabbes]

You are the most grumpy person I have ever read.

I literally don't know what to say.

 

[Onket]

That's a first.

 

[kabbes]

That's a first.

I know, that's how amazing it is. You might possibly be the only person on this board even grumpier than me. I mean, probably not. But you might be.

 

[Onket]

I don't think either of us are particularly grumpy.

That barleymow, however. My word.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I don't think either of us are particularly grumpy.

That barleymow, however. My word.

Oh shut up you grumpy old bugger.

 

[Onket]

The post you've quoted isn't an example of grumpiness.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The post you've quoted isn't an example of grumpiness.

It wasn't intended to. See, you're being grumpy right now because I haven't posted what you think I should post.

 

[Onket]

You nutter!

1- That wasn't being grumpy
2- What I think you should post?

You're in a bloody world of your own, you are.

 

[pogofish]

Police "incident" on the bridge this morning. Car/gaggle of officers in the middle of the bridge, the Rescue Sea King circling at a discrete distance and someone up on the parapet, so it looked like a jumper. Two traffic officers at my end directing all the main road traffic from the south along to the next bridge. Flaming chaos!

Thing is, that bridge isn't high enough to do it reliably and with the Commonwealth Games flame due on the banks below within the hour, there was hardly any lack of emergency services in area!

 

[pogofish]

Fuck - she jumped:

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/woman-hurt-on-aberdeen-island-1.447641

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Fuck - she jumped:

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/woman-hurt-on-aberdeen-island-1.447641

We can only hope her injuries aren't life- changing ones and she recovers soon to get the help she needs.

 

[magneze]

Trains late so drove. Roads even worse. Turn off your car for 20 mins at a time worse. Trapped around Colliers Wood. [emoji20]

 

[ChrisFilter]

Ugh. That's why I'm so glad I left London. It's all so slow and constricted.

I still commute in, mind.