F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[kabbes]

It also means you have to spend more money on clothes to keep warm.

I dont think I bought a single item of clothing in 2014.

Besides, part of the point of the easy life is that you can afford those clothes.

 

[Onket]

Tightfisted northerns like barleymow will come up with any excuse to not spend money.

 

[Boppity]

It's about an hour on the train for you isn't it? Depends on how far you've got to travel to get to Lime Street or another station on the line I suppose. I've no idea what the train service is like on that route - wouldn't surprise me if it's rammed all the time.

Re London though - it always made me laugh when I used to commute from Manchester when I got on the tube at Euston in winter and the natives were wrapped up like Eskimos, when I wasn't even wearing a coat. Bless the soft southerners.

I'm not in Liverpool anymore, I lived there as a student. Where I am it takes about 40 minutes because I take the slow train to Deansgate. It's not bad in the morning because I leave early but at 5pm it's a nightmare, absolutely rammed. Often people are left on the platform because there isn't enough space on the train.

 

[Onket]

Broken Britain.

 

[boohoo]

Here is my sister's short comic about the bus commute:

http://hannahleemiller.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-commute.html

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Tightfisted northerns like barleymow will come up with any excuse to not spend money.

I wear a mankini on my commute on principle.

 

[fishfinger]

I wear a mankini on my commute on principle.

You just enjoy ruining everyone else's day, don't you?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

25 minute delay due to slippery rails


Still, balmy morning to sit around for half an hour...

 

[Onket]

First day back for me today. No delays but the train was rammed.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

25 minutes my arse

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The 0735 is supposed to go to Waterloo, currently a mere 83 minutes late and will now terminate at Guildford, which is handy as trains from Guildford to Waterloo must come up the same line and the next two, well the 0745 has vanished and then the 0853 is fucked, 0925 delayed...



So January 2015 is turning out to be as bang on for SWT as 2014

 

[tommers]

Got to Shepherd's Bush last night - signal problems at Shepherd's Bush so no Overground trains.
Got to Clapham Junction this morning - signal problems at Willesden Junction so no Overground trains.

"Your tickets will be valid on alternate routes"

Check Oyster and I've been charged £7.50 to get home, instead of £3.40 and £7.50 to get in this morning.

 

[5t3IIa]

So January 2015 is turning out to be as bang on for SWT as 2014

'83' is such a weird number when used for times

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

20 minutes???

 

[5t3IIa]

20 minutes???

Ninety-nine minutes.

You don't need to lay it on so thick, I believe you

 

[Onket]

Photoshop.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Ninety-nine minutes.

You don't need to lay it on so thick, I believe you

And it's terminating in fucking Woking!!!

Has that woman I went to LA with rolled in yet?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Photoshop.

5t3IIa knows me better than that.












(not that I wouldn't 'shop it, more that I couldn't 'shop it!)

 

[5t3IIa]

And it's terminating a fucking Woking!!!

Has that woman I went to LA with rolled in yet?

Anna? Not seen her.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Anna? Not seen her.

Babs?

If Anna was due in today, I'd probably have made it in

 

[5t3IIa]

Photoshop.

Really, he couldn't. He could try, but not fool anyone

 

[Onket]

Anna is with me.

 

[5t3IIa]

Babs?

Ah, nope!

 

[5t3IIa]

Anna is with me.

Do you have those swallows on you?

 

[Onket]

Babs is here too.

We're twiddling our thumbs waiting for you Bahnhof Strasse.

 

[5t3IIa]

Don't get excited, Onket it's not that great.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Babs is here too.

We're twiddling our thumbs waiting for you Bahnhof Strasse.

The pair of 'em are from up norf. Fill yer boots Onket

 

[kabbes]

It's not just my imagination, is it? It really is getting worse and worse every year, right?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It's not just my imagination, is it? It really is getting worse and worse every year, right?

It is - the pile of shite that is the train service just keeps on getting shittier.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It's not just my imagination, is it? It really is getting worse and worse every year, right?

Yes, £3.6k a year for a ticket I only use 3 days a week maximum and on the days I do need to be in the office they make me work from home.