F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[Onket]

Hen party type gathering on the train this morning. Have turned my music up.

 

[kabbes]

That's a new one to me. The Victoria train, which I sometimes get as a "didn't get to the station early enough to catch the 0731 but it's a long time to wait for the 0801" train has been "cancelled due to vandalism". Wonder what that involved.

ETA: here it is:

Stock Shortages due to vandalism over the weekend which has disabled thirty of our class 377 carriages, we have a large number of train cancellations today, Monday 9th February

http://www.southernrailway.com/mobile/journey-planner/

 

[Onket]

Graffiti, possibly.

 

[Onket]

E.G. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...ibute-under-police-investigation-9075231.html

 

[Rebelda]

Hen party type gathering on the train this morning. Have turned my music up.

Were they setting off or heading home?

 

[Onket]

Setting off. Going to the airport.

 

[kabbes]

E.G. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...ibute-under-police-investigation-9075231.html

So they prefer to cancel services than run trains with graffiti. Nice.

 

[Onket]

It's a long-running policy. And ridiculous, obviously.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

So they prefer to cancel services than run trains with graffiti. Nice.

It's a long-running policy. And ridiculous, obviously.

Usually only when it covers the windows, if it's on the body they run the train and let BTP photo it etc. once it gets in to town.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Urgh, not feeling great, got on the train, jumped off at Guildford as thought was gonna honk, sat around for 30 minutes getting the strength to struggle home

 

[Onket]

Lightweight.

 

[5t3IIa]

Lightweight.

1k posts ^

 

[kabbes]

Urgh, not feeling great, got on the train, jumped off at Guildford as thought was gonna honk, sat around for 30 minutes getting the strength to struggle home

Ergh.

This has definitely been the grottiest, most unwell winter I can remember.

 

[davesgcr]

So they prefer to cancel services than run trains with graffiti. Nice.

Around 34 vehicles hit by graffiti over the weekend at 3 locations - some of it extensive.

Sort of takes the glorification of "artists" away when trains get cancelled. (and peopleget delayed getting around)

Cannot drive a train with graffiti on the drivers cab for example....besides , there is a total zero tolerance of trains running in service in this condition. Used to implement it myself back in the day. They were all cleaned and back in service by the evening....

 

[kabbes]

Collective punishment. Hundreds if not thousands of people stood waiting in the cold, crushed into even fewer trains than usual, maybe some of them missing crucial appointments. And all so we can be taught that we should hate the graffiti artists.

I had a teacher at school who had that mindset. I thought he was a cunt too.

 

[Rebelda]

Onket is approaching the point in his journey where he has a 10 minute window to change trains. Let's all hope he makes it.

 

[Dan U]

Onket is approaching the point in his journey where he has a 10 minute window to change trains. Let's all hope he makes it.

You can ask him in a week [emoji1]

 

[marty21]

Onket is approaching the point in his journey where he has a 10 minute window to change trains. Let's all hope he makes it.

A nation awaits news

 

[Rebelda]

A nation awaits news

But of course. Onket's train was four minutes late. Still six minutes until the next one, however. Tenterhooks.

 

[Rebelda]

Onket made his connection and is on the final leg of his 'fucking bastard of a nightmare commute'. Phew. Etc.

How was yours Santino?

 

[kabbes]

I was too ill to go in today. Worked from home.

 

[marty21]

Onket made his connection and is on the final leg of his 'fucking bastard of a nightmare commute'. Phew. Etc.

How was yours Santino?

I love that you are the Onket travel correspondent

 

[marty21]

No delays for me, caught the 5.03 from Liverpool Street and it left at 5.03

 

[Rebelda]

I love that you are the Onket travel correspondent

Some things transcend the ban hammer. I'm not posting in the Dulwich hamlet forum though

 

[Santino]

Onket made his connection and is on the final leg of his 'fucking bastard of a nightmare commute'. Phew. Etc.

How was yours Santino?

Circle Line had minor delays but didn't affect my connection.

 

[Rebelda]

I've changed my tag line for the week marty21

 

[marty21]

I've changed my tag line for the week marty21

Quite right too. Make sure he provides you with the tools to do your job .

 

[Rebelda]

I shall pester.

 

[Dan U]

It's two weeks now, his ban has been randomly extended by a mod. Bit out of order.

 

[marty21]

It's two weeks now, his ban has been randomly extended by a mod. Bit out of order.

Odd! May his commute be trouble free for the fortnight