F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[marty21]

fairly heavy traffic between Manor House and Finsbury Park this morning - unsure of cause

 

[kabbes]

Is this thread turning into retrospective rail announcements?

 

[Onket]

Is this thread turning into retrospective rail announcements?

See thread title.

 

[kabbes]

Fair point.

 

[Santino]

Most of my commutes in the period 2009-2011 were ok.

 

[kabbes]

Most of my commutes in the period 2009-2011 were ok.

Good.

 

[TitanSound]

Tramps fighting in Finsbury Park. Possibly due to alcohol. Unsure.

 

[kabbes]

There was an obstruction at the gates of Waterloo this morning, but that obstruction was me.

 

[Santino]

There was one knightmare commute when I had to navigate my way home wearing a helmet so I could only see the area around my feet.

 

[kabbes]

Careful team, caution here.







Oooh, nasty.

 

[Santino]

Only eight teams ever won the game.

 

[kabbes]

Only eight teams ever won the game.

My friend was on it when I was 12. I can confirm that he was not in one of those teams.

 

[Santino]

At its peak, Knightmare had almost 5 million viewers, which today would make it ITV's fifth most popular programme.

 

[mattie]

I got the train into London today. Pretty straightforward. The nightmare comes when the company meet starts.

Does a nightmare commute consider where you're going to? I'd imagine a trip to the guillotine was a bit of a horror, regardless of traffic. Although not a journey you'd be likely to repeat.

 

[marty21]

Tramps fighting in Finsbury Park. Possibly due to alcohol. Unsure.

too much or not enough?

 

[TitanSound]

too much or not enough?

Both.

 

[marty21]

There are some convenient seats for them on Seven Sisters road, near Holloway rd junction, they seem to hold their daily meetings there

 

[Santino]

Trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway are being delayed by up to 60 minutes.

 

[Dan U]

8:23 to Bedford only 1 minute late this morning.

you are doomed having to get the thameslink sadly.

they have generally pretty poor punctuality data, last release was nearly '94% within 5 minutes' but they are normally well below that
AND they are famed for having retimetabled loads of trains to just sit at stations or signals to build in cushions of time so that they can meet the timetables. but they still fuck it up.

 

[kabbes]

Trains between Swindon and Bristol Parkway are being delayed by up to 60 minutes.

There are also delays between Carlisle and Dumfries / Lockerbie until further notice.

 

[marty21]

There are also delays between Carlisle and Dumfries / Lockerbie until further notice.

will this cause any problems on Camden Rd and Holloway Rd ?

 

[kabbes]

will this cause any problems on Camden Rd and Holloway Rd ?

If a butterfly flaps its wings, there may be a hurricane in Florida.

 

[Pingu]

nigeria had better watch out then... my dog has just farted

 

[kabbes]

Warning! Gas leak!

 

[Onket]

you are doomed having to get the thameslink sadly.

they have generally pretty poor punctuality data, last release was nearly '94% within 5 minutes' but they are normally well below that
AND they are famed for having retimetabled loads of trains to just sit at stations or signals to build in cushions of time so that they can meet the timetables. but they still fuck it up.

They are slippery. I've noticed they don't amend the arrival time and then the train sits on the platform for ages too.

Was about 15 mins late arriving today, which resulted in getting to work at 5 past 9.

Who do I complain to? Southern, or Thameslink?

 

[Dan U]

They are slippery. I've noticed they don't amend the arrival time and then the train sits on the platform for ages too.

Was about 15 mins late arriving today, which resulted in getting to work at 5 past 9.

Who do I complain to? Southern, or Thameslink?

First Capital Connect if it was their train - although it has been sanctioned by National Rail

Also, are you aware of this for when it goes properly belly up (it surely will)

http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/delay-repay/
http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/customer-care/delay-repay/

worth noting if you weren't aware. sometimes the guard on the train will remind people to claim if Southern has turned in to a big clusterfuck, but sometimes they don't.

 

[Onket]

Cheers.

So there's basically nothing I can do unless the 30 min barrier is breached.

Good to hear Santino will be ok with his delayed journey between Swindon & Bristol. As will Kabbes, apparently travelling north of the border.

 

[Dan U]

Cheers.

So there's basically nothing I can do unless the 30 min barrier is breached.

Good to hear Santino will be ok with his delayed journey between Swindon & Bristol. As will Kabbes, apparently travelling north of the border.

essentially, yes. years of commuting on trains has taught me just to seethe quietly in to my newspaper.

i reckon you'll get the 30 minute refund about once a fortnight if you are on the case though.

 

[kabbes]

Cheers.

So there's basically nothing I can do unless the 30 min barrier is breached.

Good to hear Santino will be ok with his delayed journey between Swindon & Bristol. As will Kabbes, apparently travelling north of the border.

It's OK, I'm not travelling north of the border. I'm just providing a helpful service.

 

[Onket]

It's OK, I'm not travelling north of the border. I'm just providing a helpful service.

Ah, you've posted on the wrong thread. Easy mistake to make, I spose.