F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute

[farmerbarleymow]

OzT Commuter complains of constant delays on South Western Railway

And it's all OzT's fault.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

i don't think there have been many days since it became swr that have been cock-up free, but in fairness, most if not all have been track / signals / points and the like, which is not a train company's responsibility.

likewise yesterday's bible related panic at wimbledon

 

[cupid_stunt]

And it's all OzT's fault.

Vengeance for him not being allowed to take his goat to work.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Vengeance for him not being allowed to take his goat to work.

nanny state

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Vengeance for him not being allowed to take his goat to work.

(((poor OzT's goaty loneliness)))

 

[farmerbarleymow]

To keep him happy.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I trump you...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I searched for 'goats on trains' but that was the only image that came up. Surely there must be more?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I searched for 'goats on trains' but that was the only image that came up. Surely there must be more?

are you kidding?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

are you kidding?

Stop trying to curry favour with the bad jokes crowd.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

this one is waiting for a train

 

[cupid_stunt]

I searched for 'goats on trains' but that was the only image that came up. Surely there must be more?

I didn't even think of searching for 'goats ON trains', but I am glad you suggested it.

 

[cupid_stunt]

*quick exit before farmerbarleymow sees me*

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I didn't even think of searching for 'goats ON trains', but I am glad you suggested it.

I bet the delayed snowbound train got their goat.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I bet the delayed snowbound train got their goat.

TBF, I think you need to get your goat coat.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Snow up to the roof of the train, a roof that has goats on and it is still on time.

Meanwhile in the UK a couple of leaves, a chilly night, a warm day, a man reading a book ffs...

 

[davesgcr]

*quick exit before farmerbarleymow sees me*

Nice one - a NYC R32 no less ! .............

 

[Teaboy]

But not a goat.

 

[cupid_stunt]

But not a goat.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Worse than Southern... Apology after train departs seconds early

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

.

 

[pogofish]

School bus and truck head-on on my road-in this morning.

Driver killed, thirteen children in hospital. Major incident response.

Why did I choose today to take the bus to work - Got-in at 11:30, instead of 9:30/10.

 

[cybershot]

School bus and truck head-on on my road-in this morning.

Driver killed, thirteen children in hospital. Major incident response.

Why did I choose today to take the bus to work - Got-in at 11:30, instead of 9:30/10.

I think the time you got into work is non important in the grand scheme of things, hopefully you're employer sees it that way too.

Roads this morning were terrible in Birmingham, obviously tough conditions to grit last night with icey rain, at least with snow on the ground people took more care. This morning there were far too many near misses for my liking from people just pelting it like a normal sunny day.

 

[pogofish]

I think the time you got into work is non important in the grand scheme of things, hopefully you're employer sees it that way too..

Yup - no problems there once they knew the situation. Hopefully the injured kids aren't serious but waiting to hear if the truck was one of the bypass construction vehicles, which TBH have been taking the piss for far too long now. IIRC they were forbidden to use my road for a long time for safety reasons but that seems to have gone by the board in the last few months as the contractors try to avoid going even more over the deadlines.

 

[pogofish]

Fuck - Looks like an arsehole Audi driver is involved too!

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Fuck - Looks like an arsehole Audi driver is involved too!

For all you know the driver of the red car could have been first on the scene and whacked it up on the side to go out and help.

And you call the person an arsehole. Nice.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Hope the kids aren't seriously hurt.

 

[pogofish]

For all you know the driver of the red car could have been first on the scene and whacked it up on the side to go out and help.

And you call the person an arsehole. Nice.

I know that spot - its right at the end of a fast straight and as the bus seems to have swerved across the road, it looks to me like the Audi was trying to get past the truck. The bus driver had no chance whatever they did. The Audi driver is apparently amongst the casualties too.

And due to the ongoing bypass work, a great deal more traffic than normal has been going down this road for months now to avoid the worst of the works.

 

[cybershot]

Hope the kids aren't seriously hurt.

Kids seem ok

Driver dies after school bus crash

 

[cybershot]

it looks to me like the Audi was trying to get past the truck.

Hopefully not, as the road markings indicate no over taking on his side.