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Was there Saturday, the queue to check in for Ryanair went the whole length of the terminal, fast track security was far slower than non-fast track and once through the only place to sit was a closed bar; tip, once through security head towards your gate, there are bars and stuff there which are much quieter than in the main part.
 
Is the that the new station at barking?

Yes - well spotted. Reminds me of how the NYC subway under the "Dual Contracts" massively expanded into unpopulated areas 1910 - 1920 , which then rapidly developed. The difference is that the subway went of "virgin" lands , this line goes into a bit of that - but some of the area is post industrial.

Very odd feel to it. Nice station though and impressive flyovers. (as now - not a single graffiti tag on them .......) - about half of the passengers were transport sightseers.....you cannot really get properly to the river .......
 
Didn’t take any pics as am a responsible human being, but for the first time in my life I have just done a complete lap of the M25.

Hopefully will die before I need to do that again…
Why?

And to be a pedant you can’t actually do a complete lap of the M25 as it isn’t a full circle. Over / Under the Dartford crossing the road is actually the A282…
 
Why?

And to be a pedant you can’t actually do a complete lap of the M25 as it isn’t a full circle. Over / Under the Dartford crossing the road is actually the A282…


As I found out. Had to go to Stansted from the A3, would normally go out and back via Heathrow, but a crash made that shite, so went east, which was also shite, came back via Heathrow.

Went to Stansted last week by rail, even more of a fucking ballache. Avoid Stansted seems to be my take home from this set of travels/travails.
 
As I found out. Had to go to Stansted from the A3, would normally go out and back via Heathrow, but a crash made that shite, so went east, which was also shite, came back via Heathrow.

Went to Stansted last week by rail, even more of a fucking ballache. Avoid Stansted seems to be my take home from this set of travels/travails.

The only reasons to ever go to Stansted are: 1. You live in Bishops Stortford; 2. You are on a hijacked aircraft which has been intercepted and escorted down by QRF Typhoons…
 
The only reasons to ever go to Stansted are: 1. You live in Bishops Stortford; 2. You are on a hijacked aircraft which has been intercepted and escorted down by QRF Typhoons…


I hear they have various signs they can stick up on remote hangers there to suggest you have landed at FRA, CDG or wherever they wanted to go, to buy some time until the SAS don the masks and kill ‘em.
 
Another pedant here...you didn't do a complete lap in one go. I have driven every section of that thing, maybe even in both directions but I couldn't claim to have lapped it.
 
Another pedant here...you didn't do a complete lap in one go. I have driven every section of that thing, maybe even in both directions but I couldn't claim to have lapped it.


Covered every inch of the sodding thing, with a pit-stop at Stansted...
 
There must be a short distance of M25 between the exit and entrance sliproads at whichever junction you leave it for Stansted. The claim is most likely entirely bogus.
 
As I found out. Had to go to Stansted from the A3, would normally go out and back via Heathrow, but a crash made that shite, so went east, which was also shite, came back via Heathrow.

Went to Stansted last week by rail, even more of a fucking ballache. Avoid Stansted seems to be my take home from this set of travels/travails.
Fucking hate Stansted and double hate Ryanair. I am by no means wealthy, but I will filter them out of all my flight searches even if I end up paying three times as much.
 
There must be a short distance of M25 between the exit and entrance sliproads at whichever junction you leave it for Stansted. The claim is most likely entirely bogus.
For a pedant such as yourself to have overlooked the whole A 282 issue is frankly unsurprising. We all know what you were thinking about in your horrible imagination when you were typing...
 
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