Switching to Threads, because…
Hampton, England
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This is how sad our railways are now: @AvantiWestCoast requested a connecting service at Lancaster (another rail co) holds for 10 mins. Request declined so passengers will now have to wait 80 mins for the next (& last) train. – at Warrington, England
And it just got worse - the next train to Manchester has just come up and immediately is delayed. Four in a row for @AvantiWestCoast - is something else going on? – at Paddington, London
Not a good evening for @AvantiWestCoast - three next services from Euston (Manc. Birm. & Glasgow) all delayed for faults or no crew. That’s a lot of compensation to pay out. – at Paddington, London
Unerwartetefreude: that feeling of joy you get when you text a client to say you are going to be late, only for them to reply they weren’t expecting you for another half-hour…
So our latest Brexit ‘freedom’ is to produce wine in a size no-one wants as it is hardly different to a 50cl bottle, and producers don’t want to make for exactly the same reason. Brexiteers really are stupid. – at Richmond, London
So, a government scheme is so bad, two courts have rejected it. Sunak’s
‘plan’ is to change the law so it can’t be rejected, and if that fails, just ignore the law that prevents him doing what he wants? Isn’t that a dictatorship, rather than government? – at London, England
Trains on @Uber? No doubt with surge pricing - ‘your rush hour service to Surbiton has gone up from £3.80 to £22.50. Oh, and the train driver can cancel after you wait for him…’ – at Camden Town, London
I love travelling by train: on a slow-running train from Berwick, so asked the guard if I can still make my connection at Newcastle. Turns out the London train is on the same line. Behind us. – at Morpeth, England
Took two daughters to early morning works starts today. On way home, decided to get a bacon sandwich. Liz up unusually early is now calling everyone she knows to tell them she has BUSTED MY SECRET BACON SANDWICH SATURDAY ROUTINE! I find her joy at this quite unsettling. – at Richmond, London
At a pub where the bar staff have just realised they are all called Alex. Should mean getting their attention straightforward. – at Kingston upon Thames, London
I can see why @SW_Help have put penalty fares up to £100 - they haven’t a hope in catching the dodgers at unmanned stations like Norbiton, so have to hammer the few their scarce staff find. – at Camden Town, London
Is this a new ID theft thing?Person opp. me on train is wearing a staff ID card, with a glittery Smiley sticker over the photo of their face. I can still see their actual face?
Truly sad. Back in the 90s, working in Las Vegas, Anchor Steam and Sam Adams were the only two beers we could find that came close to good European beers. A sad day. theguardian.com/food/2023/ju…
Easy to hate @UberUK - trip to station normally £12. Currently ‘high demand’ so £25. I want it in an hour’s time: now it is £43 or £15 A MILE. And driver will undoubtedly cancel. #ripoffbritain #uber – at Richmond, London
Went see @kitkatclubLDN in May. Excellent. Recommended it to a friend - same Thursday evening tickets in July are now nearly 150% of the May ticket price. That inflation is a killer.
Today’s news review, as overheard on my train: ‘That sub was on the bottom!’ ‘What, the bottom bottom?’ ‘Yeah, like the *furthest* bottom’. ‘For real? Like how deep?’ ‘The bottom bottom!’… – at Kensington, London
I am wondering why 5 people lost on a wreck tour are getting half the world’s navies involved, when 500 migrants couldn’t even get the attention of the Greek coastguard? – at Kensington, London
Everyday #rightism in action: new trains on #southwesternrailway have door buttons on right hand side only. And don’t get me started on #tfl Oyster gates.
Don’t know why the guard needs to tell us which side to leave the train at Hampton Court: the other option is a 4m drop into a river. – at Esher, South East