On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:13:00 +0000, Chris Tolley wrote:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:18:06 -0000, Martin Underwood wrote:

If I was faced with restrictions that tied me to travelling by a
particular train, I'd say "Sod this for a so-called service - I'll
drive it."

And how many cars can you choose from?

In most cases, just one, it goes the second you want to go. If you decide
to go an hour later, the car will still be there.

Of course, you dont get the inconvienience of sharing your car with a
bunch of drunks eaching smelly food either.
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Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 27 Mar 2005:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:13:00 +0000, Chris Tolley wrote:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:18:06 -0000, Martin Underwood wrote:

If I was faced with restrictions that tied me to travelling by a
particular train, I'd say "Sod this for a so-called service - I'll
drive it."

And how many cars can you choose from?

In most cases, just one, it goes the second you want to go. If you decide
to go an hour later, the car will still be there.

What happens if you can't drive? Not all of us can, you know......
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"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 March 2005

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:27:22 +0100, Mrs Redboots wrote:

Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 27 Mar 2005:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:13:00 +0000, Chris Tolley wrote:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:18:06 -0000, Martin Underwood wrote:

If I was faced with restrictions that tied me to travelling by a
particular train, I'd say "Sod this for a so-called service - I'll
drive it."

And how many cars can you choose from?

In most cases, just one, it goes the second you want to go. If you decide
to go an hour later, the car will still be there.

What happens if you can't drive? Not all of us can, you know......

Then you can take a taxi, or a train. Its not my a drivers fault you can't drive,
yet they get peanalised for it. Martin Underwood can drive, he has the
choice of scumfilled busses, expensive convoluted trains or the comfort of his car.

Which should he choose?
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Everything I write here is my personal opinion, and should not be taken as fact.

Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 29 Mar 2005:

Then you can take a taxi, or a train. Its not my a drivers fault you can't
drive,
yet they get peanalised for it. Martin Underwood can drive, he has the
choice of scumfilled busses, expensive convoluted trains or the comfort
of his car.

As you obviously never use public transport, how do you know what buses
are like? I use them daily, and usually find them to be filled with
charming, interesting human beings.
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"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 March 2005

"Mrs Redboots" wrote in message
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Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 29 Mar 2005:

Then you can take a taxi, or a train. Its not my a drivers fault you
can't
drive,
yet they get peanalised for it. Martin Underwood can drive, he has the
choice of scumfilled busses, expensive convoluted trains or the comfort
of his car.

As you obviously never use public transport, how do you know what buses
are like? I use them daily, and usually find them to be filled with
charming, interesting human beings.

I use public transport every day, train and tube. I rarely use busses as
they are full of scum. A peak-time return is about 50p/mile on trains, even
more on the tube.
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with where he works and all that lovely disclaimery stuff.
Posted in his lunch hour too.

Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Fri, 1 Apr 2005:

I use public transport every day, train and tube. I rarely use busses as
they are full of scum. A peak-time return is about 50p/mile on trains, even
more on the tube.

And a lot less on the buses - which are, as I said, usually filled with
interesting and charming people, often very young, whose heartaches,
noisily expressed to their peers, either directly or via their mobile
telephones, make me smile discreetly to myself....
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"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 March 2005

Paul Weaver wrote:
About 60% of the time one of them is out of order, about 30% of the
time
they are both out of order, at least at my local station. Pay by
card? No
choice but the ticket window.

KX last week

"Sorry there are no tickets available to that destination, please
choose another destination or buy a ticket from the ticket office" (and
I was going to Peterborough).

Other machine held my card for a few minutes before saying that due to
a fault I should try another machine

Other machine wouldn't sell an Open Return

Good job I didn't queue for 20 mins at each of these useless machines

Mrs Redboots wrote:
Go to www.nationalrail.com or www.thetrainline.com and check fares
there. ITYF that it is very far from absurd. Say I wanted to travel
to
York to see my daughter - if I was able to book a week in advance, I
might be able to travel for as little as £37.50 - a standard open
return
is £144.00.

Or a saver for £69


Regardless,
what "cheap tickets" can you pick up by going to the station the
previous
day or a few hours in advance? Why would you spend an hour goign to
the
station and back just to buy tickets?

To save over £100 I would - wouldn't you????

Assuming you were off to see your daughter you could well be flexible
enough to travel off peak and go for £69 walk up fare in which case
it's less of a saving but still a decent saving.

For more local journeys it wouldn't be quite so much of a saving
(probably less than the tube fare to the nearest railway station which
is able / willing to sell a super advance)

wrote in uk.transport.london on 1 Apr 2005
09:38:28 -0800
ups.com:

Good job I didn't queue for 20 mins at each of these useless machines

I've never, ever, experienced a queue to use a ticket machine at the
main booking office at Kings Cross.

--
baby-sitter
- one who mounts guard over a baby to
relieve the usual attendant
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

Dave Hillam wrote:
wrote in uk.transport.london on 1 Apr 2005
09:38:28 -0800
ups.com:

Good job I didn't queue for 20 mins at each of these useless
machines

I've never, ever, experienced a queue to use a ticket machine at the
main booking office at Kings Cross.

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It's the ones in the main office that only sell savers for WAGN but I
agree there are plenty of them.