gah I hurt all over

[Testin da Cable]

I spent six [yes six aka 6 or VI] hours getting home yesterday, of which three were spent waiting in cold windy stations in the middle of fscking nowhere freezing my nuts off. I sat in three different trains that each got canceled and was very very pissed off at the world by the time I got home. On top of that I had a slight cold which is now much worse. Those that have noted my previous posts [or even columns on the subject heh] will know I'm rather partial to getting colds/flu etc.
Left at 17:00, home at 23:00 heh

 

[old.Reverend Flatus]

Bloody hell mate that's grim. Have you considered getting a car?

 

[Testin da Cable]

aye, I have. dutch train service has utterly gone down the drain in the past year or so
Yesterdays events though, while indeed rather harsh, don't occur very often. The usual is an hour or so extra train time. That means that instead of the regular 1,5 hours it takes me 2,5 hours to get home.

I'm thinking of getting a car just to break from the norm [and to get back a bit of control heh] as there's nothing more frustrating than sitting in a train waiting and not being able to do anything about it

 

[Wij]

Try UK trains m8

 

[Will]

Aye, public transport is great when it works, but when it doesn't...

 

[Wij]

it never does over here

 

[Testin da Cable]

aye, but that's still ok[ish]. if one knows ones train is late anyway, one adjusts to that fact, however if ones train is supposed to be on time and isn't, repeated exposure to this phenomena will spawn a desire to brutally do other people in with blunt instruments

 

[Moving Target]

TDC seems to have all the colds, bad luck etc round here

 

[WPKenny]

Uk trains are just as bad.
My usual journey to work should take me (door to door) about 2hrs 15 mins. Most days it takes me 2hrs 40mins.
There's been times where it's taken well over 3 hrs to get to work. Then I get to do it all again on the way home. Sometimes the journey homes worse and has taken 4hrs or so before.

You have my deepest sympathy cos I know EXACTLY how you feel.

 

[Testin da Cable]

thank you


btw, as you're in [more or less] the same situation as I am, would you get a car if you could/wanted to?

 

[Wij]

I have about a 3 minute drive every morning

 

[WPKenny]

Originally posted by testin_da_cable
thank you


btw, as you're in [more or less] the same situation as I am, would you get a car if you could/wanted to?

I dunno if driving to work would actually be any quicker. Rush hour traffic on the M25 and inner london isn't exactly free flowing.
There's petrol and parking to consider.
Which makes it even more depressing cos if you add all that lot up, I'm actually better off getting the train to work each day.
Either that or move closer...but that's a whole other topic.

 

[Summo]

There was a tele proggy on yesterday saying how great the Dutch train network was and what mugs us UK peeps are.

Just thought I'd mention it.

 

[old.Reverend Flatus]

Originally posted by Wij
I have about a 3 minute drive every morning

Lazy!!!

 

[Wij]

No, clever !

Oh wait, yeh, lazy. Sorry

 

[Summo]

Heh heh. Me to. Today I expect to be home by 4:15.

 

[Wij]

I would be if I didn't get to work about 10:00 am every day. Mind you that means I get up at 9:30

 

[Testin da Cable]

WPKenny
I dunno if driving to work would actually be any quicker. Rush hour traffic on the M25 and inner london isn't exactly free flowing.
There's petrol and parking to consider.
Which makes it even more depressing cos if you add all that lot up, I'm actually better off getting the train to work each day.
Either that or move closer...but that's a whole other topic.

my thoughts exactly. if I would go to amsterdam by car, I'd either have to leave the house at 5am every day or get jammed up 4 separate times
as to living there, well [no offence to anyone who thinks living in amsterdam would be totally cool heh] I've lived there. had an apartment right in the city center, waay cool location, but imo it sucks to _really_ live there. work there, go out there, visit there sure thing. just don't live there.

Summo
There was a tele proggy on yesterday saying how great the Dutch train network was and what mugs us UK peeps are.

that's the wierd thing: the dutch rail system is one of the better ones around* Either I'm overly critical or all the others really suck arse
*allegedly

Wijovich
I have about a 3 minute drive every morning

go by bike j00 lazy bast =P

MT
TDC seems to have all the colds, bad luck etc round here

 

[Wij]

bikes are for wankers tho

 

[Testin da Cable]

no they're not =P
gowan, trim some lard off that arse

 

[Wij]

I'd be down to the bone if I did

 

[Testin da Cable]

*bone*

 

[Wij]

ouch, my p13 !

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by Wij
bikes are for wankers tho

Bikes rule. I am quite particular to my pink one with basket.

 

[Summo]

Hmm. Looks like Wij was right.

 

[Moving Target]

I know you have one too. I know...

 

[Daffeh]

trains suck

/me rips up his train pass

ffs now what am i gonna do!!"!2

 

[Wazzerphuk]

College is a 10 minute drive. 8 if I go straight through... before I got my car, the jouney would take me in excess of half an hour, normally about 45 minutes. That was if the bus came on time.

now I've got my car though, no hassles. And if traffic is bad, I'm warm and have m00sic so I'm happy.

 

[Wij]

Yup. Cars 0wn

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Fancy a go in the backseat?