My Train Journey This Morning

[doodab]

A reason why you should carry a jar of Vick's Chest Rub

Really not suitable for use as a lubricant.

[Paddy]

Really not suitable for use as a lubricant.

You have tried it then? Ouch

[Mich the Tester]

5 minutes delay, one seat in first class. No OAPs, smells or orchestras. No chavs or cellists this time.

Train stopped halfway, announcer said it had stopped itself spontaneously. Hmmm,

Stench of urine on steps of Utrecht station.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Due to wife's injury I could not take the train today, as I had to deliver youngest daughter to kindergarten.
10 km drive in morning traffic = 75 minutes.
it was nice to use the monster though.

No smell of other peoples urine.

[Sysman]

Train on time. Read about an axe murder in the newspaper. Nasty.

Bus on time too.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Icy drive again today in the Zed.

Neighbours had to help push the car as it was spinning its wheels on the ice.

But one I got going, and drove carefully, it was ok.

Parked slightly closer to the office today.

[ChimpMaster]

Woke up, didn't shower, shave or eat breakfast, so caught the early train in.

Still packed, still had some git's arm resting on my head half the journey (me sitting, him standing).

Still hit people-traffic on the underground.

[gricerboy]

my movements

After leaving Malc with a breakfast turnover this morning, I was astride my recumbent and out on the rail network for the first time in some weeks.

I got the 6.33 from WSM to BTM where I changed to a rather grotty Wales and West Splinter unit. The only seat that wasn't taken had a broken spring in it which proceeded to poke my posterior aspect all the way to Salisbury.

I'm not particularly impressed with Wales and West's cleaning regime either. The whole carriage was littered with detritus and had the FRUNT aroma of stale corned beef sandwiches.

I feel that over the coming months I am going to have plenty of material for some very strongly worded letters to the service operators.

[gricerboy]

Don't you mean Arriva?

It was definitely in the livery of Wales and West. I believe it was the Camarthen to London Waterloo service.

[Mich the Tester]

Caught later train to the Hague after clearing snow from driveway and joining communal snow clearing effort in village.

Delay 10 mins. No smells, orchestras or cellists. Some annoying OAPs who commented on the appearance of every passenger in the carriage. Apparently I look like a geography teacher.