Question for the contractors in CH

[doodab]

How much are cabs? I need to do about 140km from Zurich on Thursday night.

[doodab]

Also, the whole SBB "we have an excellent public transport system" thing. Really?

According to their website I have to wait until 6:15 in the morning for a train and the journey takes over 2 hours. That's not excellent, it's only marginally less tulip than my daily commute.

<Doodab in holiday mode>

[doodab]

OK I've rented a car. What a bunch of scamming ***** that lot are. Insure your excess for £8 a day (**** off), winter tyres for £12.50 (bollocks am I paying extra for you to rent me a legal car, put it in the headline rate or **** off). It's one non stop parade of ******* on the make isn't it.

I'm already pissed off and I haven't even left for the ******* airport yet. ******* holidays, waste of ******* time.

[northernladuk]

How much are you loosing per day not being able to bill???

[oracleslave]

How much are you loosing per day not being able to bill???

I don't start loosing hostages at a faster rate when unable to bill until after 12 months

[doodab]

How much are you loosing per day not being able to bill???

For the first time since I became a contractor the answer is "less than the holiday is costing"

******* inflation. I reckon could swear until my own head exploded.

But anyway that's missing the point which is that car hire companies are as bad as airlines, insurance comapnies, estate agents and all the other miserable ******* *****.

[BlasterBates]

If you want drive 140 Km in a cab from Zürich you´ll probably need a mortgage.

[doodab]

I think I have internet tourrettes

[Sysman]

Also, the whole SBB "we have an excellent public transport system" thing. Really?

Yes it is an excellent rail system but you need to know how to work it.

According to their website I have to wait until 6:15 in the morning for a train and the journey takes over 2 hours. That's not excellent, it's only marginally less tulip than my daily commute.

Fook their website. It used to be good but it has gone to the point where they won't give you a price from A to B unless you feed them credit card details first.

Fook their ticket machines also unless you have worked those out.

I blame the twat who I worked with a couple of years ago who applied there for megabucks and wanted to turn it into Web 2.0 on steroids.

Your best best is to hit an SBB counter, speak to someone in person and find the best deal.

[Sysman]

If you want drive 140 Km in a cab from Zürich you´ll probably need a mortgage.

The one thing about Switzerland is that folks need a bit of notice.

Thursday night? Yes, totally possible and I could probably find a willing driver but as you say it will cost him a lot at such short notice.