Reply to: Where are you going for your Christmas holidays?

[SueEllen]

It’s one of the two periods where it’s possible to close routes down for long running (4-7 day) engineering works.

York station is currently being repaired and slightly redesigned

No long running engineering works. They just don't have enough staff thanks to the overtime bans between the strikes.

[eek]

The UK government could not organise a piss up in a brewery unless it was illegal to have one, so do you really expect better?

I'm in a bad mood as I had to take a train today and had to go a convoluted route due to "Sunday timetables" They are definitely not Sunday timetables as whole train routes were missing from the schedule.

It’s one of the two periods where it’s possible to close routes down for long running (4-7 day) engineering works.

York station is currently being repaired and slightly redesigned

[SueEllen]

Today is a new day.

[sadkingbilly]

I'm in a bad mood

[SueEllen]

My daughter flew into Gatwick on the 27th. She had no choice but the early flight so was prepared for the six hours to wait before boarding her train (trains started running again at 13:00). But you would have thought Gatwick weren't aware of the plane strike. Or the possibility there could be a whole bunch of foreigners flying in who had no idea there was a rail strike on. It was all rather chaotic.

The UK government could not organise a piss up in a brewery unless it was illegal to have one, so do you really expect better?

I'm in a bad mood as I had to take a train today and had to go a convoluted route due to "Sunday timetables" They are definitely not Sunday timetables as whole train routes were missing from the schedule.

[NotAllThere]

My daughter flew into Gatwick on the 27th. She had no choice but the early flight so was prepared for the six hours to wait before boarding her train (trains started running again at 13:00). But you would have thought Gatwick weren't aware of the plane strike. Or the possibility there could be a whole bunch of foreigners flying in who had no idea there was a rail strike on. It was all rather chaotic.

[DoctorStrangelove]

[rosindaregalado]

going to Mallorca, Magaluf ))

[vetran]

Saw several reports in the papers that the Armed Forces were providing a very efficient service and were, unsurprisingly, much friendlier than the Border Force staff who normally "protect our borders".

Inefficiencies in Border Farce who would have guessed?

[SueEllen]

Saw several reports in the papers that the Armed Forces were providing a very efficient service and were, unsurprisingly, much friendlier than the Border Force staff who normally "protect our borders".

I suppose it's a novelty for our armed forces to act as Border Force.

I wonder if they are allowed to put it on their CVs when they leave....

[ladymuck]

No queues tonight at T5, it was the emptiest I've ever seen. I was through Passport control in less than 10 mins, and that was despite failing at the e-gates (which normally happens) and having to wait for a human person to wave me through. Baggage was slightly delayed though, as a few delayed flights meant there were more arrivals than they could handle in a short time. Border force should go on strike more often, because we'd actually notice when they went back to working as normal...

Saw several reports in the papers that the Armed Forces were providing a very efficient service and were, unsurprisingly, much friendlier than the Border Force staff who normally "protect our borders".

[xoggoth]

Compost heap

[Mordac]

You can get out, just don't expect to get back in before Easter. The queue should be dissipated by then.

No queues tonight at T5, it was the emptiest I've ever seen. I was through Passport control in less than 10 mins, and that was despite failing at the e-gates (which normally happens) and having to wait for a human person to wave me through. Baggage was slightly delayed though, as a few delayed flights meant there were more arrivals than they could handle in a short time. Border force should go on strike more often, because we'd actually notice when they went back to working as normal...

[DoctorStrangelove]

When it's not flooded, though I suppose the water is warmish.

Then again, maybe not as warm as all that:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/victorians...025651761.html

15 deg C.

[DoctorStrangelove]

and filled with things that want to kill you!

Indeed:

Watch out for the sharks, crocs, and blue wasps.