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MR MISTER

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Early start
« on: 17 January 2014, 05:01:00 »
Wifey is off to Bristol today, by the time she gets back tonight she will have spent seven hours on the train. Sod that.  :(
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Re: Early start
« Reply #1 on: 17 January 2014, 07:51:17 »
Quote from: STEMO on 17 January 2014, 05:01:00
Wifey is off to Bristol today, by the time she gets back tonight she will have spent seven hours on the train. Sod that.  :(

At least with the train she can use the time to catch up with work, read etc.

The biggest problem is all too regularly the journey takes much longer than it should due to delays and missed connections. Generally, I find train travel when it involves several changes normally much slower than using a car.
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Re: Early start
« Reply #2 on: 17 January 2014, 07:56:48 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 17 January 2014, 07:51:17
Quote from: STEMO on 17 January 2014, 05:01:00
Wifey is off to Bristol today, by the time she gets back tonight she will have spent seven hours on the train. Sod that.  :(

At least with the train she can use the time to catch up with work, read etc.

The biggest problem is all too regularly the journey takes much longer than it should due to delays and missed connections. Generally, I find train travel when it involves several changes normally much slower than using a car.
With Wakefield being a mahoosive central hub, there are no changes, straight through.  ::)
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Re: Early start
« Reply #3 on: 17 January 2014, 08:23:18 »
The alternative would be 6-7 hours in a car, for such trips the train works well used to regularly do Nottingham to Exeter day trips.
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Re: Early start
« Reply #4 on: 17 January 2014, 09:49:23 »
Couldn't you have taken her in your lovely Daewoo??   ::)  :-\

Not like you've anything else to do!!   :P  ;D









Just thought about this.....

7 hours on the train, catching up with work, reading a book or the paper while drinking a glass of wine.......  or 7 hours stuck in a Daewoo with STEMO!  It's a no brainer really!!!  :D :D :D  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Early start
« Reply #5 on: 17 January 2014, 11:23:52 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 January 2014, 09:49:23
Couldn't you have taken her in your lovely Daewoo??   ::)  :-\

Not like you've anything else to do!!   :P  ;D









Just thought about this.....

7 hours on the train, catching up with work, reading a book or the paper while drinking a glass of wine.......  or 7 hours stuck in a Daewoo with STEMO!  It's a no brainer really!!!  :D :D :D  ;D ;D ;D
Of course it's a no-brainer, but I refused to take her. :P
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Re: Early start
« Reply #6 on: 17 January 2014, 11:27:42 »
Quote from: STEMO on 17 January 2014, 11:23:52
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 January 2014, 09:49:23
Couldn't you have taken her in your lovely Daewoo??   ::)  :-\

Not like you've anything else to do!!   :P  ;D









Just thought about this.....

7 hours on the train, catching up with work, reading a book or the paper while drinking a glass of wine.......  or 7 hours stuck in a Daewoo with STEMO!  It's a no brainer really!!!  :D :D :D  ;D ;D ;D
Of course it's a no-brainer, but I refused to take her. :P

Keeping an eye on OOF and Ladbroke's is much more important of course!  ::)  ;)
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Re: Early start
« Reply #7 on: 17 January 2014, 11:30:28 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 January 2014, 11:27:42
Quote from: STEMO on 17 January 2014, 11:23:52
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 January 2014, 09:49:23
Couldn't you have taken her in your lovely Daewoo??   ::)  :-\

Not like you've anything else to do!!   :P  ;D









Just thought about this.....

7 hours on the train, catching up with work, reading a book or the paper while drinking a glass of wine.......  or 7 hours stuck in a Daewoo with STEMO!  It's a no brainer really!!!  :D :D :D  ;D ;D ;D
Of course it's a no-brainer, but I refused to take her. :P

Keeping an eye on OOF and Ladbroke's is much more important of course!  ::)  ;)
Yep. And getting the lad to school, and walking the mutt followed by her shower and feed and general fickin grooming, and shopping at asda, and doing some washing........half eleven....the day is young.  :(
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Re: Early start
« Reply #8 on: 17 January 2014, 11:34:05 »
Sheesh!! I'm knackered just thinking about your busy day and I'm a fraction of your age Uncle STEMO!   :o  ;D
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Re: Early start
« Reply #9 on: 17 January 2014, 11:39:55 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 17 January 2014, 07:51:17
Quote from: STEMO on 17 January 2014, 05:01:00
Wifey is off to Bristol today, by the time she gets back tonight she will have spent seven hours on the train. Sod that.  :(
The biggest problem is all too regularly the journey takes much longer than it should due to delays and missed connections. Generally, I find train travel when it involves several changes normally much slower than using a car.
That especially applies in this corner of the world... point to point journey times are pretty much identical, eg Horsham to Gatwick takes 20 minutes on the train, and 20 minutes by car. The key difference being that the car is door to door, whereas the train is not, so buy the time you have factored in getting to and from the station, plus connection times, the actually door to door journey takes alot longer than going by car. The only notable exception is if your heading into London :-\
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Re: Early start
« Reply #10 on: 17 January 2014, 11:41:41 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 17 January 2014, 11:34:05
Sheesh!! I'm knackered just thinking about your busy day and I'm a fraction of your age Uncle STEMO!   :o  ;D
What he's hoping you won't notice, is that he does the shopping online between football results and the horse racing, and Asda deliver it. ;D
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Re: Early start
« Reply #11 on: 17 January 2014, 16:30:19 »
Quote from: Marks DTM Calib on 17 January 2014, 08:23:18
The alternative would be 6-7 hours in a car, for such trips the train works well used to regularly do Nottingham to Exeter day trips.
Google maps was telling me three and a half hours  ;D
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Re: Early start
« Reply #12 on: 17 January 2014, 16:32:04 »
She has just left Temple Meads and will arrive in Wakefield at ten to eight. Chinese take away on the way back from the station I think. :y



OOOOOOPS!  Sorry EMD  :-[
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