As my boss didn't turn up at all today due to a "broken boiler," may just ask for an earlier departure than usual. Then end up staying in the pub anyway
One of my favourite threads, though to be fair I do live in a part of town where there are options for transport into work and the next train or tube usually arrives in 1 or 2 minutes. Does make me wonder why so many otherwise intelligent people with jobs that are no doubt important to the national economy seem to sheepishly accept a crap service. SE commuters need to court the CARD video makers once Roland’s gone and they are looking for their next project, assuming that isn’t the new owners. That, or move.
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
taking bikes on when it's packed is the worst, you wanna ride a bike f**king ride it then!
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I suppose the plus side is I bet your employers don't mind you regularly being late and blaming the trains.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I suppose the plus side is I bet your employers don't mind you regularly being late and blaming the trains.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
You know you can turn the car round. You don't have to reverse all the way home!
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I suppose the plus side is I bet your employers don't mind you regularly being late and blaming the trains.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
You know you can turn the car round. You don't have to reverse all the way home!
He’s a Charlton fan, we are not used to moving forwards...
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I suppose the plus side is I bet your employers don't mind you regularly being late and blaming the trains.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
We've got an element of flexible working, so I can start between 8 and 10 and finish 8 hours later. Normally aim to get in around 9, South Eastern make me 15 minutes late but I'm still on time as far as work's concerned. On the rare occasions when I decide to have a lie-in with a view to getting in just before 10, they always seem to stitch me up so I end up getting in at 10.10 or 10.15. Not being able to get your arse into work for 10am looks bad to any employer and, however true it is, you can only use the train excuse a few hundred times before non-South Eastern victims start to think that you're exaggerating how totally shit they are.
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
The driver must have left his sun glasses at home, its a bastard driving a train whilst squinting.
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
There's your problem.
With all the customers standing up on these newly designed cattle trucks nowadays, most trains need a following wind to speed up the journey.
Just the 10 minute delay this morning, but hey, it's a mild sunny day, no wind, no fog, no rain, no ice, how could anyone be expected to run a decent service in such challenging conditions?
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I suppose the plus side is I bet your employers don't mind you regularly being late and blaming the trains.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
We've got an element of flexible working, so I can start between 8 and 10 and finish 8 hours later. Normally aim to get in around 9, South Eastern make me 15 minutes late but I'm still on time as far as work's concerned. On the rare occasions when I decide to have a lie-in with a view to getting in just before 10, they always seem to stitch me up so I end up getting in at 10.10 or 10.15. Not being able to get your arse into work for 10am looks bad to any employer and, however true it is, you can only use the train excuse a few hundred times before non-South Eastern victims start to think that you're exaggerating how totally shit they are.
I hear thee, keep up the observations. As much as I sympathise with your pains the descriptive nature of your posts make me laugh. every cloud and all that
Remember all those claims 3 years ago about how the London Bridge work would improve the service for Southeastern customers? Did they really think that we would forget?
Remember all those claims 3 years ago about how the London Bridge work would improve the service for Southeastern customers? Did they really think that we would forget?
It has , Plenty more room to stand around waiting for your delayed / cancelled service .
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
Spot on. I hate commuting, and generally try and avoid working on-site as much as possible, but these people that make the journey times worse IMO.
What aggravates me is that people seem to view their f*cking little suitcases as an extension of their body, and walk around without a care in the world. There's rarely a journey that goes past without me getting hit in the ankle - or nearly taken out completely - by someones luggage.
What are you packing for work that requires you to take the kind of hand luggage I can use for 4 days away in another country? I haven't had a permanent desk/office in over 2 years: I take my office with me in a rucksack - everything from pens, pads, documents, laptop, chargers etc. Why do you need a mini fucking suitcase?
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
Spot on. I hate commuting, and generally try and avoid working on-site as much as possible, but these people that make the journey times worse IMO.
What aggravates me is that people seem to view their f*cking little suitcases as an extension of their body, and walk around without a care in the world. There's rarely a journey that goes past without me getting hit in the ankle - or nearly taken out completely - by someones luggage.
What are you packing for work that requires you to take the kind of hand luggage I can use for 4 days away in another country? I haven't had a permanent desk/office in over 2 years: I take my office with me in a rucksack - everything from pens, pads, documents, laptop, chargers etc. Why do you need a mini fucking suitcase?
I trust you take it off when boarding the train ;-)
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
Spot on. I hate commuting, and generally try and avoid working on-site as much as possible, but these people that make the journey times worse IMO.
What aggravates me is that people seem to view their f*cking little suitcases as an extension of their body, and walk around without a care in the world. There's rarely a journey that goes past without me getting hit in the ankle - or nearly taken out completely - by someones luggage.
What are you packing for work that requires you to take the kind of hand luggage I can use for 4 days away in another country? I haven't had a permanent desk/office in over 2 years: I take my office with me in a rucksack - everything from pens, pads, documents, laptop, chargers etc. Why do you need a mini fucking suitcase?
I trust you take it off when boarding the train ;-)
Hah, nice catch! But yep - I do, and by rucksack I mean a bog standard "over the shoulder" laptop bag.
I actually take quite a bit of care to have my bag in my hand before I board a train or tube, and I always have it between my legs when I'm standing (or on the rare case I manage to sit down).
I've yet to see anyone with a mini suitcase take care to minimise the space it takes by having it between their legs, and I constantly see them clog the aisles on the tube too!
Here's a cracking blog post that dissects just how much these pricks are lying to us and getting away with it - note, this is Great Northern, not SE or Southern, but the principle is exactly the same - they've removed seats and, laughably, haven't even increased standing capacity (presumably because of the shit design of the carriages)
That's a good post. Very true and well put. One flaw in his analysis around standing space is he hasn't accounted for the absolute wankers that bring a suitcase (or 3), a pram, a dog or even a facking ladder on a busy commuter train.
It’s the train companies you should be blaming for not providing space for these people although I’m sure you’re blaming them as well
There should be rules about travelling with large luggage at rush hour. You should be obliged to travel in the rear carriage or something like that.
taking bikes on when it's packed is the worst, you wanna ride a bike f**king ride it then!
@Elthamaddick Don't think you're allowed to take bikes on any commuter train in the rush hour are you? Anyone who tried to do it, you'd be fully within your rights to tell them to fuck off
Those little pull along mini cases are a sodding nightmare. You can’t see them In a crowd as you’re focussing at head height. I just volley them out of the way now. Great practice.
Back in the bleakness of South East London and Kent, night always follows day and South Eastern being an absolute disgrace on my morning journey to work always follows night.
Checked National Rail before I left home and could see that everything was running between 3 and 20 minutes late for no apparent reason. Made a beeline for the 8.17 from St Johns, which was running a mere 2 minutes late. At 8.21 it still hadn't arrived. South Eastern played a recorded message advising that the 8.17 service was "being delayed". This was really useful, as I would otherwise have presumed that the world had stopped turning at 8.18.
I boarded the late-running 8.21 at 8.25 and arrived at Cannon Street 5 minutes later than I should have done. Not a crisis by any means, but for the amount of money these wankers are stealing off us, I thought some form of explanation might have been forthcoming.
Am now keeping a diary of my travelling experiences with ISIS' only genuine challenger for the position of "Most Loathsome Organisation" on the planet. I plan to post copies of it to the South Eastern CEO and Chris Grayling, Minister for Transport later in the year, accompanied by a shoebox containing a sample of my own personal detritus and a list of my favourite profanities.
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"Babe, I'm not lying, look at the app"
No need to apologise or explain, I'll just be late for work again.
Hate hate hate.
I was reading an article in the Kent online about the fare increase and some toerag had come out with the gem
"People who work up London earn loads so they can swallow it"
I know I shouldn't take seriously or personally what idiots on the internet say however this prompted me to think what are so many putting themselves through this hell daily when they could be working behind the counter at Betfred or something similar. Thankfully I have never had to commute regularly using Southeastern, the A2 and M25 antagonize me enough however I changed jobs last year purely because I was fed up of the daily performance of just getting to a place of work to do a days collar to do it all again in reverse at the end of the day.
With all the customers standing up on these newly designed cattle trucks nowadays, most trains need a following wind to speed up the journey.
What aggravates me is that people seem to view their f*cking little suitcases as an extension of their body, and walk around without a care in the world. There's rarely a journey that goes past without me getting hit in the ankle - or nearly taken out completely - by someones luggage.
What are you packing for work that requires you to take the kind of hand luggage I can use for 4 days away in another country? I haven't had a permanent desk/office in over 2 years: I take my office with me in a rucksack - everything from pens, pads, documents, laptop, chargers etc. Why do you need a mini fucking suitcase?
I actually take quite a bit of care to have my bag in my hand before I board a train or tube, and I always have it between my legs when I'm standing (or on the rare case I manage to sit down).
I've yet to see anyone with a mini suitcase take care to minimise the space it takes by having it between their legs, and I constantly see them clog the aisles on the tube too!
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-biggest-little-railway-in-the-world
Proper Charlton. Don't miss it. 8pm tonight.
Checked National Rail before I left home and could see that everything was running between 3 and 20 minutes late for no apparent reason. Made a beeline for the 8.17 from St Johns, which was running a mere 2 minutes late. At 8.21 it still hadn't arrived. South Eastern played a recorded message advising that the 8.17 service was "being delayed". This was really useful, as I would otherwise have presumed that the world had stopped turning at 8.18.
I boarded the late-running 8.21 at 8.25 and arrived at Cannon Street 5 minutes later than I should have done. Not a crisis by any means, but for the amount of money these wankers are stealing off us, I thought some form of explanation might have been forthcoming.
Am now keeping a diary of my travelling experiences with ISIS' only genuine challenger for the position of "Most Loathsome Organisation" on the planet. I plan to post copies of it to the South Eastern CEO and Chris Grayling, Minister for Transport later in the year, accompanied by a shoebox containing a sample of my own personal detritus and a list of my favourite profanities.