Public Transport - Versus not

[trails]

Vasco said:

......but his statement is largely correct.
Essex is that lump of land past East London where commuters live - albeit a few of the more wealthy live in very nice villages.
Geographically, it can be identified as South East but people shouldn't get carried away with any other thoughts about the county!

Ahh, geographic snobbery, very witty.

[StevieBee]

EmailAddress said:

trails said:

Can you be specific about which towns you are talking about, you are an Essex boy, aren't you?

No one in the South East thinks Essex is in the South East

That depends on where in Essex. Some of it most certainly is South East. Some of it is East. There's no hard and fast boundary but someone living in Basildon can rightly claim they live in the South East of England. Someone in Colchester would be in the East of England. Chelmsford could be both (depends if you're selling or buying! )

Technically, you could draw a boundary from (roughly) Sheffield to the Isle of Wight and another to Hull and everything to the bottom right would be South East England.

[Super Sonic]

PlywoodPascal said:

Oh I remember this one.

First you take the pavlova and the cheese.
Then you come back and get the dog and one kid.
Drop them off. Then you take back the cheese and pavlova. Then you leave them at your original starting point but transport the two remaining kids. Fibslly return to get the pavlova and the cheeses.

Is Fibslly your shofa?

[EmailAddress]

StevieBee said:

EmailAddress said:

trails said:

Can you be specific about which towns you are talking about, you are an Essex boy, aren't you?

No one in the South East thinks Essex is in the South East

That depends on where in Essex. Some of it most certainly is South East. Some of it is East. There's no hard and fast boundary but someone living in Basildon can rightly claim they live in the South East of England. Someone in Colchester would be in the East of England. Chelmsford could be both (depends if you're selling or buying! )

Technically, you could draw a boundary from (roughly) Sheffield to the Isle of Wight and another to Hull and everything to the bottom right would be South East England.

Kent and East Sussex.

Anything else, is something else

[markh1973]

EmailAddress said:

StevieBee said:

EmailAddress said:

trails said:

Can you be specific about which towns you are talking about, you are an Essex boy, aren't you?

No one in the South East thinks Essex is in the South East

That depends on where in Essex. Some of it most certainly is South East. Some of it is East. There's no hard and fast boundary but someone living in Basildon can rightly claim they live in the South East of England. Someone in Colchester would be in the East of England. Chelmsford could be both (depends if you're selling or buying! )

Technically, you could draw a boundary from (roughly) Sheffield to the Isle of Wight and another to Hull and everything to the bottom right would be South East England.

Kent and East Sussex.


Anything else, is something else

Some of West Sussex is further east than some of East Sussex so your definition is wrong.

[.:ian:.]

EmailAddress said:

Pubic Transport i.e Train - 1.5hrs - £28

It's OK, but it's a bit hairy.

[EmailAddress]

markh1973 said:

EmailAddress said:

StevieBee said:

EmailAddress said:

trails said:

Can you be specific about which towns you are talking about, you are an Essex boy, aren't you?

No one in the South East thinks Essex is in the South East

That depends on where in Essex. Some of it most certainly is South East. Some of it is East. There's no hard and fast boundary but someone living in Basildon can rightly claim they live in the South East of England. Someone in Colchester would be in the East of England. Chelmsford could be both (depends if you're selling or buying! )

Technically, you could draw a boundary from (roughly) Sheffield to the Isle of Wight and another to Hull and everything to the bottom right would be South East England.

Kent and East Sussex.


Anything else, is something else

Some of West Sussex is further east than some of East Sussex so your definition is wrong.

My dog's called West Sussex. It's a Staffie, loves pavlova.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Live in London. 3 tube lines, overground and various buses on my doorstep. Got an o/60 Oyster card so travel is free after 9am weekdays and any time weekends.

I live on public transport. I rarely drive these days. Wife likes the car, I use it about once a fortnight. I also cycle. And walk.

[wildoliver]

StevieBee said:

EmailAddress said:

Bicycle - 1 hour - 50p porridge Walk - 3hrs - 50p porridge

come on OP you are Welshbeef aren't you?

I'm assuming I need the codeword to reveal your true identity.

Is it.......... Porridge?

[MDMA .]

Capitan Obvio said:

Any self respecting PHer sends his man out to collect his dinner guests and escort them through to the drawing room at the appointed time for a snifter before support is served.

Bikes, train times, the cost of porridge... who on earth knows what the OP is wibbling on about.

Quite. Although meeting at the club is preferred.

[Ken_Code]

EmailAddress said:

They weren't my children, I was collecting them along the way.

I don’t think at this point that you are being honest.

[king arthur]

Vasco said:

Bus fares are only £2 at present.

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

[RizzoTheRat]

king arthur said:

Vasco said:

Bus fares are only £2 at present.

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

Our trains, trams and busses are all tap in and out with a debit card now, so much easier than the old days of having to buy a ticket, or have a dedicated transport card. Less than €2 for the 20ish minute tram ride to the city center seems a pretty decent price to me too.
I've never been a city person but I can definitely see the attraction of living somewhere with good public transport.

[Ken_Code]

king arthur said:

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

No they don’t.

[Vasco]

king arthur said:

Vasco said:

Bus fares are only £2 at present.

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

Strange, I never say where I'm going nowadays - just ask for a £2 ticket.

[Richard-390a0]

Vasco said:

king arthur said:

Vasco said:

Bus fares are only £2 at present.

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

Strange, I never say where I'm going nowadays - just ask for a £2 ticket.

They reduce to £1 after 6pm where I am on the south coast.

[king arthur]

Ken_Code said:

No they don’t.

They do here. I've heard the driver tell people "I still need to know where you're going". I guess the ticket machine still requires a destination before it issues a ticket.

[EmailAddress]

Richard-390a0 said:

Vasco said:

king arthur said:

Vasco said:

Bus fares are only £2 at present.

They still ask you where you are going though. If you tell them you're only going to the next stop but you don't get off there, could you get done for fare evasion?

Strange, I never say where I'm going nowadays - just ask for a £2 ticket.

They reduce to £1 after 6pm where I am on the south coast.

Romford?

[Rich Boy Spanner]

king arthur said:

Ken_Code said:

No they don’t.

They do here. I've heard the driver tell people "I still need to know where you're going". I guess the ticket machine still requires a destination before it issues a ticket.

Probably for mapping public transport usage. Planning.

[bigpriest]

EmailAddress said:

We live in the South East of England.

Not the wilds.

A populated town.

Our friends live in the next town over.

10 miles away.

...

Bicycle - 1 hour - 50p porridge

Car - 15 mins - £3

Electric - Negligible

Walk - 3hrs - 50p porridge

Pubic Transport i.e Train - 1.5hrs - £28

Bus - 50 mins - Unknown price


Erm...

Which train service charges £28 for 10 miles - a limited stop express service? My local stopping service will take me 14 miles for about £8 return.

Sorry, must have misread - 10 miles away but the train journey is 1½ hours, not direct then!

Edited by bigpriest on Tuesday 2nd July 14:46