Commuters, bloody commuters...
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Commuters, bloody commuters...
[rant=on]
Due to a lengthy posting to a client in London, I have the dubious pleasure of a commute from Cambridgeshire to London Liverpool street each day. Its a fair journey each day but it amazes me with the mentality of the commuters that do this journey....
The train tends to be an 8 carriage job with plenty of space. But the ones closest to the platform entrance are crowded - ffs, have you lost the use of your legs? Walk down the platform and geta seat... Its not hard you know. I do it all the time and only failed to get a seat four times in two months! Idiots...
For those who know Liverpool street know that they hold you in the concourse until the train is ready to go. This is for the simple fact of safety ... There is no where to go should they change, cancel or move the train. But they all go through and wait on the same platform .... But it varies each day! What this leads to is around 100 or so people running from platform to another.... To get on the first couple of carriages (see above). What the fcuk are they thinking? Have they lost the power of thought?
Finally, and this is the one that kills me - when getting off at the relevant station, they walk down the train. Forcing people to move bags, bouncing off the unfortunate few as they bimble down. But why? To get out of the doors closest to the exit on the platform.... Ooo, you must save yourself litterally 10 to 15 seconds on the walk to the car park. Is it really worth it? Fcuk no.....
So stuff the lot of you. Commute via train? No, prefer to be in my steel / grp / aluminium [delete as appropriate] box, rather than be cooped with a bunch of moronic, brain dead fcukheads each day.....
What is it with this nation? The sooner I get an offer for a posting or job abroad and I'm off..... Trains bring out the worst in humanity....
[rant=off]
Ahh, that feels much better. Time for a little lie down. Oh, my pills, thank you nurse....
Cheers,
Paul
[rant=on]
Due to a lengthy posting to a client in London, I have the dubious pleasure of a commute from Cambridgeshire to London Liverpool street each day. Its a fair journey each day but it amazes me with the mentality of the commuters that do this journey....
The train tends to be an 8 carriage job with plenty of space. But the ones closest to the platform entrance are crowded - ffs, have you lost the use of your legs? Walk down the platform and geta seat... Its not hard you know. I do it all the time and only failed to get a seat four times in two months! Idiots...
For those who know Liverpool street know that they hold you in the concourse until the train is ready to go. This is for the simple fact of safety ... There is no where to go should they change, cancel or move the train. But they all go through and wait on the same platform .... But it varies each day! What this leads to is around 100 or so people running from platform to another.... To get on the first couple of carriages (see above). What the fcuk are they thinking? Have they lost the power of thought?
Finally, and this is the one that kills me - when getting off at the relevant station, they walk down the train. Forcing people to move bags, bouncing off the unfortunate few as they bimble down. But why? To get out of the doors closest to the exit on the platform.... Ooo, you must save yourself litterally 10 to 15 seconds on the walk to the car park. Is it really worth it? Fcuk no.....
So stuff the lot of you. Commute via train? No, prefer to be in my steel / grp / aluminium [delete as appropriate] box, rather than be cooped with a bunch of moronic, brain dead fcukheads each day.....
What is it with this nation? The sooner I get an offer for a posting or job abroad and I'm off..... Trains bring out the worst in humanity....
[rant=off]
Ahh, that feels much better. Time for a little lie down. Oh, my pills, thank you nurse....
Cheers,
Paul
No porblems with my lot from Sanderstead into Victoria/London Bridge town - we all know where the "spaces" are and so just spread ourselves out the platform....
As you say - simple, you always get a seat and also get a nice walk into the bargin!
Your lot at Liverpool Street are just weird!
Josut
As you say - simple, you always get a seat and also get a nice walk into the bargin!
Your lot at Liverpool Street are just weird!
Josut
There is one you missed, the idiots who get up out of their seats and stand by the doors at the station before their own so they can be first out the door. There is a guy who does this at Orpington Station, when the doors open he makes a run for the ticket barrier but he is old and even with the trainers he wears I still walk past his feeble attempt to run. One of these days im going to shout out RUN FORREST RUN and see what reaction I get.
For a little commuter light humor try baa'ing when in a big crowd of people, well it always brings a smile to my face.
Paul
Baaaaa ......Baaaaaa.........
For a little commuter light humor try baa'ing when in a big crowd of people, well it always brings a smile to my face.
Paul
Baaaaa ......Baaaaaa.........
Same thing happens at my local supermarket. There must be 20 checkouts, yet the ones nearest the exit often have queues stretching back into the aisles, while at the far end, the operators sit twiddling their thumbs.
But why get worked up about it? Just sit in the furthest carriage, walk to the last checkout, drive in the inside lane of the motorway, and you'll make life much easier for yourself while laughing at the numpties in their self-imposed queues and crowds
Oh, and...
Do it, just do it! You know you want to...
But why get worked up about it? Just sit in the furthest carriage, walk to the last checkout, drive in the inside lane of the motorway, and you'll make life much easier for yourself while laughing at the numpties in their self-imposed queues and crowds
Oh, and...
quote:
One of these days im going to shout out RUN FORREST RUN and see what reaction I get.
Do it, just do it! You know you want to...
Joust,
I get the train back to Sanderstead as well and I see amongst your collection of cars you have an elise, do you go to any lotus meets ?. I'm asking as I'm comtemplating getting one (almost have enough pennies )and have been trying to track down a local meeting of elise owners I could attend to pick their brains and get more knowledgeable about the cars.
I get the train back to Sanderstead as well and I see amongst your collection of cars you have an elise, do you go to any lotus meets ?. I'm asking as I'm comtemplating getting one (almost have enough pennies )and have been trying to track down a local meeting of elise owners I could attend to pick their brains and get more knowledgeable about the cars.
Sorry - never actually been to a lotus meet - they have never been on when I am free.
However, I live 3 minutes away from Sanderstead (In the Sanderstead / Purley Oaks triangle) and if you want to meet up / look over mine then feel free - I'll even take you in it for a spin if you like.
As it happens, last night I decided that the elise has to go
as there isn't enough space in the garage for both the elise and M12, and insurance for a car not in a garage is just *bad* news around here.
We were going to extend the garage, but that won't happen quickly enough, so the elise is now going, but I'll buy another one next spring...
Let me know if you want to meet - email me at joust@easynet.co.uk.
Joust
However, I live 3 minutes away from Sanderstead (In the Sanderstead / Purley Oaks triangle) and if you want to meet up / look over mine then feel free - I'll even take you in it for a spin if you like.
As it happens, last night I decided that the elise has to go
as there isn't enough space in the garage for both the elise and M12, and insurance for a car not in a garage is just *bad* news around here. We were going to extend the garage, but that won't happen quickly enough, so the elise is now going, but I'll buy another one next spring...
Let me know if you want to meet - email me at joust@easynet.co.uk.
Joust
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