Sort it out Ruth Kelly!

Okay, so Westmonster realises that this isn't a personal blog, but the need to share her Transport Rage has overcome her.

Needing to travel oop north for a meeting this afternoon, she duly purchased a ticket to the required destination. No problem then? Well, no. It would appear that she had purchased a Day Return Super Saver Restricted Access No Trolley Ticket, whereas actually she needed a Day Return Normal Saver Restricted Access No Trolley Ticket. Silly Westmonster, right?

Have spent another thirty quid for the privilege of travelling, she then tries to log on. No internet access on the train. Bastards.

On the way back there's some sort of hugely complicated rigmarole to go through because Westmonster needs to go futher up north, hang around for half an hour, and get a train back to ThatLondon. When the train finally arrives and she gets herself plugged in, the chuffing power goes on the train. Having enquired as to what's happened, Westmonster learns from the nice GNER lady that the power will be back on shortly, and hands over her ticket for inspection, which is - again - not valid because she's further north of the station she's meant to be returning from. More money changes hands.

Having eventually managed to get online (having crashed the browser twice), your hero tries to buy alcoholic refreshments. Two quid for a can of warm Stella? Bloody outrageous, although the trolley operative wasn't overly impressed at her query as to when she was going to get her blow-job that was (presumably) included in the horrific price of the beer.

And that's why posting has been light today. Normal service to resume shortly.

Written by Lloyd Shepherd on 16 Nov 2007 5:55 PM. Permalink