Recent content by Scousemouse

I was once asked to give up a front seat on a DLR because some woman got on and her brat wanted to pretend to drive the train. I refused as I was quite happy where I was. She spent the entire journey from City airport to Bank moaning loudly on the phone and to anyone who would listen that the...

And of course the one time my friend and I consumed alcohol on the Kyle line (having decanted it into thermos flasks and insulted mugs before hand so as to be a unobtrusive as possible) we got scolded but the TM for causing other people on the train to not enjoy their journey and feel under...

It was bought from rail staff travel but was an off peak single not an advance. doh! I was getting confused with the one I bought for the Friday travel.

Simple facts: 1. Had an advanced priv booked for Saturday just gone - liverpool to Scotland via TP to leeds then XC north 2. LNER on strike meant XC likely to be even more cosy than normal and that saying something when its come up from Plymouth. Would normally book weekend first to negate...

Yes we are. I didnt realise there was more than one St Annes

Colleague of mine was describing her interrupted nights sleep. The interruption was "caused by a very long train moving very very slowly. Looked like it had very tall containers on it with lights. Lots of people around with torches. " She said it took over half an hour for it to move past...

TRain line today - major flaw Books split tickets but onlh gives seat reservation for part of the journey. Aberdeen to edinburgh passengers had splits at leuchers but only reservations as far as leuchers - queue passengers getting on at leuchers with seat reservations............. I'll let...

To be fair I did a train trip with a friend up the highlands and no one was over bothered about our wine which we decanted into flasks outside the station for onboard consumption :-) I'm traveling south from Waverly tomorrow on Avanti and wanted some for consumption but didnt want to get it too...

The assumption is yes but since Scotrail have an alcohol ban on stations and trains, I'm not relying on that assumption. Tried Mr G. Oogle but decided here might be the quickest way to get an answer. Any input appreciated

The Lizzie line has not made it any easier.... I tried it two months ago. They fly into terminal 2. The 0700 departure basically does not land until about 0915 and its a good 30 minutes from the gate to train platform. Then you get the Lizzie line which in my case got terminated at...

I tried logan air. Once a month I need to be in London for a day and I live less than 20 miles from dundee. I tried them once - never again. All you get on board is water/tea/coffee and VERY small pack of pretzels. Due to the aircraft Dundee-heathrow is nearly 2 hours. You don't even have...

Now. you see - thats where you make the mistake going woth a global company - get a bunch of contractors in and it will be done more quickly and cheaper its just you don't have the corporate underwriting to give those in governance the warm fuzzies. Warm fuzzies = very expensive and bloat ware...

Without taking it off piste...... thats because every customer believes they are unique and no previous solution could possibly work for them. Despite efforts to tell them the opposite.

SAP = System Almost Perfect SAP Consultant - 30 years and counting

yep. Driving through Weston Super Mud, right on the corner where Asda/Waitrose is saw a Mercedes C class with its bonnet completely concertina'd in as if it had hit a wall. Saw two young women and a kid waiting beside it. Commented on the hanging signs on the back window to him sitting next...