tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post7869254260928518969..comments2023-07-10T11:41:10.728+01:00Comments on RETIRED AND CRAZY- ME? SURELY NOT!: AM I NOW "OFFICIALLY" A GRUMPY OLD WOMAN ?www.retiredandcrazy.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post-10637809136873852422011-10-11T13:50:36.267+01:002011-10-11T13:50:36.267+01:00You don't sound grumpy because you express you...You don't sound grumpy because you express your frustration about the inconveniences in travel. At least you continue to get out and about and I stopped doing that a few years ago. Local day trips in the car is my big travel plans now. Too much going on at home to be gone long and I enjoy what I am doing so much that I am pleased that I traveled so much for the years it was fun and convenient.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post-14013646524321508722011-10-11T12:38:00.196+01:002011-10-11T12:38:00.196+01:00I know what you mean Addy. Another thing that dri...I know what you mean Addy. Another thing that drives me mad is that you can't get off the train and back on another train to complete the journey. Say Peterborough to Glasgow, stopping off for a bit of sight seeing in York! Unheard of here but common place in Switzerland.www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post-17628205191767201612011-10-11T12:35:49.791+01:002011-10-11T12:35:49.791+01:00We are a laughing stock Maggie. I know in Switzer...We are a laughing stock Maggie. I know in Switzerland they think we are absolutely barking mad to put up with things the way we do. To book a train ticket there you can either do it on line and print out your ticket, or go to the well manned ticket desk and receive 1 ticket which has an arrow going one way for single or going two ways for return. Simple. And the fares are easy to understand and reasonably priced. Grrrrr!www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post-12416399828651264132011-10-11T11:22:04.285+01:002011-10-11T11:22:04.285+01:00I so agree. Train travel these days is so complica...I so agree. Train travel these days is so complicated. The internet has stopped the long queues for a ticket at the booking hall but has made it complicated in other ways. I don't understand why the seats get more expensive the nearer to the travel time you get. They should be one price and one price only. Also it can be cheaper if you split the journey. i.e. instead of going, say, from London to Newcastle all in one go, you can just go as far as Peterborough on one ticket and then get another ticket from Peterborough to Newcastle.I have never tried it, but apparantly you don't even have to get off the tain, although I am not sure if you have to change to a different reserved seat in the middle of the journey. But it seems lot of hassle to get a few pounds off the ticket.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185955142944545750.post-30824406209438831812011-10-11T10:24:02.802+01:002011-10-11T10:24:02.802+01:00There is nothing like having human contact. I hate...There is nothing like having human contact. I hate all these machines.<br />That is disgusting having to let 2 trains go out & not being able to use your prepaid ticket. We must be the laughing stock everywhere.<br />It is precisely why I hardly ever go anywhere by train.<br />I think that if a train is late, there should be a discount or a hefty fine for them.<br />Hope you got where you were supposed to be and if not on time, then in enough not to have let anyone else down through no fault of your own.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.com