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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jun 26, 2020 11:22:00 GMT
'Golden Sands', it's called. One of the big finale songs in my band's rock opera is called 'Golden Sands'!
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jun 26, 2020 11:28:43 GMT
Come and perform it live on the beach!
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jun 26, 2020 15:42:54 GMT
10.15 Edinburgh to Whitehaven via Glasgow and Carlisle. Big day for me - going to get the keys to my new flat - AND I've just been offered a job doing ESOL in Whitehaven from September! Hey, good going, John. I'm happy for you, despite your views on Standells' songs. Even Achilles had a bum heel.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jun 26, 2020 16:38:44 GMT
Thanks John!
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 3, 2020 13:39:06 GMT
13:37 Glasgow to Carlisle. First class. But as they're not serving anything, it's exactly the same as second class.
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Post by tory on Jul 3, 2020 13:51:16 GMT
A stern letter is needed John.
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Post by hippopotamus on Jul 3, 2020 13:53:37 GMT
Usually nice views down the west coast, though. I hope you have a seat by the window on the right side of the train!
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Post by rayge on Jul 3, 2020 13:54:05 GMT
13:37 Glasgow to Carlisle. First class. But as they're not serving anything, it's exactly the same as second class. So, no more liuxurious seating. Is it a sprinter rather than a 125?
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 3, 2020 13:57:11 GMT
I don't know what it is. And I was on the left side.
Now about to get on the Carlisle to Whitehaven, which is special. Especially as it gets past Workington. People always stand up to take photos of the coastline.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jul 3, 2020 14:03:11 GMT
I always think with first class I should get a free complimentary handjob....or at the very least a bacon roll
Overrated.
Why bother?
I can stand 2nd class.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 3, 2020 14:07:35 GMT
There was one time last year where they kept coming with food trolleys. I mean, like seven times in a couple of hours. People took everything that was offered, the table was full of plastic bottles, cutlery, cups, bags, bits of cardboard, cans. There's no other advantage to first class that I can see - the seats are the same, really.
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Post by tory on Jul 3, 2020 14:13:21 GMT
You've been had, essentially.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 3, 2020 14:18:32 GMT
Absolutely. They're still charging higher prices but not providing the free grub.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 3, 2020 14:20:35 GMT
I always think with first class I should get a free complimentary handjob....or at the very least a bacon roll Amtrak combines the two
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Post by tory on Jul 3, 2020 14:22:20 GMT
Absolutely. They're still charging higher prices but not providing the free grub. you should definitely complain. Write an actual letter. Call yourself Major John Coan or something. It goes far - believe me.
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