scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 Hey all! A friend of mine just fell asleep on the train, she's at peterborough and should be in newark. I just got a teary phone call asking for help. Trouble is, I'm in Durham! Anyone fancy a 100 mile drive in the middle of the night to help out a complete stranger?
stripped fred Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 Why can't she get the train back? I did this when I fell asleep going from chesterfield to Leicester after a beer festival. I woke up as the train was pulling into St Pancras. I told the guard what had happened and they let me travel back to Leicester for free.
Longblackcoat Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 It'd take me 90 mins to get to Peterborough, so I'm ruling myself out. Hope she gets sorted.
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 I don't know, tbh. I'm trying to get some sense out of her on the phone, but she thinks she's stuck on the platform all night so the next train back might be the morning. edit - whoever does this will get paid, obviously.
stripped fred Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 She might be right. Looks like the next train is tomorrow morning.
alcyonecorporation Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 Er....where is she now? I live really close to peebo station. I can probably help, for once. Magnificent Rustbucket, Skizzer, richardthestag and 7 others 10
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 Cheers Jon! I massively owe you one if you can help. I'll ring her now.
alcyonecorporation Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 Go on mate, I can do it. Where in Newark is she going? chodweaver, STUNO, Longblackcoat and 7 others 10
Longblackcoat Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 What an odd and utterly wonderful place Autoshite is! Cavcraft, ChinaTom, scaryoldcortina and 6 others 9
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 Phone calls made, PM sent, fingers crossed! Thank you. Magnificent Rustbucket 1
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 Go on mate, I can do it. Where in Newark is she going? Superb.
stripped fred Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 I don't think you'd get that result on any other site. Well done that man!
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 It's why I asked here. There isn't anywhere else I'd ask a stranger to pick up a girl at a station anyway. michael1703, Sigmund Fraud, Tickman and 1 other 4
beko1987 Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 I could help out on the 18th if April if that's of use? Top work jon! oldcars, Slartibartfast and Supernaut 3
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 shirley this warrents a koleckshon fred They_all_do_that_sir, Ghosty, Captain Furious and 6 others 9
barmatt Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 shirley this warrents a koleckshon fred defo, obligatory pez station shot too. Slartibartfast and oldcars 2
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 I don't think you'd get that result on any other site. Well done that man! It's quite a heroic moment, even by the standards of Autoshite at its best. Consider me impressed! Isaac Hunt 1
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Author Posted March 15, 2017 Damsel in distress now rescued, en route to Newark right now. TOP WORK THAT MAN A1+++ would inconvenience again. scruff, STUNO, holbeck and 18 others 21
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Wow!!!! 15/10 for the shite emergency service. Can someone fetch me a cold drink? CHEERS trigger, Essex V6, mercedade and 15 others 18
alcyonecorporation Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Just got in y0. All sorted. Mike D, barmatt, loserone and 40 others 43
vulgalour Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Question is, did you take a nice sensible car or something dreadful like the knob van? Top man for stepping up to the mark to help out, like you always do when you can. This forum and the people on it is, for the most part, ace. chodweaver, DVee8, scaryoldcortina and 5 others 8
trigger Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 What a bloody nice bloke you are Jon, so did you get her number?! Slartibartfast, mrbenn, oldcars and 4 others 7
Lukas Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Great story, very well done! Someone give him an autoshite-award or a metal of honour of something like that! Not joking!
puddlethumper Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Man of the month, by my reckoning. Ooh! Just hit the 100 posts mark. Going to have a celebratory beer later. loserone and chodweaver 2
Guest Breadvan72 Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Great story, very well done! Someone give him an autoshite-award or a metal of honour of something like that! Not joking! Presumably an autoshite award would be a free broken down Peugeot, or a medal made out of Lada hubcaps, or something. Anyway, amazing stuff! Now, can someone please find my keys and pick up my dry cleaning? richardthestag 1
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