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[Jim Bell]

 

[grogee]

Is it really only £8 to go from Brizzle to London on the bus? That's amazing. The bus driver sounded fun, I liked him. 

Re: colleczione - my money's on French, multiseat, diesel ULEZ victim. 

Let's say Peugeot 807 for now. Light blue with some broken bits. 

[leafsprung]

 

[djoptix]

4 minutes ago, grogee said:

Is it really only £8 to go from Brizzle to London on the bus? That's amazing. The bus driver sounded fun, I liked him. 

Re: colleczione - my money's on French, multiseat, diesel ULEZ victim. 

Let's say Peugeot 807 for now. Light blue with some broken bits. 

Yes, it was £7.06 plus £1 booking fee. A bargain. When I was working in London the cheapest train was £82.30 return and you had to get the 0455 from Parkway to get that price. Sadly the bus gets in too late for starting work (didn't get into Victoria until about 10).

Re collection, you're close, but then I suspect you know the real answer  I just hope it does actually make it home, unlike the last collection...

[djoptix]

Sit rep. Mode of transport #3 is done and I am in the palatial surroundings of Liverpool Street station.

However, I've got an hour to wait and the lure of free electricity and breakfast #2 proved too much to resist, so I am in the palatial* establishment of Wetherspoon's, about to eat like a king*.

[UltraWomble]

Spoons!

I was looking to see if I could factor in a 'spoons brekkie on my Monday collectionering mission given that Im going to be in Huddy for a bout 40 mins before my connecting bus.

Chod speed

 

[djoptix]

Spoons breakfast muffin eaten. Muffin was a bit tough but other components very acceptable, especially for £3.49 with a (free refill) coffee in that there London.

Going to down another refill and then go and find mode of transport #4.

[gm]

those unlimited coffee refills should get the poo count going   

[djoptix]

2 minutes ago, gm said:

those unlimited coffee refills should get the poo count going   

This is true. Hoping for a first class poo on board #4.

[Jim Bell]

11 minutes ago, djoptix said:

This is true. Hoping for a first class poo on board #4.

Hope that's not a bicycle. 

[djoptix]

1 minute ago, Jim Bell said:

Hope that's not a bicycle. 

Or a hang glider...

[angle]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

Re: colleczione - my money's on French, multiseat, diesel ULEZ victim. 

We've got our own ULEZ coming in from October, otherwise I'd have been all over djoptix's Berlingo...

[djoptix]

1 minute ago, angle said:

We've got our own ULEZ coming in from October, otherwise I'd have been all over djoptix's Berlingo...

Bristol is getting one (is that where you are?) but I have resolved to give no fucks. I rarely go into town anyway and in a year or so I hope to get a work van which might have to be electric.

[djoptix]

Ironically if I hadn't sold the Saab to @grogee, that was ULEZ compliant, despite doing about 18mpg around town. But it was too nice for me.

[djoptix]

Now on board #4, it's the FIRST CLASS service!!

However, nobody has given me any champagne or a free newsaper yet. Conclusion: First Class on Greater Anglia services is a swizz, would not buy again.

 

[angle]

19 minutes ago, djoptix said:

Bristol is getting one (is that where you are?) but I have resolved to give no fucks. I rarely go into town anyway and in a year or so I hope to get a work van which might have to be electric.

Yeah unfortunately I'm not in the zone so don't qualify for any exemptions, but I'm close enough that I need something compliant to be able to turn right at the end of my road. 

[Longbridge Apologist]

2 hours ago, djoptix said:

Thank goodness. Though it's gone up to ONE POUND TWENTY FIVE. 

Don't know why as it shouldn't but seeing "my" London end of line station on here feels a novelty. Could've come and said hi. The Leon is good.

[wuvvum]

First class on GA has always been a bit shit compared to other operators.  It's even worse on the new trains - at least the old Mk3 coaches had a bit of an air of luxury to them.

[Longbridge Apologist]

Actually quite envious of this caper and all the TRAIN action.

[UltraWomble]

30 minutes ago, angle said:

We've got our own ULEZ coming in from October, otherwise I'd have been all over djoptix's Berlingo...

Greater Manchester is getting one - which is fucking HUGE as it covers Wigan, Bolton, Bury and Rochdale - Places i'd actually want to go  to in  my car rather than on a train.

[NorthernMonkey]

1 hour ago, djoptix said:

However, I've got an hour to wait and the lure of free electricity and breakfast #2 proved too much to resist, so I am in the palatial* establishment of Wetherspoon's, about to eat like a king*.

Spot on there.

Down, King....that's a good boy, you know you're not allowed on the furniture.

[djoptix]

2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

First class on GA has always been a bit shit compared to other operators.  It's even worse on the new trains - at least the old Mk3 coaches had a bit of an air of luxury to them.

Yes, this is a new one. There doesn't seem to be much difference except that the seats say "First Class" on them.

[3VOM]

Just now, UltraWomble said:

Greater Manchester is getting one - which is fucking HUGE as it covers Wigan, Bolton, Bury and Rochdale - Places i'd actually want to go  to in  my car rather than on a train.

Doesn't cover cars yet, it applies to vans and larger to start with.

[UltraWomble]

3 minutes ago, 3VOM said:

Doesn't cover cars yet, it applies to vans and larger to start with.

YET being the operative word I expect. Give it a year.

[djoptix]

2 hours ago, vaughant said:

Love the megabus, did Cardiff to Aberdeen overnight for £6 I think 😂😂😂. 

Bed as well but it was a bit grim. 

They gave you a lovely croissant and bottle of water as well. 

Genuinely a great way to travel for the cost. 

And you're guaranteed a seat unlike the train. 

Missed this post. I would definitely risk overnight, though I would definitely also bring my own sleeping bag. Who knows what sort of filthy sweaty monkey sex has gone on in there.

[djoptix]

1 minute ago, UltraWomble said:

YET being the operative word I expect. Give it a year.

It strikes me as cuntery in Bristol. Just means that people who drive Teslas (or people who will spunk hundreds of £ a month on some dreadful hybrid crossover shitbox) can do as they please, while people who can't or won't afford that will effectively be penalised. The only reason I need to go into what will be Bristol's ULEZ is going to be work (plumbing) and clearly those costs will just get passed on to the customer.

[anonymous user]

2 minutes ago, djoptix said:

 I would definitely also bring my own sleeping bag. Who knows what sort of filthy sweaty monkey sex has gone on in there.

If it's your sleeping bag, surely you should know

[UltraWomble]

5 minutes ago, djoptix said:

It strikes me as cuntery in Bristol. Just means that people who drive Teslas (or people who will spunk hundreds of £ a month on some dreadful hybrid crossover shitbox) can do as they please, while people who can't or won't afford that will effectively be penalised. The only reason I need to go into what will be Bristol's ULEZ is going to be work (plumbing) and clearly those costs will just get passed on to the customer.

Greater Manc's Clean Air zone is fricking HUGE and also covers a few motorways, which I find concerning. I just hope that they dont include the motorways in this camera'd zone when it goes live.

[djoptix]

31 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

If it's your sleeping bag, surely you should know

I did think as I was writing that sentence that it could be open to misinterpretation

Sadly, nowhere near enough filthy sweaty monkey sex has happened in my sleeping bag - though I suppose that could all change on the Megabus...

[grogee]

39 minutes ago, djoptix said:

It strikes me as cuntery in Bristol. Just means that people who drive Teslas (or people who will spunk hundreds of £ a month on some dreadful hybrid crossover shitbox) can do as they please, while people who can't or won't afford that will effectively be penalised. The only reason I need to go into what will be Bristol's ULEZ is going to be work (plumbing) and clearly those costs will just get passed on to the customer.

Without raising my fists in a 'Brad Pitt in Snatch' style, what's the answer? Brizzle pretty bad for vehicle clag. Agree one size doesn't fit all, but what's a better way to still achieve the results?