grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Sitrep: woke up too early. Haven't done my Wordle yet. No breakfast, not even tea. Mission: get Mrs Grogee some wheels. Destination: the grim north. Conveyance: Ford Puma followed by a variety of railway locomotives. PC: 0. Cavcraft, 320touring, Coprolalia and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Good luck! grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Breakfast: of champions. Nutritional content: zero. Marmite for main, marmalade for pudding. Fresh coffee, none of that instant muck. PC: still 0. GrumpiusMaximus, privatewire, Coprolalia and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Good luck ! I hope it all goes well. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 A scan of the Force Ale points to the best option being a floppytop Renner Megan; brave choice, sir. 🤣 grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Why couldn't I do a witty KarLek ShunThread 😕 ☕✔️ PC. Nil ...... ah well Bon Chance 😉 grogee and privatewire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 PC: one. Now at the first station. I fear for the efficacy of my mode of transport; there are 2 changes on this journey. With each change comes an extra risk of Network Derail Fail. My Train line app is full of warnings and disclaimers about industrial action and works. Fucking Tories. Cavcraft, De Selby, Marina door handles and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluffy Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 How far North are you headed, remind me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I'm liking the Megane idea - so Staffordshire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Cluffy said: How far North are you headed, remind me? It's a secret. I'm on the first train. Pretty sure it's half-size judging by the crowding. Cross Country fuckers. Everything in this country is Always Broken. I accidentally sat down in first class but hopefully the guard won't bother doing a ticket sweep seeing as there's so many people standing. On the plus side I'm enjoying the novelty of 5G. I hope I have enough connectivity to listen to the Headingley test match day 3. Shite Ron, GrumpiusMaximus, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 50 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Renner Megan 4 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: Megane Nope. It is European though. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Hmmm - care to narrow it down North, South, East or West Europe (I'm guessing not South as that'd be a Fiat). Could be an Alfa though.... grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 I very much suspect we are going to lose this one (again) but it will be a narrow margin (again). Getting Smith out for 2 has got everyone excited but England is a team held together with sellotape and string. Wood is excellent - super fast, but you can almost see the life force being sucked out of him from every ball. Fragile. Ben Stokes, again a world class player, is limping and hobbling all over the place, surviving on a diet of skill and painkillers. I do think, if I was Jonny Bairstow, I would be handing the gloves over to Woakes for the next two matches. He's arguably lost the first two with really poor keeping. I like the guy and he's great with the bat but we need a catcher behind the stumps. N Dentressangle, Jenson Velcro and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 26 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: Hmmm - care to narrow it down North, South, East or West Europe (I'm guessing not South as that'd be a Fiat). Could be an Alfa though.... Crayoned in the North, but nailed together in the South I'm guessing. I just totally thought I'd missed my stop on the train, deep in a reverie and listening to TMS. I needn't have worried as the over-full train is late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Next train. I thought about stopping for a wee in New Street but then changed my mind as my 15 minute changeover time had been reduced to 3 minutes. Another Cross Country shitbox; this time I'm correctly in cattle class. I'd like a coffee but I reckon it's not worth the hassle of finding the buffet car. Cavcraft, privatewire, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Any hen parties? I don't seem able to travel on trains at weekends without being in the same carriage as a hen party. grogee, eddyramrod and PicantoJon 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Any hen parties? I don't seem able to travel on trains at weekends without being in the same carriage as a hen party. I wish! Nope. Old ladies aplenty. Too much perfume. It struck me that a July Collection Thread has become a Thing; here is my thread from last year when I went to Sunderland to get an old Saab. Shite Ron, somewhatfoolish and CaptainBoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 N Dentressangle and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Any hen parties? I don't seem able to travel on trains at weekends without being in the same carriage as a hen party. Somehow that happens to me too. Also, I've been known to get stags, usually on the return journey; having my conspicuous walker makes them treat me with a degree of respect, which is nice. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Chodspeed, hope there's no further delays grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 I've gone rogue and jumped on the wrong train to Notts. My original one is stuck behind a slow train and is delayed. My hunch is that it will continue to be stuck behind it so I've jumped on one 10 mins later, but only because it's on the adjacent platform and it's actually arrived unlike Slowcoach 10.50. Pretty sure this one is direct too, unlike the stopper service I was due on. However I've just realised why my train carriage is so empty - the air con is broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 MASSIVE GENERALISATION ALERT What is the correlation between sleeveless t-shirt wearer/vest wearer and racist? Cavcraft, N Dentressangle and Cluffy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, grogee said: I do think, if I was Jonny Bairstow, I would be handing the gloves over to Woakes for the next two matches. He's arguably lost the first two with really poor keeping. I like the guy and he's great with the bat but we need a catcher behind the stumps. . I'm guessing you meant Foakes, but I agree that Woakes couldn't do any worse (although we may miss his bowling!). Jenson Velcro and grogee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Selby Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, grogee said: MASSIVE GENERALISATION ALERT What is the correlation between sleeveless t-shirt wearer/vest wearer and racist? There's a close correlation between sleeveless t-shirts and Australian football players, not sure if that helps grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, grogee said: On the plus side I'm enjoying the novelty of 5G. I hope I have enough connectivity to listen to the Headingley test match day 3 You're not missing owt, rain delayed start and early lunch. Hoping to start at 1310, hope your new chod has modern connectivity, DAB or LW for the return journey home. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, De Selby said: There's a close correlation between sleeveless t-shirts and Australian football players, not sure if that helps I was going to suggest English Football Fan but this one ^^ is much better (anybody else know these as 'wife beater T shirts'?) grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: (anybody else know these as 'wife beater T shirts'?) Have heard the term, think it's from the USA. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Drink "Wife Beater" (Stella Artois) whilst wearing your "Wife Beater" vest I thought was very British. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said: Drink "Wife Beater" (Stella Artois) whilst wearing your "Wife Beater" vest I thought was very British. From Wiki: Quote The term wife-beater reportedly became synonymous for an undershirt after a 1947 criminal case where a Detroit man was arrested for beating his wife to death, and newspapers printed a photo of the "wife beater" wearing a stained undershirt. Jerzy Woking and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Quick tip for those using London Northwestern / WM trains - they've done away with First class tickets so anyone can now sit in 1st class for a free Air of superiority.... Jerzy Woking, grogee and chaseracer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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