Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Dugs and wake up farts, three times in ten minutes and she looks round as if it was someone else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 People talking about their holidays, specifically the weather in this fashion: "Well, Monday it pissed down. Tuesday it pissed down. Wednesday, it pissed down, Thursday it pissed down. Friday it pissed down. Saturday was bright and sunny. Sunday, bright and sunny again" f**k off. It rained right through from Monday to Friday but the weekend was sunny. Is it so fucking difficult to remember without making a list? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Here's the best bit... Paisley (Gilmour St) to Aberdeen off peak return is £73.90. Glasgow Queen St - Aberdeen off peak return is £58... which obviously means that Glasgow to Paisley must be £15.90, right? I've complained to Scotrail about this before and all they give is the excuse of 'with so many combinations it's inevitable that something like will occur'. Tbf though, it's not half as bad as it used to be. Aberdeen to Mt Florida rather than two separate tickets was a favourite to rip folk off. Recent train prices I've encountered Airbles to Hamilton (1 stop, 5 minutes journey time) £2.90 (£2.90 per stop or £2.90 per 5 minutes of travel) Airbles to Glasgow (10 stops, 30 minute journey time) £4.90 (£0.49p per stop or £0.81p per 5 minutes of travel) Airbles to Kilmarnock (22 stops, 1 hour 10 minutes journey time) £7.20 (0.32p per stop or £0.24p per 5 minutes of travel) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The DVLA site to renew your 'tax'.. Simpler. Better. Safer. (according to them). Aye right! 'Cannot connect' on IE or Firefox.. Silly me, It'll be my fault for not applying (giving them the cash) earlier... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Here's the best bit... Paisley (Gilmour St) to Aberdeen off peak return is £73.90. Glasgow Queen St - Aberdeen off peak return is £58... which obviously means that Glasgow to Paisley must be £15.90, right? I've complained to Scotrail about this before and all they give is the excuse of 'with so many combinations it's inevitable that something like will occur'. Tbf though, it's not half as bad as it used to be. Aberdeen to Mt Florida rather than two separate tickets was a favourite to rip folk off. One of the guys at Partick station tipped me off about "staging" long journeys - Glasgow to Dundee, for instance: Glasgow - Dundee £41.70, but Glasgow - Stirling £8.00 Stirling - Perth £8.10 Perth - Dundee £8.30 Total £24.40 Go figure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Whilst on the subject of trains what do you make of this doozy. Falkirk to Preston return on Saturday £67.30 Edinburgh to Preston return on Saturday £38 Falkirk to Edinburgh return on Saturday £9.40 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Mind blown by all this train ticket malarkey. Will be spending a bit of time doing research from now on. Is there a website that calculates this stuff for you automatically? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 One of the guys at Partick station tipped me off about "staging" long journeys - Glasgow to Dundee, for instance: Glasgow - Dundee £41.70, but Glasgow - Stirling £8.00 Stirling - Perth £8.10 Perth - Dundee £8.30 Total £24.40 Go figure. That's why it pays to do these things in advance. Glasgow to Dundee is usually £6.90. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I seen Martin Lewis (the money saving expert) talking on TV about this a couple of weeks ago. I think he worked out something like a 60% saving between Edinburgh and London by staggering the journey via a few different stations/routes whilst only adding about 40 mins extra onto the journey time. Best of it is you don't need to change trains - providing the train calls at all the stages you've bought tickets to you can travel straight through. Pain in the arse to walk about with a stack of tickets like a deck of cards, but if you're travelling on the day you're buying them it works out a fucksight cheaper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 That's why it pays to do these things in advance. Glasgow to Dundee is usually £6.90. Or follow the comprehensive P&B guide on how to dodge the fare completely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Or follow the comprehensive P&B guide on how to dodge the fare completely. I would STRONGLY ADVISE against doing that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 When you can't feel your phone in your pocket, panic for a couple of seconds and then realise that you're actually holding the thing in your hand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gall09 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 When you can't feel your phone in your pocket, panic for a couple of seconds and then realise that you're actually holding the thing in your hand. Do that far too often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Toothache. After an afternoon of tests, examinations and xrays at the dentist, apparently I don't have toothache. I do, however, have stress related muscle pain in my face, eye socket, neck, head and back, most probably due to grinding my teeth and chewing my fingers at work. Being told to de-stress by a dentist. Gives new meaning to the term "face ache" I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Mind blown by all this train ticket malarkey. Will be spending a bit of time doing research from now on. Is there a website that calculates this stuff for you automatically? I don't know about a website but there is a app. It's called Tickety split. No really, it is. It was developed by Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 The DVLA site to renew your 'tax'.. Simpler. Better. Safer. (according to them). Aye right! 'Cannot connect' on IE or Firefox.. Silly me, It'll be my fault for not applying (giving them the cash) earlier... Wasn't just me about to launch the fucking thing.Use our beta site, put in 16 digit code and... No button to move to next page, ok use old site - nope doesn't fucking work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 After an afternoon of tests, examinations and xrays at the dentist, apparently I don't have toothache. I do, however, have stress related muscle pain in my face, eye socket, neck, head and back, most probably due to grinding my teeth and chewing my fingers at work. Being told to de-stress by a dentist. Gives new meaning to the term "face ache" I suppose. I had that when I was a kid. Fucking brutal. Had to wear a mouth guard type thing at night. Still, not had it for 25 years * touch wood *. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I had that when I was a kid. Fucking brutal. Had to wear a mouth guard type thing at night. Still, not had it for 25 years * touch wood *. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 After an afternoon of tests, examinations and xrays at the dentist, apparently I don't have toothache. I do, however, have stress related muscle pain in my face, eye socket, neck, head and back, most probably due to grinding my teeth and chewing my fingers at work. Being told to de-stress by a dentist. Gives new meaning to the term "face ache" I suppose. "Here's my solution to your stress. Stop being stressed". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 When you can't feel your phone in your pocket, panic for a couple of seconds and then realise that you're actually holding the thing in your hand. Even better; spend ages ferreting around for your glasses, only to realise that you've been wearing them the whole time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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