The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

@ColinJ it was only a suggestion to try and help. None of the tickets I found on Trainsplit were Advance purchase. Trams run every 12 minutes and there approximately four trains an hour from Piccadilly to Victoria.

 

[gavroche]

I need to go to London in 2023 to renew my passport, so can I book my train ticket now to get it cheaper?
I only go there once every 10 years as I can't stand the place.

 

[classic33]

I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes

Bill them for your wasted time.

 

[classic33]

Hello and , there’s not much talk of time trials here. Apart from my current avatar that is. We do get regular UK earthquake reports though

You mean like...
Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake -
17 km south of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thursday, 5 August 2021 at 14:27 (GMT)

 

[Dirk]

I've only ever done one time trial and that was 4 years ago - did 29:50 over the 10 miles.
Went to the pub on the way home to recover.

 

[numbnuts]

I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes I hate Hermes

I hate Hermes even more now

 

[Mo1959]

I hate Hermes even more now

Do you not get an email with the time the parcel is due?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Thought I should have a five minute break and check you're all behaving well. Seems OK at the moment.

Five days ago the energy company gave us smart meters and yet another electronic gizmo to sit on the windowsill.

They promised it would help us save money. Yeah!!! Rock on Tommy. We've saved a fortune so far............not a single unit of gas or electric consumed in five days........that's what the gizmo says.

Ah the weasel words of marketing asterisks*** They "save" you money by making you aware of the energy that you are using. What they potentially could, but don't do is allow you to switch to the cheapest suppliers " on the fly"
It's total tosh anyway. The " Energy Companies " that you contract to are simply billing companies, they don't own power stations or distribution networks. The generating companies generate the electricity ( or import it ) then send it over the National Grid which owns the transmission network to your home.

 

[numbnuts]

Do you not get an email with the time the parcel is due?

Yes, but on Saturday van pulls up out side, driver sorting out parcels, then drives away, on web site "out for delivery", but nothing came today either and still "out for delivery" ..........maybe tomorrow

 

[BoldonLad]

Yes, but on Saturday van pulls up out side, driver sorting out parcels, then drives away, on web site "out for delivery", but nothing came today either and still "out for delivery" ..........maybe tomorrow

I am an avid "online shopper", so, receive lots of deliveries, from different Couriers. I have generally found Hermes reliable, but... they did lose one of my deliveries. The "symptoms" were pretty much as you describe, ie, parcel status went to "out for delivery", then, stayed that way for several days, with nothing arriving. If I were you, I would be contacting sender to say your item has not been delivered, and, put the onus on them to kick Hermes, they are, after all, Hermes' Customer.

Good luck

 

[ColinJ]

@ColinJ it was only a suggestion to try and help. None of the tickets I found on Trainsplit were Advance purchase. Trams run every 12 minutes and there approximately four trains an hour from Piccadilly to Victoria.

Sorry, Paul - I obviously came across as ungrateful... Thanks for your help!

I've just had a look at Trainsplit and it looks a lot better than the site I tried years ago.

It gives the option to select flexible tickets only so that does away with the Advance tickets objection. It also allows limiting the number of changes so the passenger does not have to swap trains more than otherwise necessary.

It also warns about the catch that caught me out on one split ticket journey a long time ago. The guard on the train back from Manchester told me that I didn't have a valid ticket from Manchester to Hebden Bridge. I had one from Manchester to Littleborough and another from Littleborough to Hebden Bridge. The problem was that the train I had boarded did not stop at Littleborough and that was against the t&c for my tickets. He let me off with a warning that time, but said I could have been made to buy a full price single ticket from Manchester to Hebden Bridge.

Trainsplit is finding a combination of tickets that saves an extra £4.16 on the journey via Leeds. It seems to be doing that by splitting at Bristol Parkway (it warns that the flexibility only extends to trains which stop there).

So... Trainsplit = very handy; UK rail system which creates companies like that = crazy!

 

[Mo1959]

Am I first?

Little walk done. Bit fresher with bits of low lying mist here and there and a slight autumnal feel.

The cows looked content munching away and a deer was wondering what I was doing pointing a funny shaped object in his/her direction too.

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought I'd come into the Retirement Room, after all I am Retired, and got a bit scared at the mention of Time Trials. I guess there's room for me as well though, and you won't mind if I just amble along.

Everyone here just ambles....very slowly

 

[welsh dragon]

Welcome 👍 they’re an eccentric bunch on here, and good hearted. I’m probably the only sensible one on here 😉

You wish

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Am I first?

Little walk done. Bit fresher with bits of low lying mist here and there and a slight autumnal feel.

The cows looked content munching away and a deer was wondering what I was doing pointing a funny shaped object in his/her direction too.


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Looks a super morning 😍