What is hacking you off today?

Billy Bests boot laces · Mar 5, 2023

MattE said:
Price hikes on GreaterAnglia - now over £30 for return to Liv St from Wickford

I presume that's for a 'rush hour' journey, & not a return after 9am?.

Holy Joe · Mar 5, 2023

Billy Bests boot laces said:
I presume that's for a 'rush hour' journey, & not a return after 9am?.

That's a peak time return journey

Billy Bests boot laces · Mar 5, 2023

MattE said:
That's a peak time return journey

Still way OTT in my opinion. Plus i doubt there's many seats still free as Wickford's the 6th station en route.

Holy Joe · Mar 5, 2023

Billy Bests boot laces said:
Still way OTT in my opinion. Plus i doubt there's many seats still free as Wickford's the 6th station en route.

Really depends on the day and time nowadays - Mondays and Fridays trains into Liv St around 7:30 ish are relatively empty at the rear of the train - probably less than a third full. Much busier on way home as there appears to be less trains in the evening peak versus morning peak!

Tue/Wed/Thur are much busier - but still get a seat at the rear

Mad Cyril · Mar 6, 2023

MattE said:
Price hikes on GreaterAnglia - now over £30 for return to Liv St from Wickford

That is outrageous.

£18.30 return from Benfleet to Limehouse for me.

Then again the DLR to Canary Wharf is another £3.80

Holy Joe · Mar 6, 2023

Mad Cyril said:
That is outrageous.

£18.30 return from Benfleet to Limehouse for me.

Then again the DLR to Canary Wharf is another £3.80

Yeah the c2c still reaping the benefits of being the misery line 50 years ago

Mad Cyril · Mar 6, 2023

MattE said:
Yeah the c2c still reaping the benefits of being the misery line 50 years ago

It's getting steadily worse again.

The metro coaches are a complete **** take.

Benfleet A1 · Mar 6, 2023

No good dirty Copart car transporter has just done my wing mirror. ****er didn't even stop.

Mad Cyril · Mar 6, 2023

A can of Monster Ultra Watermelon developed a puncture in my rucksack and it is soaking wet and sticky.

Luckily my laptop and iPad were on my desk otherwise I would be really upset.

My spare Mac book charger may well be irrecoverably drenched which is about £80 to replace.

Southminster Shrimper · Mar 6, 2023

Mad Cyril said:
A can of Monster Ultra Watermelon developed a puncture in my rucksack and it is soaking wet and sticky.

Luckily my laptop and iPad were on my desk otherwise I would be really upset.

My spare Mac book charger may well be irrecoverably drenched which is about £80 to replace.

At least it smells nice

Sandbach Shrimper · Mar 6, 2023

RHB said:
Isabel Oakeshott - She's so far up her own arse it's incredible that she gets employed.

You're more hacked off by her than by Matt Hancock and the things she's exposed?

pottster · Mar 6, 2023

Sandbach Shrimper said:
You're more hacked off by her than by Matt Hancock and the things she's exposed?

The media are rounding on her for exposing Hancock. Which I find strange. Saw the Cathy Newman interview for times TV and it was the strangest thing ever, she was giving her a hard time for leaking the texts. Not about the information in them. Other journalists do not like her it seems.

RHB · Mar 6, 2023

Sandbach Shrimper said:
You're more hacked off by her than by Matt Hancock and the things she's exposed?

It was a close call, but looking at her previous she won by a short head. Professional integrity is not something she worships.

The Original Tribal Chief · Mar 6, 2023

RHB said:
It was a close call, but looking at her previous she won by a short head. Professional integrity is not something she worships.

Professional Integrity versus driving the entire nation into misery and economic collapse? Yeah, close call.

RHB · Mar 6, 2023

Tribal Chief said:
Professional Integrity versus driving the entire nation into misery and economic collapse? Yeah, close call.

No one man did that. It's my 'what's hacking me off', go get your own.

Mad Cyril · Mar 6, 2023

Just about to start my speed awareness course

Cricko · Mar 6, 2023

Mad Cyril said:
Just about to start my speed awareness course

Great fun , mine lasted about 45 mins instead of two hours in Basildon as the guy doing it got bored and just sent us all home. Nearlly all had got caught in the same 20mph along the seafront.

Mad Cyril · Mar 6, 2023

Cricko said:
Great fun , mine lasted about 45 mins instead of two hours in Basildon as the guy doing it got bored and just sent us all home. Nearlly all had got caught in the same 20mph along the seafront.

Mine is online.

Although the instructor is literally phoning it in I don't think he will be figuratively phoning it in.

The Original Tribal Chief · Mar 6, 2023

Mad Cyril said:
Mine is online.

Although the instructor is literally phoning it in I don't thinks he will be figuratively phoning it in.

I had to do one of these in Chelmsford in 2011, just before I moved out to the US. It was a Tuesday night and Blues were at home so I was trying to follow on my phone tactfully. We scored late and I just said **** it and started celebrating. I think there were a couple of us in that class as I wasn't the only one.