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Cheshire Day Ranger 23/02/13 Report
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What was she laughing at?
No offence, but I think it was the possibility of a ticket gallery actually existing! Or somebody's chagrin at Sainsbury's unethical Meal Deals, I don't know...
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It's tempting, but I'm not sure what I'd say haha. Emotional traumatisation?
I've just written one of my own letters, so I had a think about it... and um... yeah. I couldn't decide what to say. They'd inevitably want to know what he said... and I couldn't bring myself to say it!
Yes I was sitting next to you, it was quite funny because she obviously found it funny for some reason and she couldn't hide her laughing
Hahaha, well, yes. It was me you and her in the bay, I remember, but I can't remember who the fourth person was.
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Morning all
I just want to apologise for my not being able to make it for this - I'd got a phone call on the morning of this that meant that I was needed elsewhere.
That explains my failed attempts at trying in various ways to get hold of you! We came to the conclusion you hadn't bothered getting up or had taken the huff about Tuesday
Sitting with Paul I seem to have missed this - what did he say?
I wondered how long until someone asked this! I'll PM you
She's clearly jealous of the ticket gallery, probably wants to get involved herself.
Perhaps he heard me say "Somebody is not in a hurry" and then ainsworth said "Oh look the signal is off now" and wanted to get his own back.
Anyway, I saw the surly b*****d who wouldn't sell me the ticket again today. Good job I burst out laughing instead of saying something 'abusive' to him.
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Paul! Noooo! We all felt so guilty... but I didn't want to bring this up again!
SORRY 
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Anyway, I saw the surly b*****d who wouldn't sell me the ticket again today. Good job I burst out laughing instead of saying something 'abusive' to him.
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Paul! Noooo! We all felt so guilty... but I didn't want to bring this up again!
SORRY
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Paul! Noooo! We all felt so guilty... but I didn't want to bring this up again!
SORRY
Being ever the eternal optimist, my next musical rendition from the days of wartime would have been the Vera Lynn classic..."We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when"
I had the company of oddiesjack and his stalwart support to sustain me in my hour of need....well, at least until the next London Midland train arrived, to ensure that we were all one happy band again...
Paul! Noooo! We all felt so guilty... but I didn't want to bring this up again!
SORRY
And so you should :P
Being ever the eternal optimist, my next musical rendition from the days of wartime would have been the Vera Lynn classic..."We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when"
I had the company of oddiesjack and his stalwart support to sustain me in my hour of need....well, at least until the next London Midland train arrived, to ensure that we were all one happy band again...
"We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when" - I guess that the unfortunate thing was that turned out to be Crewe railway station for most of the group...that said, that was a bit close run too!
High Dyke
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That would be a sight to see. The confused look on FCC punters faces more used to a smiley face 365 turning up... Sounds like you all had a great day out... I had to suffer the indignity of a 142 both ways from Manc City Centre - Airport recently. Still it was a non-stopper so didn't last long.Knebworth.... will I have to ask yorkie if this is a permitted routing between Manchester and Chester, especially when one holds a Cheshire Day Ranger..
Of course, you really meant to say Knutsford....
And so you should :P
"We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when" - I guess that the unfortunate thing was that turned out to be Crewe railway station for most of the group...that said, that was a bit close run too!
Not recommended as a reunion venue of any kind.
And we were very nearly only 5 of us on that second 350! Thankfully, Paul would have been waving from the inside this time!
Yes, sorry to Paul and oddiesjack for leaving you behind! It was assumed you weren't aiming for that train too. Those of us who did make it to Crewe with 45 Min to spare, on our hunt to find Sainsbugs ended up in a little cafe instead where many of us enjoyed a second breakfast. Debating one's entitlement to the so-called Student Special (Breakfast Roll and Tea/Coffee for £1.99) was most amusing.
Or indeed first breakfast for some of us!
I can indeed confirm the existence of a Sainsburys in Crewe - which used to be a KwikSave. I had my suspicions about that being it when we were there, but since its basically down a back street I didn't press them. I haven't been in it since it actually was a KiwkSave! The tag on the satellite images is also not quite in the right place...
There's also an absolutely massive Tesco right near where the APT is parked - and an Aldi and M & S food on the retail park you can see as you approach the station from the North on the Manchester branch... not that there would have been time to walk there, but I would have chosen the ALDI
Lewisham2221
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I can indeed confirm the existence of a Sainsburys in Crewe - which used to be a KwikSave. I had my suspicions about that being it when we were there, but since its basically down a back street I didn't press them. I haven't been in it since it actually was a KiwkSave! The tag on the satellite images is also not quite in the right place...
There's also an absolutely massive Tesco right near where the APT is parked - and an Aldi and M & S food on the retail park you can see as you approach the station from the North on the Manchester branch... not that there would have been time to walk there, but I would have chosen the ALDI
Sainsbury's - left out of the station, across two sets if traffic lights then turn right at the third set (Eddleston Road) complete with old fashioned roadsign for the Town Centre. Believe it or not, that "backstreet" is the main bus route in and out of the town centre. Strikes me as an odd Sainsbury's every time I drive past, the Kwik Save thing explains why! If you turn right out of the station, there's also a Tesco Express, literally around the corner, next to/behind the hotel.
Xenophon PCDGS
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Indeed, many intrepid railway enthusiasts over the years have noted the rather large amount of walking time in-between the bus station and the railway station in Crewe....
Indeed, many intrepid railway enthusiasts over the years have noted the rather large amount of walking time in-between the bus station and the railway station in Crewe....
Crewe: the most inconvenient town in the country!
Statto
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Going back to the day, just remembered the poster on the Northern Rail 150 on the Mid Cheshire Line service which had a dig at The TrainLine.
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Much easier to get the bus even though it might cost a couple of £££s rather than hiking it. Arriva used to have a local service that started/terminated at Crewe station although it wasn't a dedicated bus service to the rail station.
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Indeed, many intrepid railway enthusiasts over the years have noted the rather large amount of walking time in-between the bus station and the railway station in Crewe....
Much easier to get the bus even though it might cost a couple of £££s rather than hiking it. Arriva used to have a local service that started/terminated at Crewe station although it wasn't a dedicated bus service to the rail station.
Going back to the day, just remembered the poster on the Northern Rail 150 on the Mid Cheshire Line service which had a dig at The TrainLine.
I think I have seen it elsewhere since
Would it be this campaign?
Searle
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Yup, that was it. Remember having a good laugh at it
If it challenges people's misconceptions that TheTrainLine is the place to get the cheapest tickets, that can only be a good thing. It is a little... direct though isn't it!
Reminds me of the tabloids that make a fuss of them being 10p cheaper than the Daily Fail.
What is not good about this push by Northern to promote their website is when what is effectively advertising obscures departures information!
Reminds me of the tabloids that make a fuss of them being 10p cheaper than the Daily Fail.
What is not good about this push by Northern to promote their website is when what is effectively advertising obscures departures information!
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