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This is the same issue that's playing out on the masks thread really, at what point should your right to personal freedom be overruled to protect the health of others. Especially with vaccines, as they rely on as many people as possible getting vaccinated to protect those people who genuinely...

Thanks, it just really caught me by surprise because I'm not a particularly anxious person, and I haven't been massively committed to social distancing beyond the minimum when out and about at home.

If this isn't the right place for this then feel free to move/delete. I'm currently at home in Glasgow visiting family for the second time since restrictions have eased. This is the first time, however, that I've seen my grandparents who were (and still are to an extent) shielding. Despite the...

Last time I used one (at Bourne End station) I thought I'd get a bottle of Sprite, gave me a bottle that was 5 months out of date. That was a waste of £1.50

Just a question about old BR signage. I'm at home in Barrhead visiting my family and I've just remembered the old "NEXT TRAIN TO GLASGOW" board. I know Gilmour Street has a similar display in a different format and I'm wondering if these were widespread, and when they started to disappear

Full at seat service isn't massively accurate. BA to my understanding chuck a sandwich and a water at you when you get on then stay in the galley full flight, hardly silver service

They make me brutally unwell at night when there isn't any reference outside the window. Back when I still lived in Glasgow I'd take a pendolino down during the day, but make the point of taking LNER home if it was late. Even now, when I go home to visit family, I try to avoid Avanti, because...

Easy to fit the screens to the shops on a Pendo, and since you take everything off shelves and the staff member doesn't have to handle them (except coffee IIRC) there isn't much chance of physical contact to pass anything on. Why it's different on the Voyagers I'm not sure.

I think it is important to remember that this thread really isn't with public opinion at large. While it's interesting to see a more sceptical vocal minority, while I was out today in glamorous Melton Mowbray, I saw both a very large amount of people shopping, and certainly a lot more wearing...

Controversial here I know, but (in my opinion) Nicola Sturgeon has had a very good pandemic, and has really impressed me. I've never been all that keen on the SNP, and so I usually vote Green back home, as much good as that does me, but I'd be tempted to change. Saying that, where I'm living atm...

Going off my immediate circle of friends (apart from one who is very much in the shoot anyone spotted outside camp, and who I now rarely speak to) the belief seems to be that anything that could stop us ending up back in April (Quite a lot of death each day, don't go outside, don't see anyone...

I don't know, despite a lot of the comments on here (you lot make a very interesting contrast to my Facebook feed, you're the mirror very vocal minority :p) If the railways are anything to go by even if people aren't necessarily thrilled by mandated face coverings, they'll wear one regardless...

I've noticed that the Guardian Online has moved their non-Covid stories to the top of the page, whereas before they were buried at the bottom of all the Covid liveblogs

I've certainly come to realise that I actually despise my tiny studio flat with no outside space, so I'm planning on using my break clause in my tenancy at the end of this month, and moving further out of London for more space. When the lockdown was at the most strict level, I really struggled...

I think of anyone, shielders do actually have justification for feeling slightly on edge. Unlike people in my age group who seem to be more concerned about passing it on to other relatives more than anything else, those on the shielding list are actually at serious personal risk.

To get back on topic though, I've noticed trains are much busier again this weekend, I know someone who commutes in on the Victoria line and she was saying it was standing room only. Still seems to be a lot of compliance with mask rules though, maybe 85%-90% when I've been out and about.

I'm of the belief that because I was in uniform (even for another non Euston TOC) I should be trying to set an example to passengers when I'm in a customer area. I was totally on autopilot when I walked into the station though, habits are hard to form it seems

Ashamed to admit I had a bit of a go at one of the pink vest brigade at Euston station. Pounced on me as I was mid putting my mask on to tell me I should have done it before entering the station, which is fair enough. The reason I lost it a bit is because he had his nose poking out the top of...

There are BTP outside Leicester station, I've been through a fair few times with work the past few days. They don't seem to be doing very much though, except creating a strange atmosphere at the station

The Stansted-Scotland routes are all Glasgow or Edinburgh crewed already anyway, many a Double Stanny shift in the afternoon.