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Ah I still remember attending a meeting (years ago now) right next to Manchester Piccadilly station which gave directions by car from 4 different directions but failed to mention the massive train (& tram) station a few hundred metres away
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Ah I still remember attending a meeting (years ago now) right next to Manchester Piccadilly station which gave directions by car from 4 different directions but failed to mention the massive train (& tram) station a few hundred metres away
Ah yes I remember that train shed
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ah yes I remember that train shed
Bothering in a kind of repetitive irritating way
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bothering in a kind of repetitive irritating way
BUT WHERE ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP MY CHEST FREEZER IF I CAN'T PUT IT ON THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE MY HOUSE???
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
BUT WHERE ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP MY CHEST FREEZER IF I CAN'T PUT IT ON THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE MY HOUSE???
Cut out the middleman, just burn some banknotes
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Cut out the middleman, just burn some banknotes
Haha not even a handful mostly 2!
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Haha not even a handful mostly 2!
Definitely not someone trying to ramraid the charity shop??
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Definitely not someone trying to ramraid the charity shop??
By using them less & only in situations where other travel modes really won't do?
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
By using them less & only in situations where other travel modes really won't do?
I don't want to do a thing the way things exactly are at the moment, so nobody else should be allowed to, even if the situation was changed making that thing a lot more pleasant
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I don't want to do a thing the way things exactly are at the moment, so nobody else should be allowed to, even if the situation was changed making that thing a lot more pleasant
Then we discovered the pirelli calendar in the garage & tyre workshop & they then had to call ahead to the sand & gravel pit & sawmill. The sand & gravel pit missed a few. When we asked why they didn't have any in the sawmill they said they didn't allow them 🙌
October 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Then we discovered the pirelli calendar in the garage & tyre workshop & they then had to call ahead to the sand & gravel pit & sawmill. The sand & gravel pit missed a few. When we asked why they didn't have any in the sawmill they said they didn't allow them 🙌
The bank which is now a nice deli & cafe
October 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The bank which is now a nice deli & cafe
the signal box where they invited us to change one of the further away signals (v heavy pulling an actual piece of wire for over a mile)
October 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
the signal box where they invited us to change one of the further away signals (v heavy pulling an actual piece of wire for over a mile)
I think my series of primary school workplace visits: the mostly by then digitized telephone exchange where one woman sat doing word searches in case anyone wanted to make an international call
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I think my series of primary school workplace visits: the mostly by then digitized telephone exchange where one woman sat doing word searches in case anyone wanted to make an international call
Tho delay repay helps reduce the cost lol.
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Tho delay repay helps reduce the cost lol.
Oh I know. Take the risk on your return time & have to get a normal single & it's MORE expensive than just getting a return. For longer journeys for 2 of us it's now cheaper to pay car hire + petrol, which we used to do but now decided we're paying to not have to drive.
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Oh I know. Take the risk on your return time & have to get a normal single & it's MORE expensive than just getting a return. For longer journeys for 2 of us it's now cheaper to pay car hire + petrol, which we used to do but now decided we're paying to not have to drive.
Hmm there is currently a £2.50 advance single for tomorrow getting into Manchester at 9.18, but they're mostly £4.50/ £5.20
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hmm there is currently a £2.50 advance single for tomorrow getting into Manchester at 9.18, but they're mostly £4.50/ £5.20
😱 it's a lot more than that now! £8.70 peak return, £7.30 off peak (without Railcard discounts)
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
😱 it's a lot more than that now! £8.70 peak return, £7.30 off peak (without Railcard discounts)
I think I'm already used to paying that kind of fare??
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I think I'm already used to paying that kind of fare??
Use this one simple trick to defeat 15 minute city lunacy! walk for 20 mins
September 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Use this one simple trick to defeat 15 minute city lunacy! walk for 20 mins
Yeah a major issue I have is with 20mph residential streets nearby being really unpleasant ratruns with so many cars parked on both sides making them single lane with few gaps & drivers just refuse to wait in the gaps so it's a game of chicken where they then swear at me for not just vapourising
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Yeah a major issue I have is with 20mph residential streets nearby being really unpleasant ratruns with so many cars parked on both sides making them single lane with few gaps & drivers just refuse to wait in the gaps so it's a game of chicken where they then swear at me for not just vapourising
Pitch black by 4 round here! But yes, am I supposed to stop all my evening activities & cut down my work hours every winter?
September 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Pitch black by 4 round here! But yes, am I supposed to stop all my evening activities & cut down my work hours every winter?
Or not useful because there's nothing to map except a small overgrown segment of old railway line/ riverside path/ park that's completely unconnected to anything else
August 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Or not useful because there's nothing to map except a small overgrown segment of old railway line/ riverside path/ park that's completely unconnected to anything else