Almost there!
Apr. 29th, 2006 02:57 pmHad a massive panic in Brum when I heard the answer machine for the garage say they shut at 5 on Saturday's. The troops have been scrambled and Sis is on her way to pick me up etc. However we now know they shut at 6. Thank goodness for mobile phone, e-mail and the internet. I would have been stuffed today without them. And thank goodness for lovely sisters!
BTW its amazing how the landscape has changed suddenly into hills and northern style houses!
BTW its amazing how the landscape has changed suddenly into hills and northern style houses!
I am blinking impressed by my level of organization under pressure and also by the magic of technology.
I got the phonecall at 9.52 and bought my ticket at Haslemere station at 10.50.
Given my level of panic and frantic phone calls, and not knowing a single train time apart from that one to Sheffield arrived around 12 noon, I have done pretty well. I really hope I haven't forgotten anything although right now I wish I had remembered my travel sickness tablets but I will survive ....I have only eaten yet another apple today so far and drunk water not apple juice! I did have to run back for some PJ's though!
This train is rather cool. I mean I have huge amounts of leg room...more than any plane I have ever been on. I find the lack of a seatbelt weird lol but its well cool coz I have my own private power socket so I can listen to music on my phone and surf and play games all the way with free power! :D I did remember to throw in a book and my uni book too. Unfortunately I never thought to throw in my xda headphones or my stereo phone ones, but I have an earpiece which does the job and I can beam any other music across from my xda if I want to. How cool is technology?? I am well impressed. My xda has made things soooooo much easier to check times, phone numbers etc. en route.
The last train I went long distance on was first class on Eurostar about 8 years ago, pre that it would have been the old 125 for a job interview in London in 1992. So this is all rather novel! I just need to chill out, calm down a tad and enjoy the views whizzing by!
I am most bemused at this all happening! Most bemused....but boy how exciting!
I got the phonecall at 9.52 and bought my ticket at Haslemere station at 10.50.
Given my level of panic and frantic phone calls, and not knowing a single train time apart from that one to Sheffield arrived around 12 noon, I have done pretty well. I really hope I haven't forgotten anything although right now I wish I had remembered my travel sickness tablets but I will survive ....I have only eaten yet another apple today so far and drunk water not apple juice! I did have to run back for some PJ's though!
This train is rather cool. I mean I have huge amounts of leg room...more than any plane I have ever been on. I find the lack of a seatbelt weird lol but its well cool coz I have my own private power socket so I can listen to music on my phone and surf and play games all the way with free power! :D I did remember to throw in a book and my uni book too. Unfortunately I never thought to throw in my xda headphones or my stereo phone ones, but I have an earpiece which does the job and I can beam any other music across from my xda if I want to. How cool is technology?? I am well impressed. My xda has made things soooooo much easier to check times, phone numbers etc. en route.
The last train I went long distance on was first class on Eurostar about 8 years ago, pre that it would have been the old 125 for a job interview in London in 1992. So this is all rather novel! I just need to chill out, calm down a tad and enjoy the views whizzing by!
I am most bemused at this all happening! Most bemused....but boy how exciting!
More weebls and random bits!
Apr. 15th, 2006 08:07 pmI have been exploring the weebls-stuff and here are a few more links!!
A special Easter Egg one for you!!
Magical Trevor
Magical Trevor 2
This reminded me of our adventures yesterday - Flutterby
I found the Poo and Wee song too....who the heck invented that??!!
Oh and on a more random note, I have discovered there is a DIRECT train from Guildford to Sheffield that takes about 2 hours!! YAY!!! That is going to make life soooooo much easier for me than trekking across London :)
Yay for Virgin Trains.
Oh and I lied yesterday...I lay in bed last night and I reckon I may actually have done as many as 10 train journeys in the last 14 years!!
A special Easter Egg one for you!!
Magical Trevor
Magical Trevor 2
This reminded me of our adventures yesterday - Flutterby
I found the Poo and Wee song too....who the heck invented that??!!
Oh and on a more random note, I have discovered there is a DIRECT train from Guildford to Sheffield that takes about 2 hours!! YAY!!! That is going to make life soooooo much easier for me than trekking across London :)
Yay for Virgin Trains.
Oh and I lied yesterday...I lay in bed last night and I reckon I may actually have done as many as 10 train journeys in the last 14 years!!