tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post7196936040775139670..comments2024-03-28T21:45:44.887+00:00Comments on Going Gently: A Wild West TrainJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7612511592666254682014-04-25T20:17:06.525+00:002014-04-25T20:17:06.525+00:00Me too. There were only chip shops and tattoo shop...Me too. There were only chip shops and tattoo shops! <br />I was on a diet. I now have a strawberry on my thigh. I'm not sure why. My mother is still waiting for it to wash off. Frugal in Buckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637007004041752433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47254957575714296862014-04-25T11:50:51.469+00:002014-04-25T11:50:51.469+00:00I love traveling by train, but I hate loud, rude, ...I love traveling by train, but I hate loud, rude, drunks. I prefer sleeping drunks and people who have forgotten their cell phones.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26286390502663937262014-04-25T10:04:30.156+00:002014-04-25T10:04:30.156+00:00Welcome aboard magsWelcome aboard magsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8604217491137979422014-04-25T10:03:50.330+00:002014-04-25T10:03:50.330+00:00Some good points there solSome good points there solJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50589795354600609262014-04-25T09:46:37.056+00:002014-04-25T09:46:37.056+00:002 sides to this They were drunk on the train and n...2 sides to this They were drunk on the train and not drunk driving. The other side it makes the whole journey awful. <br /><br />I used to use the train, but after an unsavoury trip that meant I had to get off at Bristol Temple Meads and on to a train that was packed. I then lost my reserved seat due to the other train having problems. <br /><br />I found myself sat on my suitcase in the alley where you board and yobs got on. Due to it being the beginning of school hols all the uni students were sitting on their cases in the carriage aisles. I was stuck and couldn't go forward or back and was stuck where I was with awful drunk men. Even if I had shouted no one would have been able to get to me. <br /><br />How in the world are they ever allowed to let so many people board a train. if it was a bus the police would have pulled them over. Plus do they really need to serve alcohol on a train (or petrol stations for that matter? who the hell allowed that?)<br /><br />A very scary 2.5 hours, spent with lechy men. We don't let my mum use the train any more. if that happened to her she would panic. And the cost of the ticket.... OMG<br /><br />moving on. If I have matching socks I wear them, if not whats the problem as long as they are clean. The sock (Bermuda) triangle is in full force in this house...<br /><br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43600639251968789452014-04-25T08:39:16.993+00:002014-04-25T08:39:16.993+00:00Perhaps you should enrol at the university as a ma...Perhaps you should enrol at the university as a mature student and take a short course in "Male Grooming"...err, I mean hair and attire - not the other sort of grooming!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76264971838107692872014-04-25T08:32:04.834+00:002014-04-25T08:32:04.834+00:00Most academics I know are desperate for a break fr...Most academics I know are desperate for a break from the tedium of marking, admin etc and they'd jump at the chance to check out their colleague's partner for a few minutes. I hope they enjoyed the requisite level of scruffiness, odd socks, food stains etc. Mind you, some academics are much scruffier than you could ever achieve.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66518772871451889422014-04-25T08:05:06.535+00:002014-04-25T08:05:06.535+00:00Been reading your blog for ages John but couldn...Been reading your blog for ages John but couldn't figure out how to comment.<br />Now that I have...... can't think of anything to say!!Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679496788423992713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56171753290022002882014-04-25T07:37:26.589+00:002014-04-25T07:37:26.589+00:00Ah that's where defence collapses my man, I ha...Ah that's where defence collapses my man, I have indeed met you....case dismissed.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77939116204652169802014-04-25T07:28:11.058+00:002014-04-25T07:28:11.058+00:00I suspect you charmed them all.....it is the man n...I suspect you charmed them all.....it is the man not the schmutter that matters....libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31369115237499480572014-04-25T07:03:14.182+00:002014-04-25T07:03:14.182+00:00I've no doubt that wherever you go the decorum...I've no doubt that wherever you go the decorum that you manifest shames all around you.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20664512137976877022014-04-25T06:52:47.330+00:002014-04-25T06:52:47.330+00:00please please let us all start a campain no drink...please please let us all start a campain no drinking booze on trains your ride was heart felt us oap do not travel because of this. <br />Did chris need his office cleaning OR did he just whant to show you off ???suzypoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031937863348403672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63490969623421521642014-04-25T03:36:53.034+00:002014-04-25T03:36:53.034+00:00Eons ago, in the days when I would regularly drive...Eons ago, in the days when I would regularly drive between the UK and France, I would take the ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe. It was amazing to see how many would go directly to the bar, then drink for the rest of the 4 hour journey. And all this at 6am in the morning!!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42106687318189095712014-04-24T23:43:03.188+00:002014-04-24T23:43:03.188+00:00I had to "embiggen" your picture to see ...I had to "embiggen" your picture to see the seat was not a headless mannequin. Would have been fitting, no?Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8783962791316634882014-04-24T23:04:08.924+00:002014-04-24T23:04:08.924+00:00Hahaha. Good on you helping him move office, John....Hahaha. Good on you helping him move office, John. Sorry to hear the trains are so unsavory to ride on. I would be afraid to ride them.<br />Have a wonderful Friday, John. ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53084350490205321342014-04-24T22:40:10.918+00:002014-04-24T22:40:10.918+00:00Your description of soused tourists matches to a T...Your description of soused tourists matches to a T the stereotype the French hold of holidaying "rosbifs" who cross the channel for a weekend or more. Didn't really know what they were talking about until I went to the Formula 1 time trials at Le Mans. Innnnnteresting....Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65351354484900503442014-04-24T22:39:12.810+00:002014-04-24T22:39:12.810+00:00I'm notI'm notJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32585935630653734642014-04-24T22:36:59.140+00:002014-04-24T22:36:59.140+00:00I hope you are exaggerating a tiny bit about your ...I hope you are exaggerating a tiny bit about your fellow passengers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88239232441824518502014-04-24T22:35:43.144+00:002014-04-24T22:35:43.144+00:00xxxxJan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39413433870542307102014-04-24T22:35:03.551+00:002014-04-24T22:35:03.551+00:00Nite jan xxxNite jan xxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6625503635907813922014-04-24T22:33:08.380+00:002014-04-24T22:33:08.380+00:00Enough of this frivolity, time to take the dogs o...Enough of this frivolity, time to take the dogs out, after I've woken them up and take them to bed!Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28872886143347797702014-04-24T22:30:35.845+00:002014-04-24T22:30:35.845+00:00And odd socks xxxAnd odd socks xxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14800417795827037992014-04-24T22:26:52.445+00:002014-04-24T22:26:52.445+00:00Nope, just wearing jeans!Nope, just wearing jeans!Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89916037304370183612014-04-24T22:25:19.229+00:002014-04-24T22:25:19.229+00:00I hope you had a clean pinny on!I hope you had a clean pinny on!MaryJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984014391338253732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37130909061409147782014-04-24T22:24:25.613+00:002014-04-24T22:24:25.613+00:00I agree. Bonne nuit (my French is getting better)...I agree. Bonne nuit (my French is getting better)xJan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665124844297422315noreply@blogger.com