Thursday, January 19, 2012

Still suck you know

As you may or may not have noticed I have been a little quite on my ranting about Southeastern.
Its not that they have finally pulled their fingers out and are providing a decent service. Hell has not frozen over there are no flying pigs so that hasn't happened.
I have changed jobs which means I don't have to commute everyday.
Yesterday I did commute though and was quickly reminded why I set this blog up.

Travelling from Ashford to London Bridge now costs an amazing £49.30 return fu**ing hell I just want to sit in a seat not buy the whole thing. There are adverts for taking you car on the Eurostar to Calais for £45 that's a car and possibly 5 people in it going under the channel. I am thinking of getting 4 people together and hiring a limo to take me to work it would be cheaper.

The train got me into work no problem it was the getting home that was fun.
I got into London Bridge that was a little bit more packed than usual to see my train has changed platforms. Alarm bells started to ring. Don't panic count to 10 I told myself.
Standing on the platform looking at the board with my train on it due to arrive in the next 2 minutes my phone rings and its my good mate Andy asking where I am "standing on platform 2 waiting" "you will be waiting a while" he said "all the lines out of Cannon street are shafted" I count to 20.
There was no news form the useful guards at London Bridge the train was on time according to the board but not here. Finally they said I am sorry but the trains out of Cannon street are a bit delayed as the signals are broken. Please wait on platform 2 till you die of boredom of give up and go back to work. The main entrance was closed for safety so if you were at Cannon street and we told you to go to London Bridge tough luck my friend I count to 30.

Andy turned up a while later with a sheen of sweat on his head after running to London Bridge to meet me. He was told to make his way to Cannon street by the staff there we hang around bitching about Southeastern to pass the time.
48 minutes late the train turns up on platform 1 not even the platform we were waiting at. So we rush along the crowded platform to get on and nearly get stampeded on by all the people getting off. I think the whole of Cannon street squeezed on to get to London Bridge and wait for hours for nothing to happen.
We go on the train and sat down, where did we sit? In the same place Andy was sitting in before the fucktards told him to go to London Bridge. The moral of the story is we wait for any kind of info from the crap guards at the station when it finally comes don't believe it the twats are making it up.

When we get to Ashford the train guard comes on and announces he is sorry for any inconvenience but the train is terminating here. If you wanted to get home to Ramsgate tough titty get off. The only reason he did this is because its the end of his shift and he would get home late. What about everyone else getting home late suck it up and do your job!

i have now filled out my delay repay and I will let you know how they stiff me out of that payment.

Nick Not missing Southeastern