This morning's commute and other commuting stories

That burst water main.
It was fucking mental yesterday as well.

Perhaps, it would be good if TFL suggested "STOP FUCKING DRIVING HERE" and "WALK THE 2 MILES TO WORK YOU LAZY FUCKS".

loving the commute into work, even managed to wake up early to get the most out of it..

still concerned by the people who seem heavily overdressed no matter how warm the days conditions are, kneewarmers, jackets, it boggles the mind...

Yeah what the hell is that all about? More often than not is seems to be the people wearing ancient baggy tights, big baggy shorts over the top, deep winter jackets from decathlon, and on and on and on. I'd hate to sit next to them at work.

where the merry fuck are all those people sat alone in their cars going of a morning?? surely not to the city / west end? it must cost each of them in excess of 40 pounds a day just to drive in / park the car.

Shit, that reminds me - the worst series producer I ever worked with rode to work, but sweated buckets and had no fucking edit suite etiquette at all. I remember him riding in one day when it was very hot and had rained, so his shoes were damp. He put them on the fucking aircon unit that was facing towards me.
That producer was such an awful man that I think I burned all my bridges with the production company over him, one way or another.

producers gonna produce.

OKR was lol

Followed someone this morning with a flouro jacket and waterproof trousers on. In this weather!

Must be a lizard.

So, this morning I'm having a lovely ride in and enjoying the blue sky and fine weather when out of a side road on the opposite side of the road a car comes tearing out with a gaggle of Children in the back joinng the lane and direction I'm going in causing me to brake sharpish to avoid getting kerrrrunched and yell 'Oi Wake up fella' to alert the driver that I'm actually there... the kids are getting excited that their chauffeur nearly drove into a Cyclist and start yelling at him... his retort to them and me?..........."Get on the path you bluddy idiot!".... Hang on.... I thought....

I invited him to pull over and discuss this thinking but he drove off sharpish.

So, this morns commute expressed in song =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TIDBp-0o

That burst water main.
It was fucking mental yesterday as well.

Perhaps, it would be good if TFL suggested "STOP FUCKING DRIVING HERE" and "WALK THE 2 MILES TO WORK YOU LAZY FUCKS".

#wouldrep

Embankment is pretty borked at the moment too, with lane closures and contraflows along most of it.

Saw one fellow at the lights by Old Vic wearing a cardigan.

@Haino That's @Skülly

Might actually join the gym at new work today so I can cycle in tomorrow. 7 days of overground and tube commuting hell (not really hell, it's been almost acceptable).

Every morning I see people cycling in the sun and it makes me miserable to be walking to the station.

Problee an Actor.

his retort to them and me?..........."Get on the path you bluddy idiot!"

That was RPM.

I'm new here, whats 'RPM'. Is there a newbies glossary or summat?

RPM = Randomly Personable Male

Because Vintage Suspension.

He's a user who used to claim responsibility for everything bad that happened in the world.

It was rather plausible.

Last I heard he had moved to Greece to work at the finance ministry.

Unsubscribe

Thanks Chalfie.

OK, next, "Vintage Suspension?"!

it must cost each of them in excess of 40 pounds a day just to drive in / park the car.

Sadly many people have subsidised or free parking. The first 60 odd people into our office get to park for free. These are generally the people that get in before the congestion charge is active and leave after 6pm, so they don't even have to pay that.

And, for some, the £11.50 congestion charge is a price worth paying for being in the comfort of their own car rather than paying £5 return for a cramped space on a train full of other people.

not even the parade of hot HGV exhausts along the length of Hackney Road could have spoiled this morning

bloody lovely

A bit like the Apocalypse as foreword by Teddy.