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I ended up having a full day out in London yesterday. The only problem was having to go half way there on the bus, which was a bit of a drag, and I got a bit nervous at first because the driver seemed to be going the wrong way ( Read more... )

I could not believe the awful journey I had into work this morning; it was fine until the place where I usually change trains, then I saw the platform was packed out. I couldn't even get onto the first train, although lots of people attempted to do it even though there was no space ( Read more... )

I actually made it to work today; I had to get up very early and get a lift to one of the nearby towns, where we decided the trains would be more reliable, but I got in before 8, and the trains just improved after that ( Read more... )

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Trains for me have been rubbish today, and not least this evening when I forked out money to go a few more stops than my season ticket would allow me, to watch the England game with Dad ( Read more... )

I didn’t make it to church yesterday; it is one of the problems with trying to get into London, and even after I’d got to a working train station on the bus, there were no trains running and huge delays, so I didn’t think I’d make it back even if I did get in. I went home and watched Terminator: Salvation instead, which was painful to watch - if ( Read more... )

I spent some of last night at a party that a couple of the girls had organised; I started off by going to the Famous Cock in Highbury, but it had not occurred to me that all the Arsenal supporters would still be around, although it was hours after their game finished ( Read more... )

The big news for this week so far is that I have a job interview now - on Monday 30 January, giving me just over a week to prepare; I’m excited - this could be a really good promotion for me ( Read more... )

I did not have a good time getting home tonight, because there had been a suicide on the line, so all the trains were messed up. Just thinking that someone had jumped in front of a train was a chilling and harrowing thought, and the trains were packed full; I found out what had happened by a guy called Ed who was stood next to me. The train was ( Read more... )