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Virgin Trains
« on: June 04, 2008, 09:10:20 AM »
So I have to got to a funeral in London tomorrow, ironically for the lady who wrote Virgin's ad campaigns. I oonce told her that they are called Virgin Trains becuase they don't go all the way. Her line was "Not as inexperienced as our name suggests."

Anyhow, go on the website which tells me I can do the return trip for £57.Book tickets and I am told I can't. rubschin:

Try again. Refused  evil:

Call the Call Centre (Bangalore)

"Yes sir, that will be £57."


Me: So let's do it.

Her: "No, you can't. The website is wrong. The fare is really £140"  eeek:

I am driving  evil:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2008, 10:11:22 AM »
Quote from: Nick on June 04, 2008, 09:10:20 AM
So I have to got to a funeral in London tomorrow, ironically for the lady who wrote Virgin's ad campaigns. I oonce told her that they are called Virgin Trains becuase they don't go all the way. Her line was "Not as inexperienced as our name suggests."

Anyhow, go on the website which tells me I can do the return trip for £57.Book tickets and I am told I can't. rubschin:

Try again. Refused  evil:

Call the Call Centre (Bangalore)

"Yes sir, that will be £57."


Me: So let's do it.

Her: "No, you can't. The website is wrong. The fare is really £140"  eeek:

I am driving  evil:





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I wonder where the subsidy comes from?
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2008, 10:13:33 AM »
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 10:16:10 AM »
Stupid question but how close to Manchester are you. I've just had the Martin's Money email and they are saying about train tickets from Manchester to London for under a tenner.
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2008, 10:19:21 AM »
It's about an hour away. But thanks, now that I am driving I am giving lifts to various folks around the Golders Green area and to the wake or whatever it is in Barnet.
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2008, 10:39:45 AM »
The car share scheme might even turn a profit  rubschin:

Although that would be in very poor taste  noooo:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2008, 10:44:38 AM »
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Good plan!
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2008, 10:53:01 AM »
What a journey!

Left here at 6.30 and got to Golders Green at 10.15.Funeral at 12.

Wake was at MCC Lords and then into the car to head north. Police CLOSED the A41 so the traffic was stationary from Hendon to St John's Wood. 2 hours to go 2 miles.

Escaped via Hampstead Heath, then got stuck on M25. Then got stuck in M1 roadworks, then got stuck on M6, then got stuck on M6 again.

Got home at gone midnight cussing:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2008, 10:57:08 AM »
And now you know why I live in North Wales now  whistle:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2008, 10:59:21 AM »
It was the traffic that finally persuaded me to leave London too  evil:

And it was the most stylish funeral I have ever been to!
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2008, 11:38:09 AM »
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 10:53:01 AM
What a journey!

Left here at 6.30 and got to Golders Green at 10.15.Funeral at 12.

Wake was at MCC Lords and then into the car to head north. Police CLOSED the A41 so the traffic was stationary from Hendon to St John's Wood. 2 hours to go 2 miles.

Escaped via Hampstead Heath, then got stuck on M25. Then got stuck in M1 roadworks, then got stuck on M6, then got stuck on M6 again.

Got home at gone midnight cussing:

Bloody hell Nick… no wonder the polar ice caps are melting…  noooo:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2008, 11:58:05 AM »
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 10:59:21 AM

And it was the most stylish funeral I have ever been to!

And who could ask for anything more when their time comes.
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2008, 11:59:29 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 06, 2008, 11:58:05 AM
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 10:59:21 AM

And it was the most stylish funeral I have ever been to!

And who could ask for anything more when their time comes.
I'll have spent it all by then... pauper's funeral for me...  whistle:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2008, 12:01:39 PM »
I was intrigued by the Wall of Fame thingy.

Keith Moon, Bolan, Lyttleton, Ronnie Scott, Hughie Green (!), the Parnells, some Grades, Norman Vaughan (!), Havelock Ellis (sexologist) and many more.

Fab music, wonderful funny stories, good singing, packed house, everyone in their finest, lots of enormous blokes (boxing family), a fly past!!! (Cessna). Tissues for all. And a fine spread at Lords afterwards.

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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2008, 12:08:43 PM »
Sounds like a magnificent send off.


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