tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post7188906833201449449..comments2024-03-25T19:07:00.917+00:00Comments on Arthur Pewty's maggot sandwich: Link rot.Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12188628589645074377noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post-76012381369360924612012-04-14T18:45:05.509+01:002012-04-14T18:45:05.509+01:00Good work on the updates on Erith station. The lin...Good work on the updates on Erith station. The line was supposed to have 12 car length trains back in 1991 before privatisation killed it off so it's a long time coming. <br /><br />I wouldn't get too excited about regular full length trains though.<br />This scheme is mainly so they can run fewer, but longer trains when London Bridge rebuilding begins and they have to close platforms.<br /><br />I'm not sure if it will be operational by the olympics. Depends if the upgrade to the electricity supply is done which is the big job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post-74443301905276366172012-04-02T10:36:01.181+01:002012-04-02T10:36:01.181+01:00Link Rot?
I thought you were going to admit you ha...Link Rot?<br />I thought you were going to admit you had some sort of Darkest Peru based groinal infection!<br />I have to say apart from a couple of years in my 21 year (so far) working life I've never had to bother with trains but you raise an interesting point. The only time I really had to rely on them to get to work was for a year or so when I lived just outside Canterbury and worked in Maidstone but didn't drive. That was comparable to your daily trips to "Sunny Watford" as it was a 2 mile bike ride to the station, a train to Ashford, change at Ashford and a mile and a half walk from Maidstone Station to work for 8:30am start. The only plus point was I got really fit from the exercise and had to walk past the Bassets sweet factory and all its smells (there's nothing quite like walking through the smell of cooking Jelly Baby's so thick you could just open your mouth and chew) but I'm rambling, what I wanted to say is that I've just changed from bus to train as my main way of getting to work in the past couple of months and it's SOOooooo much quicker and easier so I'm obviously in the minority. No more waiting for 10/15/20/40 (record 65) minutes for a bus service that runs every 12. I have to say I only go 3 stops but a total journey time of 40 minutes has gone down to just under 20. Hell even the staff have been mostly nice. There's been a couple of really surly goits but overall very pleasant and helpful.<br /><br />I'm still not impressed with Morrison's refit. <br />It's okay just dull. I'm not looking for a theme park-a-like refit in a supermarket but there seems to be a lot of ranges dropped and the whole prepared food section seems much bigger (suppose where the profits are). It's nice enough but…<br />As for a sweet pizza I'm with you! Mind you I'm a terrible Pizza tradionalist and think chicken of any flavour or anything "BBQ" should be banned from pizza let alone a sweet version.<br /><br />I've never used Wellingtons but you got me thinking it's quite unusual that in the local area we have 2 relatively big independent Electrical retailers, the others being Davis and Sons. I think their more/mainly white goods but nice to have them even if I'm more likely to go to a big out-of-town Electrical Store if I was shopping for goods. Habit I suppose.<br /><br />So bouncing Boris wants to scrap the Woolwich Ferry?<br />Any reason why? Yes it's old but how about replacing the boats? Surly cheaper than building a whole new infrastruce. I used to spend many a happy hour on them as a kid. I never got off at North Woolwich though as it had all the charm of Basra or Beirut.<br /><br />I'm GUTTED about the analogue signal being switched off. Have to say it's all for stupid reasons but Hey! I still have a working 1984 Sony Watchman that's now just a paperweight will I get compensation as it can't be made Digital friendly??!<br />:-)<br />Actually rather coolly the last thing I watched on that was the last ever Pink Floyd gig at Live 8 with the full post Barret line up whilst I was in a tent in the wilds of Dorset.The ReV'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post-23295681443433234072012-04-01T22:39:53.848+01:002012-04-01T22:39:53.848+01:00Hi, Hugh,
Whilst being absolutely flattered that ...Hi, Hugh,<br /><br />Whilst being absolutely flattered that I should be mentioned by name on your blog, I'm afraid I really can't help with the ins and outs of electric train operation, an are completely alien to me.<br /><br />On the plus side, herein lays the proof that I do actually read your blog each week!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />SteveLurkalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332216234914265140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31419460.post-85097631858222938392012-04-01T15:13:29.109+01:002012-04-01T15:13:29.109+01:00Seeing your post which mentioned the Morrisons ref...Seeing your post which mentioned the Morrisons refurb meant that it prompted us to visit last week - the first time in ages.<br /><br />I do applaud the variety of vegetables (as we already grow some of them - and are very casual about having them, I then noted the prices and thereafter insisted that every day we had something from the garden. My goodness, kale, broccoli or greens every day!).<br /><br />What I wasn't sure about in Morrisons was the effect of the vapourised chilled water spray. It certainly keeps the veg fresh and hydrated - but you have to dry them carefully when you get home as externally they start to discolour.<br /><br />I am not overkeen on Erith's Morrisons (Thamesmead seems to have better selection)- but if it was closer to us I daresay we would shop there. Most of our shopping is done at Sainsburys Crayford with a few bits at M & S and John Lewis if we are at Bluewater, but you do pay a premium and as times are getting harder for us personally I expect we will have to change our ways accordingly.'Cut the cloth according to our means'<br /><br />Often we use our little shop at the end of our road (higher prices; but convenient)- and someone will bring the food down to us if we are unable to go up to them.<br /><br />Growing up, we mainly used the CO-OP (for the Divi) but once again little shops were the places we used for odds and ends.Lesneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139947264337493961noreply@blogger.com