London: - my journey to work...
27 July 2005, 11:10 AM
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London: - my journey to work...
OK,
this was my journey in to London today..
8.30: bow road tube station (wait and let 2 trains go by full of commuters)
9.00: arrive mansion house tube after avoiding sharing carriage with "bomber-look-a-likees, and remembering not to run inside the station.
9.05: nearly get my eyes poked out by some stupid bint with a 400ft diameter umbrella..(yes she was fat, but 300ft dia would have sufficed)
have a tear up with a lanky toff cyclist, who nearly takes me out on a red light junction. (yeah, you guessed it, fold up bike with 2" wheels!!!)
9.20:
the local coffee shop's coffee machine is out of order.
9.25:
safe and sound in my office cocoon!!! with an overpriced, unpronouncible coffee from some trendy toss shop.
oh, and the reverse will prob happen tonight on the way home!!!!
cant wait.
50mins till pub time!!!
BB
this was my journey in to London today..
8.30: bow road tube station (wait and let 2 trains go by full of commuters)
9.00: arrive mansion house tube after avoiding sharing carriage with "bomber-look-a-likees, and remembering not to run inside the station.
9.05: nearly get my eyes poked out by some stupid bint with a 400ft diameter umbrella..(yes she was fat, but 300ft dia would have sufficed)
have a tear up with a lanky toff cyclist, who nearly takes me out on a red light junction. (yeah, you guessed it, fold up bike with 2" wheels!!!)
9.20:
the local coffee shop's coffee machine is out of order.
9.25:
safe and sound in my office cocoon!!! with an overpriced, unpronouncible coffee from some trendy toss shop.
oh, and the reverse will prob happen tonight on the way home!!!!
cant wait.
50mins till pub time!!!
BB
27 July 2005, 11:13 AM
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I offer a heartfelt thankyou to yourself and the rest of the seething masses for opting to work in the stinking, sprawling carbuncle that is London, so the rest of us around the country can enjoy a peaceful drive to work in the mornings without having to mix it with the riff raff! 
27 July 2005, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by thundertiger
OK,
this was my journey in to London today..
8.30: bow road tube station (wait and let 2 trains go by full of commuters)
9.00: arrive mansion house tube after avoiding sharing carriage with "bomber-look-a-likees, and remembering not to run inside the station.
9.05: nearly get my eyes poked out by some stupid bint with a 400ft diameter umbrella..(yes she was fat, but 300ft dia would have sufficed)
have a tear up with a lanky toff cyclist, who nearly takes me out on a red light junction. (yeah, you guessed it, fold up bike with 2" wheels!!!)
9.20:
the local coffee shop's coffee machine is out of order.
9.25:
safe and sound in my office cocoon!!! with an overpriced, unpronouncible coffee from some trendy toss shop.
oh, and the reverse will prob happen tonight on the way home!!!!
cant wait.
50mins till pub time!!!
BB
this was my journey in to London today..
8.30: bow road tube station (wait and let 2 trains go by full of commuters)
9.00: arrive mansion house tube after avoiding sharing carriage with "bomber-look-a-likees, and remembering not to run inside the station.
9.05: nearly get my eyes poked out by some stupid bint with a 400ft diameter umbrella..(yes she was fat, but 300ft dia would have sufficed)
have a tear up with a lanky toff cyclist, who nearly takes me out on a red light junction. (yeah, you guessed it, fold up bike with 2" wheels!!!)
9.20:
the local coffee shop's coffee machine is out of order.
9.25:
safe and sound in my office cocoon!!! with an overpriced, unpronouncible coffee from some trendy toss shop.
oh, and the reverse will prob happen tonight on the way home!!!!
cant wait.
50mins till pub time!!!
BB
and also nearly had some stupid (quite fat) woman take my whole head off with her super-sized golfing umbrella which she appeared to have borrowed from the milennium dome ... just thank your lucky stars you don't have to venture onto the Northen line !!
8 'n 'alf hours till beer time ...
27 July 2005, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Suresh
Left home 0700.
Dropped sprog off at creche
Dropped wife off at work
Arrived office 0735
The journey home at around 1630 will be just as hellish probably....
Dropped sprog off at creche
Dropped wife off at work
Arrived office 0735
The journey home at around 1630 will be just as hellish probably....
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27 July 2005, 12:05 PM
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I'm glad my painful commute helps so many in the sticks!!
I used to love working in london, with all the totty and short skirts kicking about, unfortunately, and i think, as i get older, this becomes less appealing and i really dont have any patience left.
time to make a few quid and scarper abroad me thinks...
safe journey home everyone.
BB
I used to love working in london, with all the totty and short skirts kicking about, unfortunately, and i think, as i get older, this becomes less appealing and i really dont have any patience left.
time to make a few quid and scarper abroad me thinks...
safe journey home everyone.
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27 July 2005, 12:27 PM
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I like Milambers trek to work
Me (Today like any other)
6:55 Get up
7:30 Leave house for work
7:53 Get Fast (yeah reet) Train to London St Pancras
8:40 Get on Victoria Line Tube (As Piccadilly is Fubar still )
8:55 Change at Oxford Circus for Bakerloo
9:00 Piccadilly Circus - get out walk to office about 2 mins later
Put that in reverse leaving at 6pm and get home about 7:45pm tonight
I also echo Thundertigers "bomber-look-a-likees"
EDITED TO ADD: It's all good
Me (Today like any other)
6:55 Get up
7:30 Leave house for work
7:53 Get Fast (yeah reet) Train to London St Pancras
8:40 Get on Victoria Line Tube (As Piccadilly is Fubar still
)8:55 Change at Oxford Circus for Bakerloo
9:00 Piccadilly Circus - get out walk to office about 2 mins later
Put that in reverse leaving at 6pm and get home about 7:45pm tonight
I also echo Thundertigers "bomber-look-a-likees"
EDITED TO ADD: It's all good
27 July 2005, 12:38 PM
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7:00 Get up, scratch bollocks.
7:06 Do a huuuuge morning phaaaaart, some more scratching
7:10 Wash hands and have breakfast.
7:10 - 9:00 Watch TV
9:00 - 5pm Fester and gather dust
5:00 Have a beer and watch more TV
Stress free, can't beat it.
7:06 Do a huuuuge morning phaaaaart, some more scratching
7:10 Wash hands and have breakfast.
7:10 - 9:00 Watch TV
9:00 - 5pm Fester and gather dust
5:00 Have a beer and watch more TV
Stress free, can't beat it.
27 July 2005, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dick Cheese
7:00 Get up, scratch bollocks.
7:06 Do a huuuuge morning phaaaaart, some more scratching
7:10 Wash hands and have breakfast.
7:10 - 9:00 Watch TV
9:00 - 5pm Fester and gather dust
5:00 Have a beer and watch more TV
Stress free, can't beat it.
7:06 Do a huuuuge morning phaaaaart, some more scratching
7:10 Wash hands and have breakfast.
7:10 - 9:00 Watch TV
9:00 - 5pm Fester and gather dust
5:00 Have a beer and watch more TV
Stress free, can't beat it.
27 July 2005, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
woke up 8.55
scratched bollox
walked across landing to office
checked email 8.56
had three esses 9.01
brekkie and settle down to work(erm - scoobynet) for 9.45
scratched bollox
walked across landing to office
checked email 8.56
had three esses 9.01
brekkie and settle down to work(erm - scoobynet) for 9.45
Your day sounds a bit like mine but without the bollox scratching bit obviously 7am: Get up & have shower
7.45am: Shuffle downstairs, let dog out, put breakfast news on
8am: Have brekkie at pc whilst surfing Scoobynet
9am: Read and reply to work email
9.10 am: Coffee and settle down to work (well, Surfing Scoobynet)
Working from home rocks
27 July 2005, 01:36 PM
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These are great!!! OK my morning routine....
6.45 Get up make other half's lunch and flask
7.00 get him up, and the dog
7.10 ensure he goes to work!
7.11 Shower
7.25 leave with dog (he goes to my mum's everyday!)
7.40 arrive at mums for a cuppa
7.55 leave mums with home made cake for tea break
8.45 Arrive at work!!!
6.45 Get up make other half's lunch and flask
7.00 get him up, and the dog
7.10 ensure he goes to work!
7.11 Shower
7.25 leave with dog (he goes to my mum's everyday!)
7.40 arrive at mums for a cuppa
7.55 leave mums with home made cake for tea break
8.45 Arrive at work!!!
27 July 2005, 01:47 PM
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LOL at this thread!
Here's mine:
7.00 Punch alarm to shut it up, roll over & cuddle g/f
7.40 Up, wash, check weather, dress for rain!
8.25 Finish breakfast, walk to station.
8.50 On half-empty train, accept free cup of tea & newspaper
9.15 Arrive Paddington, walk to work past Edgware Road
9.35 Start laptop & desktop PC, load several browser windows on "Test" PC.
12.00 Pub
Here's mine:
7.00 Punch alarm to shut it up, roll over & cuddle g/f
7.40 Up, wash, check weather, dress for rain!
8.25 Finish breakfast, walk to station.
8.50 On half-empty train, accept free cup of tea & newspaper
9.15 Arrive Paddington, walk to work past Edgware Road
9.35 Start laptop & desktop PC, load several browser windows on "Test" PC.
12.00 Pub
27 July 2005, 01:47 PM
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08:00 Alarm
08:10 2nd alarm
08:20 Hit snooze
08:30 Hit snooze
08:40 Hit snooze
08:50 Hit snooze
08:55 Get up
08:56 Shower
09:20 Get changed
09:30 Leave for work
09:55 Arrive at work
....supposed to start at 9
08:10 2nd alarm
08:20 Hit snooze
08:30 Hit snooze
08:40 Hit snooze
08:50 Hit snooze
08:55 Get up
08:56 Shower
09:20 Get changed
09:30 Leave for work
09:55 Arrive at work
....supposed to start at 9
27 July 2005, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by little miss fire
These are great!!! OK my morning routine....
6.45 Get up make other half's lunch and flask
7.00 get him up, and the dog
7.10 ensure he goes to work!
7.11 Shower
7.25 leave with dog (he goes to my mum's everyday!)
7.40 arrive at mums for a cuppa
7.55 leave mums with home made cake for tea break
8.45 Arrive at work!!!
6.45 Get up make other half's lunch and flask
7.00 get him up, and the dog
7.10 ensure he goes to work!
7.11 Shower
7.25 leave with dog (he goes to my mum's everyday!)
7.40 arrive at mums for a cuppa
7.55 leave mums with home made cake for tea break
8.45 Arrive at work!!!
27 July 2005, 02:17 PM
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I consider myself lucky:
Wake up at 9am
Leave house at 9.45am
Arrive at desk at 9.55am
If I get my backside out of bed to go to the gym, then that means:
Wake up at 7.30am
At Gym for 8am
Back at home for 9am
Leave house at 9.45am
Arrive at desk at 9.55am
Either case:
Leave work at 6.30pm
Home with drink in front of TV by 6.45pm
Very little stress and cost compared to what I used to do, not that long ago, so I am quite happy for now.
Asif
Wake up at 9am
Leave house at 9.45am
Arrive at desk at 9.55am
If I get my backside out of bed to go to the gym, then that means:
Wake up at 7.30am
At Gym for 8am
Back at home for 9am
Leave house at 9.45am
Arrive at desk at 9.55am
Either case:
Leave work at 6.30pm
Home with drink in front of TV by 6.45pm
Very little stress and cost compared to what I used to do, not that long ago, so I am quite happy for now.
Asif
