On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:54:04 +0000
Graeme wrote:
In message
d wrote:
On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:18:51 +0000
Ivor The Engine wrote:
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:54:08 +0000 (UTC), d
wrote:
Why? If I've forked out a grand on a holiday whats 50 quid for a taxi to
make
sure I actually make it to the airport?
How you choose to travel is unimportant. You pays your money, etc.
But your initial rant was that HEx fares are extortionate, which in
context they are not.
For a train fare they are given the distance. Why suffer the hassle of rail
transport for not far off the price of a taxi?
Why suffer the hassle of road travel when the train is cheaper?
Convenience. Plus if the taxi does get stuck in a solid jam you can always
get out and find a train. If the train gets stuck however, you're stuck
unless it happens at a station.
Like I said in a another post , the piccadilly line has almost caused me to
miss flights twice at heathrow. Thats never going to happen again. Other
countries manage to run their metro systems efficiently and with pride and
they take the job seriously. Here its the usual half hearted can't-be-arsed
British indifference. If something goes wrong, well who cares eh? The
passengers can just sod off and get a bus or something. Put out a few
standard issue excuses over the tannoy and leave it at that. Maybe it'll be
fixed in an hour , maybe it won't. Manyana man...
B2003