Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#41
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
"loobyloo" wrote in message
... On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:56:57 -0700, Louis Krupp wrote: I also recall the time (I don't remember the year) when I went to a ticket window at Glasgow Central, asked about a train to Glasgow, and was told the next one would leave in a couple of hours. So I waited. I learned about the 15-minute walk to Glasgow Queen Street on a later trip. Hello Louis I used to work as a ticket collector on London Underground, and one thing I noticed about visitors from north America is that they would often truncate the station name they wanted directions for. So for example, they often asked me for the way to "Liverpool". That's because it's quite common in the US to call streets by their name, and omit the "boulevard/street/whatever" that comes after it. I have American friends in London, and they do it all the time. Doing it with road names is pretty silly, considering most colloquial names for old roads are simply the terminating town/city of the road, followed usually by "road". Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() After a while you realise they mean the tube station "Liverpool Street", but "Liverpool" is a large city in northwest England, so the question is a bit ambiguous. I mean, you're doing it yourself there, by saying you were asking the way to "Glasgow", when what I presume you meant was "Glasgow Queen Street" ![]() could be encouraged to use the full names of the stations they want to go to. I'm surprised about your experience in Glasgow though. That must just have been bad luck, because I go up there often and my experience is that people in Glasgow are generally very helpful and honest. -- Cliff Laine, The Old Lard Factory, Lancaster http://www.loobynet.com * remove any trace of rudeness before you reply * ------------------------------------------------------------------ The greatest achievement of the thinkers of the Sixties was to convince their audience that incomprehensibility was the sign of greatness. Luc Ferry and Alain Renault |
#42
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Richard J. wrote:
People who had intended to travel by Tube would have found the Tube station *open* (for the service to Acton Town), but there would have been lots of staff at the entrance to advise those who wanted to go to central London that if they bought a Travelcard from LU, it would be valid on HEx. At least, that's what happened last year. I wasn't there this time, and it seems you weren't either. No, I wasn't. But if I had seen a sign to say that the service to central London was suspended, then I probably wouldn't have made it all the way to the Tube station either, to meet these legions of staff. If you want BAA to offer the concession to their passengers as well, who do you propose should foot the bill and why? What bill? Did BAA run extra trains or otherwise incur any extra costs? -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9633116.html (60 041 at Reading, 22 Jun 1999) |
#43
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
loobyloo wrote
I was in London this weekend. I had come from Lancashire, where we eat lots of lard, carry a pigeon in our trousers at all times, and find sentences with two negatives in them impossible to understand. Although I had no idea about the engineering works before I arrived in London, I quickly found several informative leaflets and posters explaining the situation quite clearly, and was able to work out a different route to where I was going. But did they charge extra for your whippet? -- Hil |
#44
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
"d" wrote in message
... Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes something of a challenge! ;-) Ian |
#45
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
In message , Ian F.
writes "d" wrote in message k... Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() I know why visitors from the US do it; as pointed out elsewhere, they do it at home. But it really annoys me because of the confusion it causes. When in Rome....... Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes something of a challenge! ;-) Regular utl readers might remember my tale of some Americans I met some years ago in Oxford who were looking for Selfridges. After a great deal of discussion and confusion, I eventually ascertained that they were staying in London, had been wandering around Hyde Park looking for "Oxford" (ie Oxford Street) and some helpful passer-by had managed to put them on the Oxford Tube coach which stops at Marble Arch. An hour and a half later (but bizarrely not really seeming to think that anything was amiss) they arrived at Gloucester Green Bus Station and....... -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
#46
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
"Chris Tolley" wrote in message
... Richard J. wrote: People who had intended to travel by Tube would have found the Tube station *open* (for the service to Acton Town), but there would have been lots of staff at the entrance to advise those who wanted to go to central London that if they bought a Travelcard from LU, it would be valid on HEx. At least, that's what happened last year. I wasn't there this time, and it seems you weren't either. No, I wasn't. But if I had seen a sign to say that the service to central London was suspended, then I probably wouldn't have made it all the way to the Tube station either, to meet these legions of staff. If you want BAA to offer the concession to their passengers as well, who do you propose should foot the bill and why? What bill? Did BAA run extra trains or otherwise incur any extra costs? The money they lose by people who are using the HEx to get from Heathrow to Paddington, as the service is intended, buying travelcards instead. If everyone gets to take advantage of the concessions being made to TfL ticket holders, that's not fair on HEx, who are offering a helpful service to otherwise stranded members of the public. HEx didn't instantly become part of the underground that weekend ![]() -- http://gallery120232.fotopic.net/p9633116.html (60 041 at Reading, 22 Jun 1999) |
#47
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
... In message , Ian F. writes "d" wrote in message . uk... Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() I know why visitors from the US do it; as pointed out elsewhere, they do it at home. But it really annoys me because of the confusion it causes. When in Rome....... Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes something of a challenge! ;-) Regular utl readers might remember my tale of some Americans I met some years ago in Oxford who were looking for Selfridges. After a great deal of discussion and confusion, I eventually ascertained that they were staying in London, had been wandering around Hyde Park looking for "Oxford" (ie Oxford Street) and some helpful passer-by had managed to put them on the Oxford Tube coach which stops at Marble Arch. An hour and a half later (but bizarrely not really seeming to think that anything was amiss) they arrived at Gloucester Green Bus Station and....... Hahahaha! That's so unfortunate and incredibly funny ![]() try to help my friends who I find dropping "street". It's nothing but trouble ![]() -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
#48
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
d wrote in
: If you want BAA to offer the concession to their passengers as well, who do you propose should foot the bill and why? What bill? Did BAA run extra trains or otherwise incur any extra costs? The money they lose by people who are using the HEx to get from Heathrow to Paddington, as the service is intended, buying travelcards instead. If everyone gets to take advantage of the concessions being made to TfL ticket holders, that's not fair on HEx, who are offering a helpful service to otherwise stranded members of the public. HEx didn't instantly become part of the underground that weekend ![]() So are you saying that people who were aware of the concession should nevertheless pay the HEX ripoff fare in order to boost BAA's profits? Surely it is ever passenger's right to pay the least fare that they can legally get away with. |
#49
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
In ,
Ian Jelf typed: In message , Ian F. writes "d" wrote in message ... Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() I know why visitors from the US do it; as pointed out elsewhere, they do it at home. But it really annoys me because of the confusion it causes. When in Rome....... Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes something of a challenge! ;-) Regular utl readers might remember my tale of some Americans I met some years ago in Oxford who were looking for Selfridges. After a great deal of discussion and confusion, I eventually ascertained that they were staying in London, had been wandering around Hyde Park looking for "Oxford" (ie Oxford Street) and some helpful passer-by had managed to put them on the Oxford Tube coach which stops at Marble Arch. An hour and a half later (but bizarrely not really seeming to think that anything was amiss) they arrived at Gloucester Green Bus Station and....... So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they get to Oxford. I don't seem to be following this very well. ;-) -- Bob |
#50
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
In ,
Ian Jelf typed: In message , Ian F. writes "d" wrote in message ... Of course, dropping the "road" changes things considerably. "Essex Road" becomes "Essex", which is an entirely different kettle of fish ![]() I know why visitors from the US do it; as pointed out elsewhere, they do it at home. But it really annoys me because of the confusion it causes. When in Rome....... Meeting someone on the corner of Oxford and Tottenham becomes something of a challenge! ;-) Regular utl readers might remember my tale of some Americans I met some years ago in Oxford who were looking for Selfridges. After a great deal of discussion and confusion, I eventually ascertained that they were staying in London, had been wandering around Hyde Park looking for "Oxford" (ie Oxford Street) and some helpful passer-by had managed to put them on the Oxford Tube coach which stops at Marble Arch. An hour and a half later (but bizarrely not really seeming to think that anything was amiss) they arrived at Gloucester Green Bus Station and....... So if they arrived at Gloucester, how did they turn up in Oxford? I don't seem to be following this very well. :-) -- -- Bob |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
HEX Ripoff .... | London Transport | |||
Ripoff tube fares | London Transport | |||
What a ripoff. | London Transport | |||
More shenanigans with Heathrtow Connect | London Transport | |||
More HEX & Connect Shenanigans | London Transport |