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Apr. 7th, 2011 06:39 pmHorrified at the cost of train travel! Last time I looked I'm sure it wasn't that much. It really shouldn't be cheaper to travel over 2 days and have a night in a hotel, should it?
Grrrr - ridiculous, but I guess I only have myself to blame for being a wuss about driving.
More weirdness from South Wales - a colleague went into town to buy some milk. On the way back he noticed a tiny toddler happily galloping in circles on the pavement outside the town's poshest hotel with NOBODY else in sight. Man approaching small boy = major no-no so he had to stand back and watch until a woman came along to chaperone. She didn't see the point, insisted it was nothing to do with her and gave in with very bad grace. Once back up was available to prove he hadn't done anything unpleasant he spoke to the toddler who grinned and said, "I jumped out the door." "Where's your mummy?" "Mummy's GONE!" Colleague paniced a little and called the manager from the hotel to ask if the child was a guest. The manager said no and panicked as well and expressed the intention of calling the police. meantime the token woman was whining about not being able to see why she had to be there. Then - LOUD shout from approaching woman with bags of shopping. "What the f*** do you think you're doing with my child?" They explained and she flew into a passion. She'd left her UNLOCKED 4 wheel drive Mercedes outside the hotel because there was a space. She had told her son to stay in his car seat and that she wouldn't be long. Then she'd gone along to Tescos [at the OTHER END of town, a 20 minute round trip walk plus shopping time]. She couldn't see what the fuss was about! They should have minded their own business. It wasn't her fault. She tossed the kid and her shopping into the car and took off cursing.
I have no words.
Grrrr - ridiculous, but I guess I only have myself to blame for being a wuss about driving.
More weirdness from South Wales - a colleague went into town to buy some milk. On the way back he noticed a tiny toddler happily galloping in circles on the pavement outside the town's poshest hotel with NOBODY else in sight. Man approaching small boy = major no-no so he had to stand back and watch until a woman came along to chaperone. She didn't see the point, insisted it was nothing to do with her and gave in with very bad grace. Once back up was available to prove he hadn't done anything unpleasant he spoke to the toddler who grinned and said, "I jumped out the door." "Where's your mummy?" "Mummy's GONE!" Colleague paniced a little and called the manager from the hotel to ask if the child was a guest. The manager said no and panicked as well and expressed the intention of calling the police. meantime the token woman was whining about not being able to see why she had to be there. Then - LOUD shout from approaching woman with bags of shopping. "What the f*** do you think you're doing with my child?" They explained and she flew into a passion. She'd left her UNLOCKED 4 wheel drive Mercedes outside the hotel because there was a space. She had told her son to stay in his car seat and that she wouldn't be long. Then she'd gone along to Tescos [at the OTHER END of town, a 20 minute round trip walk plus shopping time]. She couldn't see what the fuss was about! They should have minded their own business. It wasn't her fault. She tossed the kid and her shopping into the car and took off cursing.
I have no words.