tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post8420337888152086670..comments2023-11-05T09:13:09.921+00:00Comments on Where do I start, where do I begin?: First Transport Rant of 2008SandDancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-77312017351639521102008-01-03T19:36:00.000+00:002008-01-03T19:36:00.000+00:00I used to travel up and down the west coast mainli...I used to travel up and down the west coast mainline at Christmas standing at the end of the carriage by the toilet usually on a pile of luggage - I always wished I'd booked and paid extra for 1st class, now I know not to regret it.<BR/><BR/>I share your pain on transport in 2008 already - I've been caught up in the unscheduled liverpool street station closure - it's been a complete nightmare and so disorganised - I hope network rail get a huge fine for it - especially if reports of hungover engineers calling in sick in tonight's paper are true !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-77864466044868542382008-01-03T17:38:00.000+00:002008-01-03T17:38:00.000+00:00Hello to you MD - nice of your to de-lurk. I've po...Hello to you MD - nice of your to de-lurk. <BR/><BR/>I've posted my letter of complaint asking for a refund. I doubt I'll get one but I did complain to another train company and got some money off vouchers from them - but more importantly I think it is important to complain so that they know they can't get treat people like this. <BR/><BR/>Not sure it would be so easy in Italian though, M!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hottie - I agree it was blatently a money making idea rather than a mistake. I know they are a business but really that is no way to treat customers.SandDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-50836075777081379342008-01-02T21:14:00.000+00:002008-01-02T21:14:00.000+00:00I completely understand your rant. What I don't un...I completely understand your rant. What I don't understand is why Christmas is a justification for double booking First Class. Surely Christmas is the time that people would definitely be travelling, either to loved ones or back to work. Sounds like a sly money making scheme to me. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry it's only Day 2 of the New Year and there's already a transport rant. Hope the rest of the year gets better for you.Katy Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307372217258677697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-10275577001097027682008-01-02T19:16:00.000+00:002008-01-02T19:16:00.000+00:00I had a similar experience a few years ago on a tr...I had a similar experience a few years ago on a train from Milan to Rome. Reserved and paid for First Class seats (my mother and I) and ended up sitting on the floor of the train in the 'foyer' of the car with our luggage...not even in a seating section...all the way. Was told on the train that reserving and paying for a First Class seat did not guarantee us a seat....which I've never quite understood, even to this day. My mom and I chuckled and wrote it off to experience, but I haven't ridden a train in Italy since. Apparently, I just can't quite figure out how that whole thing works. And if you think it's confusing in English, try it in Italian. LOLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452664663894833976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-47139939046952260202008-01-02T16:48:00.000+00:002008-01-02T16:48:00.000+00:00Hi and Happy New Year from a de-lurker who likes y...Hi and Happy New Year from a de-lurker who likes your blog. <BR/><BR/>Such experiences as your National Express saga make my blood boil. I hope you get somewhere with your complaint; I swear some of the people who work in the public transport industry are automatons! <BR/><BR/>MDMellifluous Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180132607349077647noreply@blogger.com