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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:55 am 
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getting at 04.20 to do a 05.00 booking as a special favour to a customer and then having a no pick up !

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 2:58 pm 
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getting at 04.20 to do a 05.00 booking as a special favour to a customer and then having a no pick up !


afternoon job?

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:16 pm 
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Network rail :evil:

Approaching TT xing 05.40 barriers down cars queueing train finally crawls across at 05.47 barriers up 05.49 takes me 3 minutes to drop and get back to crossing barriers going down again 7 minutes later same train reverses across barriers finally up at 06.00 by which time I am still 8 miles from my 06.00 pick up :evil:

why can't they do like the yanks and only put the barriers down when train is ready to cross not when it is 3 miles away trundling along at 15 MPH

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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edders23 wrote:
Network rail :evil:

Approaching TT xing 05.40 barriers down cars queueing train finally crawls across at 05.47 barriers up 05.49 takes me 3 minutes to drop and get back to crossing barriers going down again 7 minutes later same train reverses across barriers finally up at 06.00 by which time I am still 8 miles from my 06.00 pick up :evil:

why can't they do like the yanks and only put the barriers down when train is ready to cross not when it is 3 miles away trundling along at 15 MPH



Is that why there are road signs all around Peterborough saying avoid Stamford?

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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edders23 wrote:
Network rail :evil:

Approaching TT xing 05.40 barriers down cars queueing train finally crawls across at 05.47 barriers up 05.49 takes me 3 minutes to drop and get back to crossing barriers going down again 7 minutes later same train reverses across barriers finally up at 06.00 by which time I am still 8 miles from my 06.00 pick up :evil:

why can't they do like the yanks and only put the barriers down when train is ready to cross not when it is 3 miles away trundling along at 15 MPH



Is that why there are road signs all around Peterborough saying avoid Stamford?



that and the 10000 new houses with ZERO new roads :evil:

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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hat and the 10000 new houses with ZERO new roads :evil:

And 20/30/40,000 prospective new customers.

You poor thing. :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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hat and the 10000 new houses with ZERO new roads :evil:

And 20/30/40,000 prospective new customers.

You poor thing. :roll:



when it takes 40 minutes to do a 400 yard fare sometimes :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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hat and the 10000 new houses with ZERO new roads :evil:

And 20/30/40,000 prospective new customers.

You poor thing. :roll:



when it takes 40 minutes to do a 400 yard fare sometimes :roll:


I used to have a taxi like that…

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Two kids in the car going to school. 6&8.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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food delivery App driver parking (not my gripe but off a local forum)


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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OVO energy I am currently 2 and a half months in front and usually only go over my DD limit 2 months a year but despite the fact my fixed price deal doesn't end for another 7 months my direct debit has to rise 15 percent to guarantee that i am more than 3 months in credit when the new price cap kicks in in June next year at those rates !

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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OVO energy I am currently 2 and a half months in front and usually only go over my DD limit 2 months a year but despite the fact my fixed price deal doesn't end for another 7 months my direct debit has to rise 15 percent to guarantee that i am more than 3 months in credit when the new price cap kicks in in June next year at those rates !
Have you contacted them to request that it stays the same for now? My energy company took more than expected out of my account the day before they went bust. B'stards!

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Thought all you lot lived of peat and coal.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Thought all you lot lived of peat and coal.

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not allowed to any more :sad:

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