tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post7936823620263112376..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Lessons learnt during rail travel. No. 2Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-75935441163640316802019-08-28T13:11:47.158+01:002019-08-28T13:11:47.158+01:00Great lesson through a travel experience in train....Great lesson through a travel experience in train. I would rather suggest to travel by air and enjoy a safe journey. <br /><a href="https://www.ezybook.co.uk/car-parking-heathrow" rel="nofollow">meet and greet at heathrow</a><br />Sam Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407223020574478360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-53704469769281145562017-12-15T13:15:00.514+00:002017-12-15T13:15:00.514+00:00Wendy,my that really made me laugh (sorry)! It'...Wendy,my that really made me laugh (sorry)! It's so nice to know that someone else can do it.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-85991808156225187362017-12-15T13:13:32.634+00:002017-12-15T13:13:32.634+00:00ER, you're too kind. If you'd seen me pani...ER, you're too kind. If you'd seen me panicking, you would have changed your opinion! And the trouble is that these...er...experiences have made me even less confident. What next??Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30687671352518146722017-12-15T08:45:35.669+00:002017-12-15T08:45:35.669+00:00I had the exact same experience recently on a trip...I had the exact same experience recently on a trip to a writing event in London. My friend said, “Oh, that’s good we’re leaving early.” Then we looked at each other as the penny dropped.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-5620648137655721922017-12-14T23:25:22.568+00:002017-12-14T23:25:22.568+00:00The lovely thing is that these are examples of you...The lovely thing is that these are examples of your lack of doubting and questioning yourself. In addition, you always make it home in the long run.<br />True serenity comes, not from a trouble free existence but from experiences that give you confidence that you can overcome the obstacles, because you've done so before.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-2941031841009437782017-12-14T13:39:14.260+00:002017-12-14T13:39:14.260+00:00I'm never going near platform 9 again, DT. Pla...I'm never going near platform 9 again, DT. Platform 9 and I have bad karma.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-77906981348604681832017-12-14T08:54:32.019+00:002017-12-14T08:54:32.019+00:00Ok Frances... Better keep away from platform 9 the...Ok Frances... Better keep away from platform 9 then... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-67422772380380429812017-12-14T06:21:57.869+00:002017-12-14T06:21:57.869+00:00The Robert Galbraith whodunnits are okayThe Robert Galbraith whodunnits are okayADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-14677666146663826862017-12-13T22:15:54.972+00:002017-12-13T22:15:54.972+00:00DT, while I have huge admiration for JKR, and what...DT, while I have huge admiration for JKR, and what she's achieved, I just don't like fantasy of any kind. I couldn't cope with Tolkien, either!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-35982769666111565562017-12-13T20:00:05.017+00:002017-12-13T20:00:05.017+00:00Everyone should! ;) The train for Hogwarts leaves ...Everyone should! ;) The train for Hogwarts leaves from Kings Cross station, platform 9 3/4.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-45298785752643681362017-12-13T19:05:47.639+00:002017-12-13T19:05:47.639+00:00Funnily enough, DT, the train I caught went from p...Funnily enough, DT, the train I caught went from platform 9. It should have been platform 8. Is that a Harry Potter thing? I've never read any HP. Perhaps I should?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-86115087966277302872017-12-13T18:44:50.642+00:002017-12-13T18:44:50.642+00:00Try Platform 9 3/4 next time...?Try Platform 9 3/4 next time...?DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-45771713740563052102017-12-13T15:55:25.342+00:002017-12-13T15:55:25.342+00:00Yes, Patsy. Panic. Every time. Then throw myself o...Yes, Patsy. Panic. Every time. Then throw myself on the mercy of the (hitherto wonderful) guards. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24721511162571079932017-12-13T15:53:42.704+00:002017-12-13T15:53:42.704+00:00With me, it was Earls court, Adrian. With me, it was Earls court, Adrian. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15740183048399097712017-12-13T15:53:08.203+00:002017-12-13T15:53:08.203+00:00Thank you, Meike, I'll bear those in mind...Thank you, Meike, I'll bear those in mind...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-18929915182322246182017-12-13T15:52:23.698+00:002017-12-13T15:52:23.698+00:00Ah...you're right, Yvonne. Another first world...Ah...you're right, Yvonne. Another first world problem!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-68200341437578247252017-12-13T12:50:07.703+00:002017-12-13T12:50:07.703+00:00On the plus side, you're getting really good a...On the plus side, you're getting really good at knowing what to do when you're on the wrong train.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6284099691203633922017-12-13T08:49:30.471+00:002017-12-13T08:49:30.471+00:00I never mastered the London underground I always s...I never mastered the London underground I always seemed to end up at Green Park.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39256023468004126952017-12-13T07:30:22.212+00:002017-12-13T07:30:22.212+00:00Hmm... for No. 3, you could buy a First Class tick...Hmm... for No. 3, you could buy a First Class ticket and wonder why your train does not have a First Class compartment. Or, better still, you could buy a ticket for a journey starting at a specific station but then go to a different station and try to find your train there.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44805358568639968182017-12-12T22:12:44.449+00:002017-12-12T22:12:44.449+00:00At least you have trains!At least you have trains!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.com