Left work as normal and boarded my usual train home to Peterborough. All on time and I'm looking forward to the weekend until ...
ZAP! POW! A bolt of lightning south of Huntingdon strikes the overhead powerlines and takes out the whole east coast mainline.
I should have walked through my front door at 18.50. I walked through at 22.10. I was chatting to a student going back to Leeds for her parents anniversary party. Dad was picking her up at 20.30. Now Dad wasn't even drinking at his own party as he was picking her up at midnight from Leeds station as home was Harrogate. (Yes, she was posh PRWY tottie. )
I know for a fact there were trains to Newcastle and even Glasgow stacked up behind me.
The horror, the horror ...
Well, that's my friday night well and truely fucked. Along with a few thousand others ...
Thank you God.
An Act Of God
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oh dear. beer?
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
I'm trying but it's not working. I'm starving but can't be arsed to cook. Everything's tilted.emilystrange wrote:oh dear. beer?
And as for those poor Glasgow-bound people who'll end up at Central station at 3am and encounter a kebab laden Mr Blast doesn't bear thinking about.
* shudder *
Loki was never worshiped as the other Gods,
Which is quite understandable.
Which is quite understandable.
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"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
Aaah, clever. Trying to get some Scandinavian input.AndyTheGoth wrote:Yes but which "God"?
as it was bolt of lighting my moneys on Thor - The Thunder God
But presumably they have trains that work in all weathers, whatever the conditions ...
Loki was never worshiped as the other Gods,
Which is quite understandable.
Which is quite understandable.
Don't understand. Too subtle for me.Francis wrote:I blame St. Swithin.
Done.Francis wrote: Break out the cigs and Stella, John
Wouldn't you just love someone to volunteer to upload Mott The Hoople, battered official tape, live Hamersmith and Broadway (NYC) 1972 to CDr.Francis wrote:we'll kick back to the Hoople.
Each to their own. As always.Francis wrote: Drivin' Sister.
Fair comment but on any Sisters album (for those of us old enough to remember vinyl) side two was always the best. That's the second half of the CD for you youngsters.Francis wrote:Always preferred side 2 meself.
Loki was never worshiped as the other Gods,
Which is quite understandable.
Which is quite understandable.
It rained here on St. Swithin's day. That means 40 more days of rain. Don't you know your myths and legends?JB wrote:Don't understand. Too subtle for me.Francis wrote:I blame St. Swithin.
Francis wrote:we'll kick back to the Hoople.
Or you could get your arse down to HMv and pick up the 30th anniversary edition for under a tenner if you weren't such a southern cheapskate.JB wrote:Wouldn't you just love someone to volunteer to upload Mott The Hoople, battered official tape, live Hamersmith and Broadway (NYC) 1972 to CDr.
Fair comment[/quote]Francis wrote:Always preferred side 2 meself.
Mr Hunter seems much more at home, lots of friendly banter with the crowd. Always worked for me.
All this quoting mallarky's got the better of me. TFBSZ.
And you know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there.
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Trains working in all weather in scandinavia?JB wrote:Aaah, clever. Trying to get some Scandinavian input.AndyTheGoth wrote:Yes but which "God"?
as it was bolt of lighting my moneys on Thor - The Thunder God
But presumably they have trains that work in all weathers, whatever the conditions ...
And let me just add that the trains are never on time.. Atlest not here..
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Same here. Never on time.Lynchfanatic wrote:Trains working in all weather in scandinavia?JB wrote:Aaah, clever. Trying to get some Scandinavian input.AndyTheGoth wrote:Yes but which "God"?
as it was bolt of lighting my moneys on Thor - The Thunder God
But presumably they have trains that work in all weathers, whatever the conditions ...
And let me just add that the trains are never on time.. Atlest not here..
Lucky for me, I only use the train twice a year
I think someone set my soul alight
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Drivin' Sister isn't on The Hoople, it's on Mott
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
~ Peter Steele
I was referring to the band rather than the album. Bought the 30th anniversary edition of the live album last week. It's on side two of that. But not on the original one, apparently. I think I'm gonna have to add both Mott and The Hoople to my "Albums I must remember I want next time I'm killing time in HMV" list.James Blast wrote:Drivin' Sister isn't on The Hoople, it's on Mott
And you know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there.
Ahh, your classical education to the fore once again.Francis wrote: It rained here on St. Swithin's day. That means 40 more days of rain. Don't you know your myths and legends?
You have to remember that I was going down pit by the age of 13 after serving my five year apprenticeship as a chimney-sweep boy.
Loki was never worshiped as the other Gods,
Which is quite understandable.
Which is quite understandable.