Soooo
Have been looking at ways of getting myself and my wife up to Newcastle to see my parents on 21st April – so this is over 3 and a half months away!!!
To drive will take 5 hours (ok so i’m assuming no traffic) and cost around £120
To fly, even with all the credit card charges, environmental charges, etc will take about 4 hours (getting to airport, check in, flying time, getting to my parents house at the other end) and cost £140!!
The bus (an effing bus) will take our entire lives(well 11 hours – and again that’s assuming no traffic) and it costs 180 freaking quid!! – are you kidding me, we get to sit in a tin can, that i’m not in charge of, with eff all leg room and do exactly the same efffing journey as we would in the car and we have to pay an extra £60 for that joy.
That’s not the best bit……………the train…the F^^king train, not only does it not let you book more than 2 months ahead, so giving myself the longest time to book the tickets (planning well in advance) but it takes 8 hours! 8 hours how the hell does something that supposedly travels at 200mph take 8 hours? and how much do i have to pay for the pleasure of taking twice as long as a car?
£211!!!!!!
And the government is trying to get us out of cars! – who the hell are they kidding?!
Bah – rant over!
small print – (all prices based on two people sharing and are total not per person – still it’s blimming expensive)