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  1. kristiang85

    London Underground fare question

    Ah thank you, yes I did briefly later on. Sorry, I had forgotten and didn't think it would combine the fares - question solved!
  2. kristiang85

    London Underground fare question

    Last Friday, I used my contactless card to get from Waterloo to East Finchley (I always use Oyster normally, as I have a gold card loaded onto it, but due to train delays I was in a rush and there was not enough credit on my Oyster and I didn't have time to top up). I think its the first time...
  3. kristiang85

    Is a grand coalition the way forward now?

    My worry is that the likely replacements aren't really 'adults' either. The standard of politics in this country is just scraping the barrel right now, but at least we aren't alone in that. I just think democracy in general, in its current guise, has reached its evolutionary limit now in the...
  4. kristiang85

    Avios credit card

    I used to have the basic Avios Amex, but switched to the Platinum Cashback (£25 per year, 0.75% cashback up to £10k, 1.25% after £10k per year). I found I got more value for my money with the pure cashback one - say on average you spend £15k a year on that card, you will get £137.5 back (=112.5...
  5. kristiang85

    Formula 1

    There is apparently another leak expected at the start of qualifying, according to various outlets. Not sure if true or not (how can they know), but that could explain why a lot was missing - a gradual dripfeed to inflict maximum damage. The big story here is who is responsible. It is quite...
  6. kristiang85

    Prosecution for Invalid Railcard with no information printed out

    Didn't student bank accounts used to offer "free" rail cards for the duration of a degree? I'm not saying it's the case here, but I'm sure there used to be some generous offers that might make people think such a low amount was reasonable. And many younger people might not realise the value of...
  7. kristiang85

    Trainline ticket not accepted

    This is ironic given all the ticket barriers at my local SWR station are now absolutely covered in Trainline logos.
  8. kristiang85

    Being charged under byelaw 18.2 by merseyrail

    Maybe they weren't aware they could buy them from the shop checkout? If someone points you in a certain direction to buy a ticket and you see a machine you assume they are pointing that. If it's not working, then you look for a ticket office which is typically a glass window saying "tickets"...
  9. kristiang85

    Woman Gets £480 Bill For Putting Feet On Seats.

    Good, although the headline is a bit misleading in terms of the amount. But I would like to see all forms of antisocial behaviour fined - speakers on loud, littering, etc.
  10. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    The 2012 Line might have been quite nostalgic. I feel that was the last time we all had some form of collective pride in our country.
  11. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    I remember many years ago, I had an American colleague staying with me for a week long work meeting. It was her first time in London so I was showing her round, but she kept asking asinine questions about the naming of the lines (which, I guess, is pretty understandable when you come from New...
  12. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    Well, I'm guessing if it was the Samsung line, then Samsung would have been billed for it, not the London taxpayer/transport user... ;) But I'm pretty sure the renaming of the overground lines was well down the list of priorities of people who travel it regularly.
  13. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    On the face of it, no. But given there are already 8 pages of discussion here, it is somewhat controversial isn't it? For better or worse. And predictably so. It really is shoe-horning stuff into peoples' consciousnesses, when all people want to do is catch a train, know where its going, and it...
  14. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    Unless I missed it, nothing the quoted poster (@Revilo) wrote involved phrases like that though...
  15. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    I'm personally not that bothered; what does bother me is that those naming these knew that it would cause a bit of fuss, when really the sensible thing would have been to stay neutral. It's just double standards that annoy me. The original names suggested a few years back of Barking Line, East...
  16. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    Sorry, I didn't see that post. Nothing, that's probably one of the better ones, although the fact it doesn't stop at Brixton, the community most associated with the Windrush, again brings about confusion.
  17. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    Yss this is my problem with it - I used to be able to know whether I was getting the overground or not at first glance, and when in stations walking at pace I know if I see a flash or orange on a sign I'd just go that way. Now it's a becoming a right mess.
  18. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    I generally find if you have to denigrate someone's reasoned opinion as 'wibble', then you don't really have a good counter argument...
  19. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    But you're the one claiming this, as "culture nonsense" fuels politics on the left too. Naming the lines this way is bound to be controversial, but becuase it's "left leaning" it's apparently OK. I firmly believe naming of public transport lines, especially in this febrile day and age, should be...
  20. kristiang85

    London Overground line names announced

    Because it's singling out one national team. "The Wembley Line" is both a lot more neutral and geographically useful, especially to visitors from outside London.

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