Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

The weatherman on my phone has been lying all week. Just says cloud and dry, single figure chance of rain. Well, it's been 'mizzle' each way every day this week. Grotty. Very gloomy on the way home last night so took it steady. Waterproof jacket has a rip on the shoulder, so that's been superglued until I get chance to pop to Decathlon - will probably go tonight to avoid the trick or treaters.

 

[ianrauk]

At least your trains work !

To be fair, this is my 3rd week so early days, but all in all the trains have been pretty good. But... having been a train commuter on and off all my working life, i'm under no illusion there's going to be real crap days with them.

 

[fossyant]

But... having been a train commuter on and off all my working life,.

Commiserations at having to share space with the great unwashed.

 

[ianrauk]

Commiserations at having to share space with the great unwashed.

Luckily the train I get in the morning though from a busy station, it's a stopping service so is not at all busy. The evening home though is a different matter.

 

[fossyant]

No mizzle on the way home. Took it steady, and a slight detour on the way home to avoid the trick or treaters, although had to take it steady near home as our housing estate was full of kids wandering all over the place.

 

[simongt]

Okay, I was driving to my voluntary 'job' today which is out in the sticks when I noticed a hi viz yellow and a hi viz pink blob about 150 metres ahead of me. They were two cyclists out for a rural jaunt but interesting that I saw their hi viz tops long before I could see their DRLs because of the height of the hedges etc. along the sides of the road.
A point in favour of bright colour tops maybe - ?
When I came close enough to overtake, I had to be very cautious as the leading cyclist wasn't very good a keeping their line and was weaving all over their side of a narrow road. But hey ho eh - !
But a bit further on, along a straight bit of road and it was misty at the time, a runner was coming towards me pushing a 'sports pram'; albeit on his correct side of the road, but he was dressed in grey. Not a great colour choice considering the conditions and his child.