Follyfoot Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 12 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: When people call a moderately exciting game of top-flight football 'Barclays', especially if they twin it with some god-awful twee phrase 'that was a huge slice of pure Barclays' or whatever shite like that. I've made myself feel physically sick just typing that out. People who call a 2-2 draw a Desmond 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, bickster said: Same problem here and Manchester My last train in Liverpool is like 23:30 or a £25 taxi home Last train from Manchester is about 11:10 from Oxford Rd and nowhere near some of the venues, then that just gets me to Liverpool and a £25 home plus I've missed the end of the show It’s crazy really in this day and age that trains are not a 24 hour service. Of course they should not operate a regular service between 12am-6am but just have something, even if it’s a train every two hours or something so that people have an option (in particular for major cities) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 minute ago, bannedfromHandV said: It’s crazy really in this day and age that trains are not a 24 hour service. Of course they should not operate a regular service between 12am-6am but just have something, even if it’s a train every two hours or something so that people have an option (in particular for major cities) I forgot to add that the last train from Manchester is always full of pissed word removeds from Warrington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 12 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: When people call a moderately exciting game of top-flight football 'Barclays', especially if they twin it with some god-awful twee phrase 'that was a huge slice of pure Barclays' or whatever shite like that. I've made myself feel physically sick just typing that out. I've never heard this phrase before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I forgot to add that the last train from Manchester is always full of pissed word removeds from Warrington So true, although most of them get off in Birchwood in my experience……….us Warrington central folk are a higher calibre…….or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2022 Just now, bannedfromHandV said: So true, although most of them get off in Birchwood in my experience……….us Warrington central folk are a higher calibre…….or not. Actually that's a fair point. Birchwood does appear to be the nadir of Warrington Culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: It's such a limiting factor on Birmingham's nightlife. Just do one at midnight and one at 1 at least. Do the night buses still run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Got paid today. Just been to the bank to check my balance and its choc full of money. Barclays! Edited March 2, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Do the night buses still run? No, that's how I always used to get home. £1 for a ticket, now it's £25 for a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Do the night buses still run? In Liverpool there's only one night bus and it literally goes from one end of the Birkenhead Tunnel to the other, on the hour They did experiment with night buses but gave up when the police got called to many services, one route even had a police car follow every service That might give some sort of clue as to why they don't exist. WIth regards to trains, they tend not to happen because a lot of minor maintenance and checks are done in the 5 hour window of no trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Do the night buses still run? Some routes still have them; for example, the 9 still runs to Stourbridge where I live during the night (at weekends anyway). But I think it's no more than 1 or 2 per hour; the journey takes about 75-90 minutes (as opposed to 30 in a taxi) and I live about 25 minutes' walk from the bus station. I realise the system obviously isn't set up for my specific needs, but it puts off all but the most utterly determined or those prepared to pay for a cab (can be nearly £50). And Stourbridge is comparatively well connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 hours ago, bickster said: Genuinely never heard this until now. Consider that you have caused me mental anguish and reflect on that 5 hours ago, Genie said: I’ve never heard that phrase before either. 2 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I too have never heard this before. Methinks this might just be a Hanoi thing…….. 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I've never heard this phrase before Genuinely, 100% a real thing. Obviously not a very common thing, and for that we can all be grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Cars always dirty, can't remember the last time a roadsweeper was seen near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Cars always dirty, can't remember the last time a roadsweeper was seen near me. It's salt this time of the year not dirt. Sick of jetwashing the car three times a week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 21 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Genuinely, 100% a real thing. Obviously not a very common thing, and for that we can all be grateful. What does it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: What does it mean? I thought it meant, in context, a very exciting back-and-forth game with lots of goals and incidents, but maybe @mjmooney's explanation is right. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 2, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 When I last lived in Brum (early 70s!), most bus routes ran all night - one per hour, leaving the city centre terminus on the hour. I took this for granted, so when I came to Leeds for uni, I was shocked to find that such a thing was unheard of - last bus at about 11.00pm and that was your lot. Sounds like Birmingham has regressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Football Twitter. This phenomenon where comment sections are taken over by the "Pessi" and "Penaldo" people. The worst. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Fuel costs are just getting insane, an apparently will get worse. Average £1.60 a litre now for diesel. Some thing needs to be done, we know the petroleum companies profits have to exceed the Billions, but this is ridiculous for the regular consumer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Fuel costs are just getting insane, an apparently will get worse. Average £1.60 a litre now for diesel. Some thing needs to be done, we know the petroleum companies profits have to exceed the Billions, but this is ridiculous for the regular consumer. Yep, it’s made worse because the actual energy companies are making more money than ever. Its not a real crisis, It’s profiteering. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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