Comments on: Fast (Toilet) Bag Drop

By: John

John — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:01:05 +0000

Not 3x compared with flexible air fares. Train can be cheaper. But I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve done it a couple of times. The grass is always greener…

By: Rog

Rog — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:41:26 +0000

Certainly environmentally sounder. You’d get more work done. A bit more leg room.

But about 3x the cost?

By: John

John — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:55:03 +0000

I left the office tonight at 5.10pm and have just arrived home (9.51pm), so that’s 4 hrs 40 minutes door-to-door by plane. OK, the plane was 50 minutes late, but there was a lot of hanging around and waiting. The security queue at LHR tonight was 40 mins.

I believe there is a train from Euston at 5.15pm that gets into Glasgow at around now (9.51pm), add 30 mins to get to Euston and 10 mins to get home from Glasgow Central and that’s 5 hrs 20 mins. Not much in it, really, and the train may be a better way to travel?

By: Rog

Rog — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:19:47 +0000

What’s the door-to-door for each journey?

By: John

John — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:51:18 +0000

A few of my colleagues have started taking the train. It only takes 4 hrs 40 mins between London & Glasgow, and they get 4hrs work done during the journey (I managed 30 mins on the plane yesterday between the seatbelt lights). So I might give it a go the next time.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:16:13 +0000

I suppose because I’m that much closer to London that you I train in/out of the capital rather than fly. It’d be cheaper to fly tho!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:14:23 +0000

I’ve never been able to walk on/off planes with an overnight bag as I invariably have something weapon-like in my washbag. It was tweezers last time. So I gave up ages ago and also put most of my luggage (be it a washbag and clean undies) in the hold. I usually don’t have to wait too long and, I must confess, have never flown in/out of London like that unless on a long haul.