I have been in a quandary recently as to whether to go up north or not. The travel is a problem. In times past while living amongst the rich in London I would just get to Kings Cross and take a train to Edinburgh. Get the right one and we are there in 5 hours. Now such a trip means leaving here and travelling to Liverpool Street, and hours journey if all is well, changing and making my way to Kings Cross, finding my train, not an early one, and arriving in Edinburgh possibly 7 hours later. Once upon a time I would have enjoyed this, now it all seems just too much trouble.
Of course I could fly.
This means an early morning bus to Stansted, if the bus still runs, and a plane, either 'Easyjet' or 'Ryanair.' The hassle of getting on a plane does not entice me there. For a start |I have to work out the website, then tickets are all on the phone, which confuses me, why no cardboard ones for miserable old gits I ask? Then there is getting there, queuing with all those heading for Majorca and already drunk, removing things so trousers fall down, shoes disappear, and then rebuilding yourself after being frisked by a happy-chappy with no personality. Then another queue near the gate, unless it is changed to another.
Altogether not much fun.
Or maybe I will just have to buy a car and drive up...?
