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DS meet up - Brighton - Sat 3rd July 2010 - whose in????

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Well, I've just given up on trying to buy my train ticket. These websites are RUBBISH! Tried trainline first and discovered I was going to be charged a ?1 booking fee - rip off! I've never had to pay that before. So, having seen that the route was operated by Southern, I tried their website - it said 'no fares available'. Grrr!!! Why??? Went to Raileasy, which also wanted the booking fee, and also said there'd be a charge for using credit/debit card - but absolutely no indication of what it might be. Gave up and went back to trainline, which now assumed I was bookin another journey the same as previous -i.e. TWO tickets, same day, same times, for one person - WHY would I want to do that????!!!! There seemed to be no way of changing to say I only wanted one, so logged out to start again. This time it tells me that the earlier train I was going to book is no longer available!!!!

Give me strength!!!!!! 😱 😡
 
Well, I decided to persevere with trainline. Discovered that I had to look in my 'Shopping basket' and remove the journies I didn't want. Paid the booking fee. OK, I know it's only a quid, but I resent paying for something that is unavoidable yet pure profit for them. Even worse is the extortionate CC fee of ?3.50, which is totally disproportionate to the cost of the ticket, or the cost to the company of processing the transaction (I know as I wrote CC software for a holiday company once - the fee charged by CC companies depends on number of tranx, usually no more than 3% of amount charged i.e. in this case about 50-60p, not ?3.50!)

OK, will calm down now and look forward to the day out! I will be arriving at around 10:20 and leaving at 19:30! 🙂
 
Northerner said:
OK, will calm down now and look forward to the day out! I will be arriving at around 10:20 and leaving at 19:30! 🙂
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I get in at at 10.24! I leave at 22.00 - weirdly, when I was looking at trains for Brighton-London it was either 21.49 or 22.10, both of which took me back to London Bridge, but when I searched Brighton-London Victoria (where I'm catching my coach from) there is a direct train at 22.00! I can't work out why it didn't show up on the Brighton-London search?? Not that I really care, I have tickets saying I can go from Brighton to London Vic so I'm happy with that!
 
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I get in at at 10.24! I leave at 22.00 - weirdly, when I was looking at trains for Brighton-London it was either 21.49 or 22.10, both of which took me back to London Bridge, but when I searched Brighton-London Victoria (where I'm catching my coach from) there is a direct train at 22.00! I can't work out why it didn't show up on the Brighton-London search?? Not that I really care, I have tickets saying I can go from Brighton to London Vic so I'm happy with that!
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Train websites are rubbish! I still don't know why I can't just go to the station at the end of the road and use the ticket machine there, but you can't get tickets more than a day in advance! Why?

We should meet at the station Shiv! 🙂 I'll try and remember my mobile - perhaps Tom and Tez can meet us there - eeee, it'll be like the old days in London when we went to that Circle D bash, d'you remember? Eee, them were the days! :D
 
where are we meeting?? I think my train gets in when the pub opens. I know, well have been to a good vegan pub in Brighton! have also left some pubs in Brighton by the windows but lets not go there!
 
Northerner said:
Train websites are rubbish! I still don't know why I can't just go to the station at the end of the road and use the ticket machine there, but you can't get tickets more than a day in advance! Why?

We should meet at the station Shiv! 🙂 I'll try and remember my mobile - perhaps Tom and Tez can meet us there - eeee, it'll be like the old days in London when we went to that Circle D bash, d'you remember? Eee, them were the days! :D
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Hahahaha. Yes indeed let's meet at the station! I will don my lei so as to be highly visible!
 
rossi_mac said:
where are we meeting?? I think my train gets in when the pub opens. I know, well have been to a good vegan pub in Brighton! have also left some pubs in Brighton by the windows but lets not go there!
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still deciding on a suitable place to meet 🙂 x
 
In fact any ideas on where to meet???

Maybe the pier or a nice bar on the beach (although may be pricey drinks wise)

As its a beachy meet up might be good to meet up outside instead of inside a pub 🙂

Ideas pls ppl...............xxxxx
 
Go with my Idea the pier that way its central to brighton and if you are walking towards the pier you will be able to see everyone in the Hawaiian shirts n lei's lol.....

That way we cab decide where to go from there....

Jules
 
Name your time folks and I'll be there for it. I'll provide a point where people can gather at the station. You'll have to look for a wookie look a like!
 
Yeah 10-10:30 would be cool... It only take me 15 mins to get there from Crawley on a good day thats only when I have a lead foot lol.. no really about 20 mins From Crawley

Jules
 
Jules001 said:
Go with my Idea the pier that way its central to brighton and if you are walking towards the pier you will be able to see everyone in the Hawaiian shirts n lei's lol.....

That way we cab decide where to go from there....

Jules
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I think the problem with not meeting at an actual pub is that people will be arriving at different times, so some people might be waiting around for ages for some of the later arrivals.
 
Good point Northe! Tom thats good if you can be in charge of rounding up the ppl coming by train and I can be in charge of waiting by the sea (as I'l be driving altho dunno where to park?)....is there a suitable place to sit and have a drink that's near to the pier and easy to find Tom????

I can also get there anytime altho is about 60mile drive for me...but dont mind an early start 🙂

I can always look on google earth, thats how I figured out the meeting place for this sat for Southend and Circle D hehehe x
 
Hi Shelley,

I'm heading down on Friday night to meet someone who's coming down for this as she doesn't have a clue where things are in Brighton being a Scot! I can be there from the earliest moment. You know her already Shelley.

As for parking, well, Brighton is hell to park in so I suggest a train!
 
TomH said:
I'm heading down on Friday night to meet someone who's coming down for this as she doesn't have a clue where things are in Brighton being a Scot! I can be there from the earliest moment. You know her already Shelley.!
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Oooh another non-forum member coming? Awesome. Scotland is a long way to come!
 
TomH said:
Hi Shelley,

I'm heading down on Friday night to meet someone who's coming down for this as she doesn't have a clue where things are in Brighton being a Scot! I can be there from the earliest moment. You know her already Shelley.

As for parking, well, Brighton is hell to park in so I suggest a train!
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ooo who is it Tom??? Do tell? Is it Ems??

If I get the train it will take two hours if I drive it will take one.....but the parking is a killer!!! hehehe x
 
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