London Meet, British Museum 21/11/2009

[katie]

How did you feel when we met up in Southampton Katie? I think it was a little awkward to start with, but after a few minutes everything was fine...and after we got some beer it was fine and dandy!

The difference with this meet is that there are going to be a lot more of us, so it may not be possible to chat to everyone as much as we'd like, I think. Might take a couple of cans of Stella along for the journey, mind

haha in that case i'm definitely having a drink 😛 I never usually drink at the time of day usually of course 😉

Yeah a little awkward at first, but think that's to be expected. I was well away after my first beer on an empty stomach - by my fourth I was hugging everyone 😱 lol!

 

[Northerner]

haha in that case i'm definitely having a drink 😛 I never usually drink at the time of day usually of course 😉

Yeah a little awkward at first, but think that's to be expected. I was well away after my first beer on an empty stomach - by my fourth I was hugging everyone 😱 lol!

Yes, that group of tourists were a bit bemused!😉

 

[katie]

shooosh! stop making stuff up!!

(i think)

 

[Northerner]

Stupid question - do you pay the driver on the bus in London, or do you have to have some kind of card? It's about 27 years since I caught a bus there!😱

 

[Sugarbum]

Stupid question - do you pay the driver on the bus in London, or do you have to have some kind of card? It's about 27 years since I caught a bus there!😱

Oh no, should you be out unsupervised???😱

You are coming into waterloo arent you? You only need one bus up there, the 59 and you dont pay the driver you buy a ticket at the machine at the bus stop before you board. Im not sure the cost....because I have "some kind of card"!!!!

 

[Sugarbum]

Stupid question - do you pay the driver on the bus in London, or do you have to have some kind of card? It's about 27 years since I caught a bus there!😱

Ive just read that again......and Im actually worried!

 

[Northerner]

Oh no, should you be out unsupervised???😱

You are coming into waterloo arent you? You only need one bus up there, the 59 and you dont pay the driver you buy a ticket at the machine at the bus stop before you board. Im not sure the cost....because I have "some kind of card"!!!!

It's OK, katie will be looking after me🙂 I imagine the tickets are a shilling - I'll make sure I have a couple with me...

 

[rossi_mac]

haha in that case i'm definitely having a drink 😛 I never usually drink at the time of day usually of course 😉

It's OK, katie will be looking after me🙂 I imagine the tickets are a shilling - I'll make sure I have a couple with me...

But by the sounds of it Katie won't be able to stand by then!!

Katie there's no shame in having an early drink now and again just not every day!!

 

[katie]

Oh no, should you be out unsupervised???😱

You are coming into waterloo arent you? You only need one bus up there, the 59 and you dont pay the driver you buy a ticket at the machine at the bus stop before you board. Im not sure the cost....because I have "some kind of card"!!!!

REALLY?! I almost answered northe with "I guess you just pay the driver as usual if you dont have a card" but then I realised ive never caught a bus in london so I have no clue. A ticket machine at the bus stop?? God they are advanced in london town.

It's OK, katie will be looking after me🙂 I imagine the tickets are a shilling - I'll make sure I have a couple with me...

You are kidding right? 😉 I'm useless. Ive only ever been to London with friends and I jsut copy what they do I was relying on you... uh oh.

But by the sounds of it Katie won't be able to stand by then!!

Katie there's no shame in having an early drink now and again just not every day!!

Well that's lucky because I don't everyday. I usually save up my daily allowance of units for a week or two and then drink they on a saturday night. Obviously it's best to save them for at least 2 weeks!

 

[am64]

ohhh i do hope u get there .....

 

[Northerner]

Ive just read that again......and Im actually worried!

I've been to London hundreds of times since, but always used tube!😉

 

[Sugarbum]

It's OK, katie will be looking after me🙂 I imagine the tickets are a shilling - I'll make sure I have a couple with me...

Were you hoping to catch a bus or a horse and cart??

 

[Northerner]

Were you hoping to catch a bus or a horse and cart??

Ah! So we'll need to pick up some of the gold that paves the streets then? I'm hoping that there will be some urchins willing to sell me some of their lucky heather🙂

 

[katie]

same here, ive only ever used the tube, in other words, followed my friends who used the tube 😉

 

[Viki]

Something tells me you Southampton lot are going to be trouble!!!! 😉

Ill still be officially off the drink but i think i may have one or two as its a special occasion, just to be sociable you understand! Cant have too many or Nikki might abandon me on the way home!!

 

[Freddie99]

Right, that's my train ticket sorted. I'll sort out my tube ticket when I get to Victoria. Looking forward to seeing you all there. Looks like I'll be off the sauce too Viki, I need to be able to function and find my way home!

 

[Tezzz]

Stupid question - do you pay the driver on the bus in London, or do you have to have some kind of card? It's about 27 years since I caught a bus there!😱

Buy a ticket from the roadside machines in Zone 1. Pay the driver in the other zones.

 

[Northerner]

Buy a ticket from the roadside machines in Zone 1. Pay the driver in the other zones.

Thanks Tez - I presume Waterloo and BM are both Zone 1? (Imagine I'm a foreigner!) How will I know where to get off - are there lcd displays on the buses? If not, why not? They have them in Stockholm!🙂

 

[AlisonM]

Not only are there LCD displays, there's a really annoying female voice announcing the stops and saying 'Bus stopping' every 30 seconds or so.

Oh and, yes, they're both in zone one and you must have a valid ticket/travel card/oyster card before you get on the bus. A one day bus pass costs ?3.80. Single bus fare is ?2.00 flat rate. There are ticket machines at the bus stops outside Waterloo where you can get a pass.

 

[Northerner]

Thanks Ally! I always fret about the logistics, and like to know what to expect!🙂 Plus, I'll have a wide-eyed katie with me to watch out for!