Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 19:27:29 GMT -1
Bejasus. Nota, I don't know how you do it.
All week I've been commuting back and forth and am collapsed in a heap tonight before starting all over again tomorrow.
I work on a project called Made in Scotland, where we 'sell' Scottish talent to international buyers. A full year of planning then a week of utter mental-ness with shows early morning until very late at night . www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com
So Scotrail. In the busiest month of the year for tourism and particularly on the Glasgow-Edinburgh link, what do they do? Increase the capacity of the trains from 3 to 4, 5 or even 6 carriages? Do they feck.
Every single day this week, hunners of folks, most with suitcases and/or bloody rucksacks pack out the trains along with regular commuters. Standing room only and not nearly enough room for luggage. Catering trolley can't get thru for folks standing/sitting/lying in the aisles.
I suppose we should celebrate that half the world seems to be in Scotland this weather. I'd hate to think Scotrail are taking everyone's hard-earned and not providing a decent capacity on the trains...grrrrr.
Don't start me on trying to get anywhere fast in Central Edinburgh. Bloody tourists at a snail's pace, took me 20 minutes yesterday to walk from Waverley via Princes St Gardens to give my presentation to international promoters at the National Library of Scotland, it's about 3 minutes any other time.
Bloody clowns, mime-artists, chuggers--no I DON'T want a flyer for some godforsaken talent-free show in some makeshift venue 5 miles from city centre, thank you.
The only good thing out of Edinburgh at Festival time is the train to Glasgow.
All week I've been commuting back and forth and am collapsed in a heap tonight before starting all over again tomorrow.
I work on a project called Made in Scotland, where we 'sell' Scottish talent to international buyers. A full year of planning then a week of utter mental-ness with shows early morning until very late at night . www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com
So Scotrail. In the busiest month of the year for tourism and particularly on the Glasgow-Edinburgh link, what do they do? Increase the capacity of the trains from 3 to 4, 5 or even 6 carriages? Do they feck.
Every single day this week, hunners of folks, most with suitcases and/or bloody rucksacks pack out the trains along with regular commuters. Standing room only and not nearly enough room for luggage. Catering trolley can't get thru for folks standing/sitting/lying in the aisles.
I suppose we should celebrate that half the world seems to be in Scotland this weather. I'd hate to think Scotrail are taking everyone's hard-earned and not providing a decent capacity on the trains...grrrrr.
Don't start me on trying to get anywhere fast in Central Edinburgh. Bloody tourists at a snail's pace, took me 20 minutes yesterday to walk from Waverley via Princes St Gardens to give my presentation to international promoters at the National Library of Scotland, it's about 3 minutes any other time.
Bloody clowns, mime-artists, chuggers--no I DON'T want a flyer for some godforsaken talent-free show in some makeshift venue 5 miles from city centre, thank you.
The only good thing out of Edinburgh at Festival time is the train to Glasgow.
