JD Classics, what have they been up to?
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MarkwG said:
singlecoil said:
MarkwG said:
singlecoil said:
It's almost as if the government is trying to persuade people to find alternatives to driving all over the country on business.
Indeed...if only there were some...singlecoil said:
MarkwG said:
singlecoil said:
MarkwG said:
singlecoil said:
It's almost as if the government is trying to persuade people to find alternatives to driving all over the country on business.
Indeed...if only there were some...singlecoil said:
MarkwG said:
singlecoil said:
It's almost as if the government is trying to persuade people to find alternatives to driving all over the country on business.
Indeed...if only there were some...Buses: as above but cheaper & slower
Aircraft: at least it's fast, whilst airborne. But the wait either end. And if you're miles from an airport you're stuck with the issues above in addition
Personally, none of the above allow me to carry the equipment I need for work. There's no alternative. Cars are a necessity, so lets fix it
wag2 said:
There must be an alternative to commuting. Working from home with modern communications or working from an office near home where other people do not work for the same company. Government seems to be doing nothing to promote this.
That's because they think HS2 is a sensible thing to invest in, rather than ultra high speed boradband across the whole country.wag2 said:
There must be an alternative to commuting. Working from home with modern communications or working from an office near home where other people do not work for the same company. Government seems to be doing nothing to promote this.
It can only be promoted in jobs where its actually practical, and a huge number simply aren't. lowdrag said:
Can we please get this thread back on track please? If you have nothing to contribute to the illbeing (sic) of JD Classics then start a new thread.
Well.....given DH is supposedly keeping his head down in a country famed for its efficient public transport system, its not gone too far off thread 
singlecoil said:
But there are for many other people.
Unless you live and work in a City there generally aren't.A few years ago they promoted a website so you could easily see how you could get from A-B with timings - it generally meant that a 40 min car journey took 4 hours, cost a fortune and involved taxis or a lot of walking !
V8RX7 said:
singlecoil said:
But there are for many other people.
Unless you live and work in a City there generally aren't.A few years ago they promoted a website so you could easily see how you could get from A-B with timings - it generally meant that a 40 min car journey took 4 hours, cost a fortune and involved taxis or a lot of walking !
singlecoil said:
V8RX7 said:
singlecoil said:
But there are for many other people.
Unless you live and work in a City there generally aren't.A few years ago they promoted a website so you could easily see how you could get from A-B with timings - it generally meant that a 40 min car journey took 4 hours, cost a fortune and involved taxis or a lot of walking !
No buses before 7am and in many areas none after 6pm .
Many local Surgeries have no bus service within 1/2 a mile , local leisure center is not on a bus route, no buses on a Sunday.
Fancy a trip to a London show (only 70 odd miles away) that will mean an overnight stay as the last train leaves before the show has finished.
Need to get to a hospital for an appointment good luck with that ! It will usually involve 3 buses , or two buses and a train .
Also good luck trying to get on a bus at school in and out times and often in the afternoon a break in service appears after the school runs .
If you are lucky enough to be near a main station the new high speed trains are very quick , but expensive if you buy tickets at the wrong time .
grumpy52 said:
If you want to experience shambolic public transport come and live in SE Kent .
No buses before 7am and in many areas none after 6pm .
Many local Surgeries have no bus service within 1/2 a mile , local leisure center is not on a bus route, no buses on a Sunday.
Fancy a trip to a London show (only 70 odd miles away) that will mean an overnight stay as the last train leaves before the show has finished.
Need to get to a hospital for an appointment good luck with that ! It will usually involve 3 buses , or two buses and a train .
Also good luck trying to get on a bus at school in and out times and often in the afternoon a break in service appears after the school runs .
If you are lucky enough to be near a main station the new high speed trains are very quick , but expensive if you buy tickets at the wrong time .
SE Kent has always been like that though. It’s not like it was a preferred London dormitory that has radically changed. No buses before 7am and in many areas none after 6pm .
Many local Surgeries have no bus service within 1/2 a mile , local leisure center is not on a bus route, no buses on a Sunday.
Fancy a trip to a London show (only 70 odd miles away) that will mean an overnight stay as the last train leaves before the show has finished.
Need to get to a hospital for an appointment good luck with that ! It will usually involve 3 buses , or two buses and a train .
Also good luck trying to get on a bus at school in and out times and often in the afternoon a break in service appears after the school runs .
If you are lucky enough to be near a main station the new high speed trains are very quick , but expensive if you buy tickets at the wrong time .
No one has ever gone to live there because of its excellent commute to London so there’s little logic in complaining that it is not one of the favoured commuter zones.
The Tabard Inn in Southwark to Canterbury was a four day journey so times have still improved dramatically.
grumpy52 said:
singlecoil said:
V8RX7 said:
singlecoil said:
But there are for many other people.
Unless you live and work in a City there generally aren't.A few years ago they promoted a website so you could easily see how you could get from A-B with timings - it generally meant that a 40 min car journey took 4 hours, cost a fortune and involved taxis or a lot of walking !
No buses before 7am and in many areas none after 6pm .
Many local Surgeries have no bus service within 1/2 a mile , local leisure center is not on a bus route, no buses on a Sunday.
Fancy a trip to a London show (only 70 odd miles away) that will mean an overnight stay as the last train leaves before the show has finished.
Need to get to a hospital for an appointment good luck with that ! It will usually involve 3 buses , or two buses and a train .
Also good luck trying to get on a bus at school in and out times and often in the afternoon a break in service appears after the school runs .
If you are lucky enough to be near a main station the new high speed trains are very quick , but expensive if you buy tickets at the wrong time .
singlecoil said:
I have no interest in public transport in your area or anywhere else. It's very clear you have completely missed my point.
I understand your point - but the reason that sales reps travel is because personal relationships frequently count more than the product / price. It's almost like companies have realised this when developing the role.I tend to buy products off the internet but when there is an issue or I need a favour, I'm very aware that I'm on my own.
However we are all drifting somewhat OT
singlecoil said:
singlecoil said:
I wasn't talking about alternative ways of getting from A to B, I was talking about not making the journey at all. While in many cases such as service engineers the journey is necessary, in many others (frequently sales related) it isn't.
I have no interest in public transport in your area or anywhere else. It's very clear you have completely missed my point.I've worked from home for years. I can't remember how many years it is since I visited a customers site. There is another side if things which I don't think has really been explored properly yet. Trying to remain sane when you don't have the sort of human interaction you get when you regularly get together with other people takes effort. These days I walk more in a year than I drive in my car.
PS. parallel post with V8RX7
Edited by a8hex on Sunday 23 June 15:26
I'll enlarge a bit on my point and then say no more on the subject (hopefully).
Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
singlecoil said:
I'll enlarge a bit on my point and then say no more on the subject (hopefully).
Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
That's true of nearly all of us, the world would go on happily if none of us went to work. Unless you banned all sales calls you can't expect companies to want to stop.Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
a8hex said:
singlecoil said:
I'll enlarge a bit on my point and then say no more on the subject (hopefully).
Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
That's true of nearly all of us, the world would go on happily if none of us went to work. Unless you banned all sales calls you can't expect companies to want to stop.Of course there are reasons why the motorways are populated by so many salesmen. Their journeys are necessary from their point of view and from that of their employers. But in many cases they aren't necessary as far as the rest of us are concerned, they're not producing anything but they are consuming.
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