John Stumbles wrote:
On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:45:25 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:

Sometimes I think I need some of the sympathy - it's not easy driving
her anywhere as she's prone to screaming out whenever she perceives that
something is coming towards her!

Get a car with rear-facing seats? :-)


I once had to go from Preston, Lancs. to Portsmouth by Virgin trains. I
booked well in advance one way, as I was bringing our son's car back
North. I chose a forward looking seat.

The train arrived at Birmingham New Street to the usual dismal lighting
and after a short engineering delay, we pulled out backwards. The train
terminated at Reading, still going backwards and we all had to get off
and make for a train to take us to another station in which we travelled
backwards again, where we had to get off again to get a train to
Portsmouth. I think we travelled forwards on this one.

Not only do Virgin trians not go all the way, like their namesake, but
it was the next day before my eyes got used to not travelling backwards.

So I can't recomend a backward facing seat :-((

Dave