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Huge wrote:
On 2011-12-22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

You make it sound as though rail is the only form of travel. There are
coaches, taxis, private cars, etc. Even helicopters. You presumably
chose rail because it was the best compromise.

Come off it. Commuting by rail into London is a monopoly. You know it, I
know it and most importantly, the TOCs know it.

Strange. And I thought you both owned a vehicle and could drive. There
will also likely be a coach or bus service.

They're well aware that they can treat their customers as badly as they
like and charge them as much as they can legally get away and that the
vast majority of them can't do anything about it.

My journey to work by train was both comfortable and reasonably priced.
Actually cheaper in real terms than the accepted mileage rate for my size
of car. However, I live towards the centre of London but worked on the
outside. So was travelling against the rush hour flow.


Besides, what are you getting so argumentative about? You keep repeating
that people have choices, and indeed I do. I exercised that choice; not
to be treated like **** by robbers. Why is that a problem for you?

Well, you've been moaning about rail travel for as long as I've known you.
If it really was such a pain, why put up with it for so long?

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Dave Plowman London SW
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