Nov 28 2008

miniscule train robbery

category: saving & shopping
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while waiting for a train

wendy: a medium sized mocha please

cashier: £2.45

Wendy Hands over the cash and waits

barista:  medium Latte

Wendy:  is that for me?  I ordered a mocha,  are you making a mocha next?

barista: I don’t have an order for a mocha

man in queue behind me:  actually, you ordered a Latte

Wendy:  checks receipt,  it clearly states Mocha £2.45, shows receipt to man in the queue behind me to verify that I remembered correctly, checks cost of Latte (£2.35)

cashier:  she did order a mocha

train pulls into station

Wendy:  I’ll take the Latte, keep the tip 

Nov 24 2008

scum scum scum

category: beers & ales
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Satruday night train from LeedsApproaching Peterborough train station.

A small lady with fake-blond hair drawn tightly against her head by a short pontytail mutters ’scum scum scum’ under her breath as she rises.  I can barely hear the chink of her three large, gold, hooped earings dancing together over the sound of flirting and empty high spirits from passengers further down the carriage. ’We love Leeds’ 

They all alight at Peterborough.

A sleeping passenger on the other side of the isle wakes,  pukes half digested pringles on the seat next to him,  places a newspaper over the puke then goes back to sleep.  Another passenger pulls his scarf up over his nose and buries his head deeper in his book while hugging a guitar case.

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