I don't blame you southerners – really, I don't – but sometimes I do get brassed off with our second class status up north.
The latest manifestation is the proposal to replace our ancient trains with.... old London Underground trains which were heading for scrap until some bright spark at Vivarail decided they would be 'an affordable way' to replace aged Pacer trains which were built in the 1980s and were originally intended as a short-term solution to a shortage of rolling stock, but remain in use today.
Apparently, dumping London's rubbish on us will work out 'a third cheaper than new ones and bringing them north will provide extra seats.' ( :? Are we now so deprived we're skinnier than our southern counterparts?)
Why can't we have the new ones? What's so special about London?
Anyone fancy forming the Republic of Northern England party?
“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.” H.L. Mencken
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It`s funny, but my daughter-in-law hadn`t been up north until she met my son (younger son ) and had a rather peculiar idea of what to expect. She said she had no idea how beautiful it was, was so pleased she could understand the language (!!) and had no intention of leaving. They`ve been living very happily in York for almost 15 years now.
Mind you, on a visit to Bamburgh her shriek as she `dipped her toes in the sea` was loud enough to be heard down South!
Barbara
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
And I agree, Barbara, steam would be wonderful!
Meg
Carol xx
Tezz, I'm so pleased your dil discovered we do have beauty now that we've stopped shoving our kids up sooty chimneys and, indeed, we do have baths now that we've removed the coal.
Turbogran - I'm firmly of the opinion that all 'disabled' stuff is designed by the able-bodied who haven't a clue. So, if your rollator won't fit their 'disabled-friendly' aisle it's your fault
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
(especially when they hear a thick yam yam accent like mine lol)
I am all for recycling and all but I am also for equality, its not fair to send cast off's somewhere and have new in London at all.
I think we should have our own group indeed.... I am with you sticky!!!
Or, should we just re-draw the Scottish Border 8)
Lol
We are strong enough workout them. Can I be head of security?
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP
I ain't scared of a man in a skirt
I love Scotland to be honest.... And everyone we have ever met there have been lovely.
Cleo - 1996 to 2011. RIP