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Doveling wrote: »

Merry christmas everyone x

Thinking of all who are having a bad or sad time.

Stay safe Pineapple.

Lovely to see all the helpful suggestions for MITSTM's travelling problems. Can I just add that an advance ticket can be bought within an hour of using it, I think. Seem to remember reading it on this website. Wish we lived nearer, more than happy to have given a lift, but the length of Wales away from us! Hope all is well.

Thank you for those thoughts:T

I wasn't aware "advance" tickets can be bought so near to time of use. I checked out prices online previously and there is one heck of a difference between cost of ticket bought on the spot and its way dearer than a recent return ticket I bought (some weeks in advance) to go back for a visit recently.

I wasn't the one who actually bought the advance tickets online for myself. A local friend did that for me. They aren't around at the moment to ask whats what re this.

So - is it possible to "buy" a ticket online/over the phone "in advance" (if only by that hour) and then pick it up at the box office at that nearest train station (and either pay for it when picking it up or pay over the phone)?

I'm so wary of actually paying for anything online - hence I pay in person or over the phone for things usually.

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Still waiting to hear how things are going from my father. He's told me not to come back at the moment. What he didn't tell me (but the hospital did) is that she is refusing to take some of the drugs they wish to give her. I'm not proposing to argue with her about it and I know he won't either - we will both just accept whatever she herself decides to do/not do. I've told the hospital this - so they know they won't be deemed as being "to blame" for any of her decisions if....and that I personally want them to do exactly as she decides in whatever way.

pineapple

If this is a storm it is pretty tame just here. Storm what storm? What we are getting is normal Cumbrian rain. Maybe Lancashire is getting the brunt. Also I believe Hebden Bridge is suffering - as it seems to do every other year.
Just before I bought this place there were some pretty tempting offers in Hebden Bridge - beautifully done up cottages going for a song. But I knew why... How do you sell your property if it is known to flood?

I think it's the roads that may be an issue here today.

Doveling

MITSTM - go on the travel forum and look for cheap train fares. Cross country advance can be bought up to 15 minutes before. Don't know what lines you are on.Perhaps you could ring your local station for exact information. I know it is harder to gather information when worried. HTH x:)

mardatha

I think today is just constant heavy rain, the storm is coming on Tuesday 29th. We had snow for a few hours last night but it's gone to rain now.

pineapple

If so the media has it wrong as they seem to be saying this is Storm Eva - or even the aftermath.

pollys

My parents are currently cut off due to flooding, some nearby homes have been evacuated by boat. My parents are okay but I am concerned as they are elderly. We've just heard that the air ambulance is on its way to assist with the evacuation. We are not very far from Hebden Bridge, the situation is very frightening, my parents have lived locally all their lives at 80 dad says he's never seen it as bad as this before.

Nargleblast

MTSTM - you can buy train tickets online, using your debit card, and it will give you the option of collecting the tickets from a machine at the station. Take the receipt with you, which has a reference number on it. You put your debit card in the machine (just as ID, you will not have any money debited), type in the reference number and the machine will issue your tickets. I have used this system a few times, it works well.

Karmacat

pollys wrote: »

My parents are currently cut off due to flooding, some nearby homes have been evacuated by boat. My parents are okay but I am concerned as they are elderly. We've just heard that the air ambulance is on its way to assist with the evacuation. We are not very far from Hebden Bridge, the situation is very frightening, my parents have lived locally all their lives at 80 dad says he's never seen it as bad as this before.

I'd be frightened in your shoes too, pollys, with elderly parents affected like that. The updates thread on the Guardian makes for some frightening reading too. Hope you and yours stay safe.

Goldiegirl

pineapple wrote: »

If so the media has it wrong as they seem to be saying this is Storm Eva - or even the aftermath.

Eva has been through, and this is the aftermath


But, unfortunately, there is something else on the way for Tuesday night into Wednesday. This is likely to be named as Storm Frank


There just seems to be no let up at the moment

pineapple

Goldiegirl wrote: »

But, unfortunately, there is something else on the way for Tuesday night into Wednesday. This is likely to be named as Storm Frank

I thought you were kidding me but I checked and you are right.
We will be going through the whole A-Z at this rate..:(.