(21 Aug 2015, 9:23 am)Michael wrote The fact i have to buy a bus pass this year for college starting Newcastle college in September...

Although its only £217.00 for all zones per term (3 terms) - so its only £651 for the year... but i'd rather spend that money on something else.....

I wouldn't be complaining! Roadtrips galore!!

(21 Aug 2015, 9:53 am)northern156 wrote I wouldn't be complaining! Roadtrips galore!!

I had one for the last 2 years but it was free from Sunderland college, it was handy as out.

Tbh its worth the price.

(21 Aug 2015, 9:58 am)Michael wrote I had one for the last 2 years but it was free from Sunderland college, it was handy as out.

Tbh its worth the price.

That's quite good an Explorer one would be better.

Jumped on the 17A in Stockton and a pensioner stood in the aisle waiting for some woman to get on who was at the back of the queue and I wanted to sit near the back and he just stood there not moving, I wouldn't care but there was only a few other passengers on-board and they were all sat towards the front and how this other passenger is supposed to sit next to him when he's stood there and I'm stood there. In the end he moved slightly but left me very little room to move so I ended smashing my bag with my camera inside.

(21 Aug 2015, 9:23 am)Michael wrote The fact i have to buy a bus pass this year for college starting Newcastle college in September...

Although its only £217.00 for all zones per term (3 terms) - so its only £651 for the year... but i'd rather spend that money on something else.....

I dont.....

(21 Aug 2015, 4:20 pm)citaro5284 wrote I dont.....

And when was the last time you used it? The Christmas party was it?

(21 Aug 2015, 4:21 pm)R852 PRG wrote And when was the last time you used it? The Christmas party was it?

Earlier this week, when he went for a skive on the Quaylink to Newcastle and back from Gateshead!

It certainly doesn't see as much use as mine...

(17 Aug 2015, 8:02 pm)R852 PRG wrote I do have an interest in aviation, it's strange because I love the different liveries of planes, how majestic they look in the sky, but I have a strange hatred of flying itself. A mixture of post-9/11 worrying, long journey times and that god awful crap they call airline food. jet2 are terrible in my opinion, flying back to Newcastle with them on Thursday.

I haven't heard many good things of Jet2. I usually tend to fly BA, purely for where I want to go (usually Madrid, capital cities in Latin America) and I have to say, having flown on US/AA/AeroMexico after BA long haul and short haul, you definitely notice the difference in service. It's just a shame some of the 744s feel very worn out. The 77Ws are amazing to fly on. I still miss when they used to have the different tails representing different countries. 

Although, I have to say my KLM have annoyed me in the past. I flew LED-AMS-NCL with them to get home for Christmas, before flying the same route in reverse back. On the way from AMS-NCL, I saw a little tug speed up to the side of our 737, and I saw a Tog24 bag with gold string around it - I knew it was mine. We were already late and had we been any earlier or on time, it wouldn't have got on the flight. Luckily, they shoved it on. 

On the way back to LED, my bags didn't have such a good trip, as they got left in AMS. Had to wait three days to get them back. I wasn't happy as H&M/Zara/Pull and Bear in Russia usually cost a good 25% more due to import and air travel of goods. And now, I refuse to fly via AMS!

(21 Aug 2015, 4:20 pm)citaro5284 wrote I dont.....

Neither do I 

(21 Aug 2015, 4:20 pm)citaro5284 wrote I dont.....

Stop digging it in! haha 

Only going to cost me £651 or so for the year not bad considering i can use it on all buses and the metro in Tyne & Wear

Went to the Doctors this morning as I have been having issues with my right knee over the past week, basically twinges of pain in between tendons etc which are causing my knee to give out, so I now have to go see a knee specialist to see what the crack is, hoping it isnt anything serious or something which has been underlying in my knee for a long period of time, what is worse is I am work tomorrow at the Stadium of Light working in the Sport Bars/Banqueting Suites again so I will be on my feet all day.

Secondly I was advised to attend an Interview for a Community Work Placement at Radical (Vinyl Designers) on Armstrong Industrial Estate in Washington this morning, to find out the guy who was supposed to be interviewing me was on Holiday in Spain for the week, so basically whoever arranged the interview assumed he was going to be there and never even got in touch with Radical to say I would be coming in, safe to say I was fuming and I got a bloody good drenching off the rain in the process this morning.

Hope everything is alright with your knee... funny enough i'm also making an appointment with the Drs about my right knee however ive always had problems with my knees but it went for years and now its come back..... -.-

(21 Aug 2015, 9:23 am)Michael wrote The fact i have to buy a bus pass this year for college starting Newcastle college in September...

Although its only £217.00 for all zones per term (3 terms) - so its only £651 for the year... but i'd rather spend that money on something else.....

That's not much less than hall fees were when I started uni almost 3 decades ago

(21 Aug 2015, 9:47 pm)Malarkey wrote Went to the Doctors this morning as I have been having issues with my right knee over the past week, basically twinges of pain in between tendons etc which are causing my knee to give out, so I now have to go see a knee specialist to see what the crack is, hoping it isnt anything serious or something which has been underlying in my knee for a long period of time, what is worse is I am work tomorrow at the Stadium of Light working in the Sport Bars/Banqueting Suites again so I will be on my feet all day.

Secondly I was advised to attend an Interview for a Community Work Placement at Radical (Vinyl Designers) on Armstrong Industrial Estate in Washington this morning, to find out the guy who was supposed to be interviewing me was on Holiday in Spain for the week, so basically whoever arranged the interview assumed he was going to be there and never even got in touch with Radical to say I would be coming in, safe to say I was fuming and I got a bloody good drenching off the rain in the process this morning.

Don't you just love good communication

Your knee problem might just been down to your feet. My knees are knackered thanks to not having any idea until i was 40 that my feet had collapsed and were causing my knees to bend inwards. Might be worth you trying out some arch support gel insoles for shifts when you're on your feet.

(21 Aug 2015, 10:23 pm)BusLoverMum wrote That's not much less than hall fees were when I started uni almost 3 decades ago

, always wondered how much uni was years ago.. 

Its not bad price for it, as i can use it on everything in Tyne & Wear...

Its costing me £5800 for the course ... on top of my 17k debt already so only 3 years at uni its costing me 22k+ and i still need to add my other loan on from this year  (not confirmed how much).. 

Glad its a 1 year course though and my last.... haha

(21 Aug 2015, 10:13 pm)Michael wrote Hope everything is alright with your knee... funny enough i'm also making an appointment with the Drs about my right knee however ive always had problems with my knees but it went for years and now its come back..... -.-

When it snowed a few years back in the lead up to Christmas I fell down the stairs in what was Modelzone in Newcastle, which when I originally hurt my knee, since then I have plowed through all the aches, pains, strains and crunches (not clicks) in my knee up until this past week where I have been in quite a lot of pain, so thought it was time I got checked out properly before I do end up severely injuring my knee, overall my right knee is completely shot.

(21 Aug 2015, 10:32 pm)Malarkey wrote When it snowed a few years back in the lead up to Christmas I fell down the stairs in what was Modelzone in Newcastle, which when I originally hurt my knee, since then I have plowed through all the aches, pains, strains and crunches (not clicks) in my knee up until this past week where I have been in quite a lot of pain, so thought it was time I got checked out properly before I do end up severely injuring my knee, overall my right knee is completely shot.

Ouch, that sounds painful, get it checked out, might of done some slight damage to it.

(21 Aug 2015, 9:47 pm)Malarkey wrote Secondly I was advised to attend an Interview for a Community Work Placement at Radical (Vinyl Designers) on Armstrong Industrial Estate in Washington this morning, to find out the guy who was supposed to be interviewing me was on Holiday in Spain for the week, so basically whoever arranged the interview assumed he was going to be there and never even got in touch with Radical to say I would be coming in, safe to say I was fuming and I got a bloody good drenching off the rain in the process this morning.

Got to love the Job Centre. They can't find you proper paid work, but can somehow always find people a role where they are forced to work for free. 

Wankers.

Hope your okay Adam.

I also can have problems with my knees on occasions but thankfully I haven't really had any problems with mine recently thankfully but when I have a bad day with them, it's a bad day, the worst was when I was unable to walk properly for about four days after almost falling over a pushchair on a Stagecoach bus in Stockton with the bus carrying three pushchairs and a woman with a tartan shopping trolley all obscuring the aisle and the icing on the cake was it was absolutely ****ing it down on this day so the floor was incredibly slippy and I almost fell to the ground but managed to grab the handrails to prevent this from happening but it had a bad affect on both of my knees and I had to literally drag myself down Stockton High Street in the pouring rain and it took me 15 minutes to get from the other end of the high street to the X66 stand then I really struggled to board the bus as the bus was not lowered and the pavement is really low.

(21 Aug 2015, 10:36 pm)aureolin wrote Got to love the Job Centre. They can't find you proper paid work, but can somehow always find people a role where they are forced to work for free. 

Wankers.

They dont help you find work full-stop anyway, merely palm you off onto various things the government say you have to do in hope of getting you sanctioned so they dont have to pay you benefits, basically if I reject a placement because I want do something else, then I will get sanctioned according to a letter I received in regards to community work, it is absolutely disgusting.

(21 Aug 2015, 10:43 pm)Malarkey wrote They dont help you find work full-stop anyway, merely palm you off onto various things the government say you have to do in hope of getting you sanctioned so they dont have to pay you benefits, basically if I reject a placement because I want do something else, then I will get sanctioned according to a letter I received in regards to community work, it is absolutely disgusting.

Adam Hills had a good rant about that, tonight.

Nearly got killed on the Metro yesterday, I boarded at Hebburn...

I moved seats after an argument broke out behind me after a mother gave her child a cigarette. Then someone got on while on the phone saying he wasn't allowed to use the Metro, go to Newcastle, Gateshead or Sunderland under something or other.

Subway is ridiculous and customer service is non existent.

The QuayLink announcements are over the top, two announcements per stop then announces the next stop once we arrived at the previous stop...

StreetLites are crap. Shields Ferry is rubbish. Service 333 is beyond belief. And service 19 required me to make a pit stop at Bedlington after I nearly passed out on board.

(22 Aug 2015, 11:14 am)GX03 SVC wrote Nearly got killed on the Metro yesterday, I boarded at Hebburn...

I moved seats after an argument broke out behind me after a mother gave her child a cigarette. Then someone got on while on the phone saying he wasn't allowed to use the Metro, go to Newcastle, Gateshead or Sunderland under something or other.

Subway is ridiculous and customer service is non existent.

The QuayLink announcements are over the top, two announcements per stop then announces the next stop once we arrived at the previous stop...

StreetLites are crap. Shields Ferry is rubbish. Service 333 is beyond belief. And service 19 required me to make a pit stop at Bedlington after I nearly passed out on board.

So, how did you nearly get killed on the Metro?

(22 Aug 2015, 11:14 am)GX03 SVC wrote Nearly got killed on the Metro yesterday, I boarded at Hebburn...

I moved seats after an argument broke out behind me after a mother gave her child a cigarette. Then someone got on while on the phone saying he wasn't allowed to use the Metro, go to Newcastle, Gateshead or Sunderland under something or other.

Subway is ridiculous and customer service is non existent.

The QuayLink announcements are over the top, two announcements per stop then announces the next stop once we arrived at the previous stop...

StreetLites are crap. Shields Ferry is rubbish. Service 333 is beyond belief. And service 19 required me to make a pit stop at Bedlington after I nearly passed out on board.

It announces the next stop once the doors are closed, if the bus does not stop, it announces it 60 metres from the stop it has just passed.

Reason each stop is announced twice is that you announce the next stop, but then the bus stops at a traffic light or junction, the person with little eye sight could think the bus has arrived at the stop, stand up and then when the bus pulls away, goes arse over tit.

There is always a reason why things are done 

(22 Aug 2015, 11:14 am)GX03 SVC wrote Nearly got killed on the Metro yesterday, I boarded at Hebburn...

I moved seats after an argument broke out behind me after a mother gave her child a cigarette. Then someone got on while on the phone saying he wasn't allowed to use the Metro, go to Newcastle, Gateshead or Sunderland under something or other.

Subway is ridiculous and customer service is non existent.

The QuayLink announcements are over the top, two announcements per stop then announces the next stop once we arrived at the previous stop...

StreetLites are crap. Shields Ferry is rubbish. Service 333 is beyond belief. And service 19 required me to make a pit stop at Bedlington after I nearly passed out on board.

You've had better days, then?

(22 Aug 2015, 11:14 am)GX03 SVC wrote Nearly got killed on the Metro yesterday, I boarded at Hebburn...

I moved seats after an argument broke out behind me after a mother gave her child a cigarette. Then someone got on while on the phone saying he wasn't allowed to use the Metro, go to Newcastle, Gateshead or Sunderland under something or other.

Subway is ridiculous and customer service is non existent.

The QuayLink announcements are over the top, two announcements per stop then announces the next stop once we arrived at the previous stop...

StreetLites are crap. Shields Ferry is rubbish. Service 333 is beyond belief. And service 19 required me to make a pit stop at Bedlington after I nearly passed out on board.

I use the Q3 very often and when you leave Waggonway Drive the screens work but the announcements are silent until it says 'Great Parkkk' 'Sir Bobby Robson Way'

(22 Aug 2015, 3:02 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I use the Q3 very often and when you leave Waggonway Drive the screens work but the announcements are silent until it says 'Great Parkkk' 'Sir Bobby Robson Way'

We are still investigating this one. The audio is attached to the slide for Great Park Park & Ride towards St Peter's Basin and works fine in the office, but doesn't seem to work on the bus. Heading to Waggonway Drive, the same slide works fine. 'Tis bizarre.

(22 Aug 2015, 3:05 pm)Dan wrote We are still investigating this one. The audio is attached to the slide for Great Park Park & Ride towards St Peter's Basin and works fine in the office, but doesn't seem to work on the bus. Heading to Waggonway Drive, the same slide works fine. 'Tis bizarre.

It drives me up the wall.

I also get annoyed when Q3 drivers slow down on Brunton Lane when they pass

(22 Aug 2015, 3:58 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I also get annoyed when Q3 drivers slow down on Brunton Lane when they pass

Chances are they'll be slowing down incase there are people at the stop, or to avoid running early.