(03 Jun 2015, 7:30 pm)aureolin wrote The 194 is written in to Shiney Raa' folklore man.  

Aye. There's many a ballad and limerick been written about the 194.

My favourite has to be 'Ode to 194'

There once was bus called the 194
It ran up and down and from door to door
Through Shiney Raa and Herrington Burn
Towards Bournmoor this bus was not to turn
Until the dark day of two thousand and ten
When rerouting upsetteth the local zen
The link between Herrington, Fatfield and Penshaw
Suddenly ceased to exist anymore 

(03 Jun 2015, 7:43 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Aye. There's many a ballad and limerick been written about the 194.

My favourite has to be 'Ode to 194'

There once was bus called the 194
It ran up and down and from door to door
Through Shiney Raa and Herrington Burn
Towards Bournmoor this bus was not to turn
Until the dark day of two thousand and ten
When rerouting upsetteth the local zen
The link between Herrington, Fatfield and Penshaw
Suddenly ceased to exist anymore 

I notice a neglection of the 294 in that poem.  Seeing as it's been left out, 'Ode to 294';

There once was a bus called the 294
A Leyland National with a wooden floor
Bench style seating was home to a teen
Often mistaken as the school canteen
The fumes at the back led to several complaints
Never mind the amount of faints
Nonetheless at the end of the day
The 294 was the best way

(03 Jun 2015, 7:58 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I notice a neglection of the 294 in that poem.  Seeing as it's been left out, 'Ode to 294';

There once was a bus called the 294
A Leyland National with a wooden floor
Bench style seating was home to a teen
Often mistaken as the school canteen
The fumes at the back led to several complaints
Never mind the amount of faints
Nonetheless at the end of the day
The 294 was the best way

What poem? I didn't make it up I swear. Every time I drive through Shiney Raa there's always some guy in a funny costume, playing the lute and singing about buses. In some places this kind of behaviour might be considered strange but it seems kind of normal in Shiney Raa.

I've also heard the same bloke singing this...

Oh seven seven five and seven seven eight
These buses once stopped outside my gate
From Sunderland to Chester and the back o' beyond
An escape from reality from which I could abscond
Climbing the hills to the Pontop plateau
Where even in summer there's sometimes snow
Up there in the hills its a different place
I've heard of some folk vanish without trace
So back on bus and back down the hill
Riding the Delta oh what a thrill
An inspector got on and checked all the tickets
At funny old bus stop named Peggy's Wicket
Through the front street of Pelton and down Pelaw Bank
The squeal of the brakes those pads must have shrank
The traffic through Chester caused the bus to be late
An ode to my bus the seven seven five or eight

 

I've got my last exam today and then they are over

(04 Jun 2015, 6:36 am)Davie wrote I've got my last exam today and then they are over

Me too. A-Level Business Studies, for 90 minutes, in an hour's time.

Will have to say my farewells to the teachers!

Good luck both of you!

No doubt in a few years time, you'll want to go back haha

(04 Jun 2015, 6:58 am)Michael wrote Good luck both of you!

No doubt in a few years time, you'll want to go back haha

Cheers!

Not sure about that one... Whilst the lack of any responsibility and the ability to mess around appeals, getting paid and being employed in an industry that I have an interest in makes the day go by so much quicker. Perhaps the novelty will wear off in time, but for now, I'm pleased with my decision to leave and be done with school life.

Pleased the company has supported me during, and in the lead-up to, the exam period. Not sure how I've done in my exams, but I have come out feeling confident with quite a few, and no doubt this is because I've been able to prepare for the exams as much as I needed to.

(04 Jun 2015, 6:57 am)Dan wrote Me too. A-Level Business Studies, for 90 minutes, in an hour's time.

Will have to say my farewells to the teachers!

Good luck, Dan 

Speaking to my old Advisor from the Job Centre in the car park whilst they did a Fire Drill this morning, Hadnt seen her in nearly 2 Year since I first started signing on after I left college and started going to Ingeus.

(04 Jun 2015, 6:57 am)Dan wrote Me too. A-Level Business Studies, for 90 minutes, in an hour's time.

Will have to say my farewells to the teachers!

Hope it went well

Popped into school for a bit, and spoke to my friend who took it and he didn't seem too happy with how it went, hope you're feeling more confident about it than that! 

(04 Jun 2015, 11:40 am)mb134 wrote Hope it went well

Popped into school for a bit, and spoke to my friend who took it and he didn't seem too happy with how it went, hope you're feeling more confident about it than that! 

Haha, not really. The general consensus on Twitter was that the paper was really difficult.

The bad thing about Business Studies papers is that they're all worth quite a few marks - ranging from 6 to 15 from the outset and throughout.

My friend answered the first question with '8', but the rest of us and the majority of Twitter users got '1.45%'. Fair to say she's a little disappointed, because it can often be a case of one question being the difference between a grade in Business.

(04 Jun 2015, 11:48 am)Dan wrote Haha, not really. The general consensus on Twitter was that the paper was really difficult.

The bad thing about Business Studies papers is that they're all worth quite a few marks - ranging from 6 to 15 from the outset and throughout.

My friend answered the first question with '8', but the rest of us and the majority of Twitter users got '1.45%'. Fair to say she's a little disappointed, because it can often be a case of one question being the difference between a grade in Business.

Oh god, that's pretty bad. Probably means low grade boundaries though  

Business sounds much the same as History in that sense, where there are 2 12 and 2 24 mark questions. If you screw up one it'll immediately send you down a grade, especially one of the 24's which if you don't answer, you've pretty much got to nail the rest of the paper to get over a C

Getting 4 of Hexhams loans. Just waiting for the Merc to return.

And now I've got all of them.

Listening to Lee call a moth a mop

Watching a documentary about Pinewood Film Studio...

Jonathan Ross saying J. Arthur Rank makes me laugh rather childishly

Well I've just watched the Champions League final, bit flat in the first half with Barca scoring so early but as soon as Juve scored in 2nd half it was game on from then on. Winning £95 helped of course! Thanks to Neymar's 97th minute goal...

Winning a football tournament in Middlesbourgh, then getting top scorer with 8 goals in 5 matches even getting a hatrick in one.

Then watching Barcelona beat juventus in the champions league final.........Lucky you tyresmoke! not bad £95?

(06 Jun 2015, 9:40 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Winning a football tournament in Middlesbourgh, then getting top scorer with 8 goals in 5 matches even getting a hatrick in one.

Then watching Barcelona beat juventus in the champions league final.........Lucky you tyresmoke! not bad £95?

Aye wasn't bad! Crazy when he had one ruled out earlier on though... Bet365 were doing a promotion where if you bet upto £50 they would allow you to place the same again but risk free (ie refunded if it didn't come in) so me and brother both had £50 on over 0.5 match goals (pretty much guaranteed to happen!) which brought in £52.50 (-£50 stake = £2.50 profit)... then £50 (risk free) on Neymar to score any time at 15/8. £143 return (-£50 stake = £93 profit)

(06 Jun 2015, 3:26 am)Adam wrote I persuaded my uni friends to come up to the mighty homeland of Eighton Banks for a night. I met them at Gateshead Interchange at 5pm, then got the X25 to Eighton Banks where we had a fantastic meal at The Waggon. Afterwards, we went to mine for a quick drink and introduced my friends to my family, before heading to the Quarryman's and then town afterwards, having just got back home not so long ago.

They all seemed to enjoy it, which is a relief as I felt a lot if pressure to make tonight a success

I've never been there for years. It was always a cracking little pub, and the food was fantastic. Especially the hot beef dips. 

(06 Jun 2015, 9:29 pm)tyresmoke wrote Well I've just watched the Champions League final, bit flat in the first half with Barca scoring so early but as soon as Juve scored in 2nd half it was game on from then on. Winning £95 helped of course! Thanks to Neymar's 97th minute goal...

thought you was in the stadium itself with you in Berlin and all of that on holiday 

(06 Jun 2015, 10:40 pm)Racer_Experience wrote thought you was in the stadium itself with you in Berlin and all of that on holiday 

No the ticket ballot happened months ago before I even knew when my holidays were, never mind where I would go. Could definitely be up for going to next years though lol

Mad how you don't see a certain driver for 6 months, then all of a sudden they appear on your local route. Just the nature of the job I guess.

The weather has been fantastic this weekend and I've had two great days out.

Going to head home via the coast, allowing me to get some photos on the way.

The England vs Republic of Ireland match is over

Thanks to Dans advice I have now found a nice cheap place to buy Chips and all under £3 what a bargain

(07 Jun 2015, 7:56 am)tyresmoke wrote No the ticket ballot happened months ago before I even knew when my holidays were, never mind where I would go. Could definitely be up for going to next years though lol

San Siro is the next final next year 

(06 Jun 2015, 7:48 pm)Adam wrote Further to this, I've been speaking to them today and all six of them who came said they enjoyed it. One friend said Gateshead was "awesome (which nobody's ever said before)", whilst a lot of them said my family were lovely and welcoming. Equally, my parents said they seem to be a nice bunch of people. It was different, but a good different.

I think they may possibly take the gong for the furthest travelled punters to The Quarryman's, with three of them who came along originally coming from Cambridge, South Wales and Northern Ireland respectively.

They particularly admired the view after we got off the X25 at the bottom of Sandy Lane, where you can look down onto the Angel and up the Silver Hills. The girls thought it looked like something from The Sound of Music so were singing various songs from the musical whilst walking up to The Waggon.

I feel as if the night was an enjoyable success and a right good laugh, so takes a weight off my shoulders knowing that I sort of masterminded the whole thing

Where did you end up in town?

A rumble in the distance, and then seeing ex-Northern National 4708 roar past the office window in Tyne and Wear PTE livery.

What a beast. Looking very smart indeed!

Good progress being made on the independents fleetlists today - updates and completing some more lists!