Good morning from the Chiltern Main Line where I’m heading back to Birmingham
Why?
It seems that the memory gods have cursed me this trip – with me forgetting my passport (although a lot of my colleagues who are going to this show have been all cursed in some way).
If I had been driving, I would had turned back for home – alas, I was in a Coach which was at Milton Keynes by the time I had realised this.
And at 4:30 in the morning – the damage was done.
With no trains until much later – I’ve opted to:
- Head straight to London (6:25 thanks to drivers who thought smoking at Luton Airport was more important than keeping a scheduled.)
- Taxi back to Marlyebone (£10 and 15 minute).
- Train back to Birmingham (The 7:15 Chiltern Main Line)
- A quick ride in a taxi to base – asking the driver to keep the engine ticking over whilst I retrive the passport.
- Back to Snow Hill Station
- Catch train to London for the 9:55 Chiltern Main Line service.
- Tube to Paddington
- Over to Heathrow
- Catch Plane
Who else can see this going horrendously wrong?
Uh huh. Me too.
On the plus side, I managed to pull another cheap redemption – all for £35 and another 9,000 “worthless” Avios for a flight out of Heathrow later today.
The sun is up. It must be a good sign.. right?
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