h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, that's me finished with the old job. I'm taking the car back to Dewsbury tomorrow then flying down to Leicester on Monday.

For the first time in ages, I've got to use public transport

Getting the train back from Dewsbury will take 6 hours and cost £67. Driving down will take 3 hours and cost about £30. And choosing a ticket The woman took about 10 minutes going through all the different fares. A standard single is £76. The cheapest fare is £16, but you need to book about two months in advance to get one. In the end she found me a ticket for £67. First Class, Return. How the hell can that make sense?

Then there's the trip to Edinburgh Airport on Monday. 1 hour on the train from Stirling to Edinburgh - £6.20. Then a bus from Edinburgh to, well, Edinburgh which takes half an hour and costs £5. The Plane is going about 350 miles, takes 55 minutes and costs £35.

My car is faster than the train, cheaper, I get a seat and I can smoke.

No wonder people complain about public transport

I just bought my train tickets for London 28th April meet-up. £45 return

I agree with you though, I've had my little motor coming up 4 years in Sept., I wouldn't be without it. All last year, backwards and forwards with my parents (both in their late 80's) to hospital appointments, doctors, clinics, etc.
Then there was picking up my Mum and taking her to the Hospice every day for two weeks, to visit my Dad.
There is *no* public transport from where Mum lives, to where Dad was. She'd have been reliant upon taxis

I also take my grandson to school sometimes and pick him up when both his parents are working late. Same town (other side) and I hate adding to the "school run" but we couldn't do it on foot.

So, you'd have to prise me away from my car with a very large tube of solvent.