What a weird old week it has been! First I was going to get a nice loooooong weekend off thanks to one group of people, then I set a record breaking wek (for me) thanks to another when I should have been enjoying my long weekend thanks to the first!

The week stated quite well actually. A few busy trains meant that for the first time in a while I was taking a reasonable amont of ticket revenue on board my trains. In the middle of the week though, I managed to get rostered onto a train where the one in front was cancelled. So I happily trundle along with TWO trainloads of passengers - apparently the same as the day before - until we arrive in London, and I get approached by a pregnant lady who was furious.

Lady: "Do you realise you could kill my baby if you kep this up!"
Me: "Uh, um, srry love, I don't understand"
Lady: "Two days running, I am forced to get on this train and stand in a crushed carriage for 35 minutes because you can not run all your trains. If I lose my baby because of you I am going to sue you for every penny you've got!"
Me: " ok, so where did you get on?"
Lady: "Guildford"

Now I am usually VERY sympathetic to any person who is made to stand up on a train in the conditions that we get on the network.... sometimes.

This woman got on at a station with no less than 10 trains an hour in the peak time. Surely if she was that worried, when the train was ALREADY full and standing, that she would have waited for the next train 5 minutes behind!

So because SHE CHOSE to get on an already packed commuter train its MY fault! Errrr wheres the comedy club?

Friday was meant to be the start of the first 24 hour strike by the Network Rail signalman. They wanted a half-decent pay offer and didn't get it. thursday afternoon, they get a new offer to cosider (how well timed) and call off their strike!

So Saturday I am still gonna have to head to the Farnborough Air Show, working a train up and a train down (to London) calling at Farnborough in both directions! I managed to flog (legally) 40 entry tickets at £24.50 on top of my usual ticket sales, cashing in over £1300 instead of the targetted £400! Thats enough to keep the commission falling in! I took over £4000 last week alone, and with 5% commission and three weeks to go, I am sure there are more events we offer tickets to that I cn go for.... The Motor Show at Excel (Go by train - 2 pay, 3 (or 4) get in!)

Me and her decided to go to the Isle of Wight yesterday. No real reason, just because we were bored. Went to the Brading Wax Works, which was cool. Last time I went there I was about 11 or 12, so it has changed, but not a lot!

We also went to a pub called the Smart Fox (in Brading) for lunch. Absolutly lovely food, ice cold booze, and reasonably priced with waiter service! Its more of a resteraunt than a pub, although you can just go in and drink, but what a lovely traditionaly built drinkery! If you go to the Isle of Wight and are in Brading, go there!

We also went to Ryde for a quick look around, but the weather was closing, so we head back to the fastCat home to Portsmouth, where my darling went back home - she still has not moved in yet!

Well thats about all I have for the last week or so. I have a week of daytime shifts this week (between Noon and 11pm mainly, and mostly Portsmouth to London work) so theres bound to be a few stories coming up next weekend! DO NOT FORGET Those in the South, that the SOUTHSEA SHOW is in 2 weeks time, come show your support and help Portsmouth Hospital Broadcasting raise some money to keep serving the patients of St Marys and Queen Alexandra Hospitals.