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« Reply #60 on: May 07, 2015, 21:45:17 » |
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I have written again enclosing a copy of my earlier letter with a request they re-read it.
I resisted a suggestion from a colleague to send the letter in a larger font.
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« Reply #61 on: May 13, 2015, 07:01:22 » |
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Up to Edinburgh tonight and back on Friday. Should be interesting how it goes.  How did you get on? |
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« Reply #62 on: May 13, 2015, 09:29:54 » |
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Up to Edinburgh tonight and back on Friday. Should be interesting how it goes. How did you get on? Quite well. Although I have nothing to compare it to being the first time on the sleeper and all. The only minor thing was leaving for the return 30 minutes late..but only arrived 1 late at Euston. I also had a minor ticket issue but they handled it well and didn't have any problems in that regard. Overall, I would definitely use it again.  |
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« Reply #63 on: May 26, 2015, 18:59:53 » |
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If you already have a travel ticket or the All Line Rover you can now book a berth only via the Caledonian Sleeper website - https://www.sleeper.scot/. You can also choose your berth and evening and breakfast menu choices. |
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« Reply #64 on: May 29, 2015, 22:29:19 » |
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I've just been investigating a week travelling around in Scotland, using the sleeper out to Inverness and back from Fort William. I'm quite intrigued by the pricing for a single traveller requiring a berth.
A First Class Solo berth is ^29.50 cheaper than a Standard Solo berth and includes a free breakfast amongst other freebies.
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« Reply #65 on: May 29, 2015, 23:33:01 » |
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I've just been investigating a week travelling around in Scotland, using the sleeper out to Inverness and back from Fort William. I'm quite intrigued by the pricing for a single traveller requiring a berth.
A First Class Solo berth is ^29.50 cheaper than a Standard Solo berth and includes a free breakfast amongst other freebies.
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« Reply #66 on: May 30, 2015, 19:53:53 » |
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The use of a first class berth requires the holding of a first class ticket.
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I like to travel. It lets me feel I'm getting somewhere.
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« Reply #67 on: June 12, 2015, 00:30:58 » |
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The Scottish services also have a range of very agreeable "wee drams".  I remain utterly appalled that my colleague bobm chose to add not only ice cubes but also ginger ale to a single malt.  He's still at it Chris.  No ice cubes tonight though. My esteemed colleague and friend bobm is on the Lowland Sleeper to Glasgow tonight and has just sent me this picture. It is Glenfiddich and Canada Dry:  |
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« Reply #68 on: June 12, 2015, 07:26:05 » |
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That's just about forgiveable - Glenfiddich is pub whisky so not as sacrilegious!
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« Reply #69 on: June 14, 2015, 21:38:13 » |
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He's still at it Chris. No ice cubes tonight though. My esteemed colleague and friend bobm is on the Lowland Sleeper to Glasgow tonight and has just sent me this picture. It is Glenfiddich and Canada Dry ... Thanks for that rather unwelcome update, bignosemac. Ice cubes (preferably Highland spring water) I could almost cope with - but not ginger ale. That's just about forgiveable - Glenfiddich is pub whisky so not as sacrilegious!
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #70 on: June 14, 2015, 22:11:15 » |
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In that case you don't need to know what I had on the Night Riviera sleeper this evening! |
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« Reply #71 on: July 24, 2015, 21:39:42 » |
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He's still at it Chris. No ice cubes tonight though. My esteemed colleague and friend bobm is on the Lowland Sleeper to Glasgow tonight and has just sent me this picture. It is Glenfiddich and Canada Dry ... Thanks for that rather unwelcome update, bignosemac. Ice cubes (preferably Highland spring water) I could almost cope with - but not ginger ale. That's just about forgiveable - Glenfiddich is pub whisky so not as sacrilegious!
It's still a twelve year old single malt. I'm no longer speaking to bobm. I think you can patch up your differences with bobm now Chris. I bought him a single malt whisky the other evening, Dalwhinnie 15 year old, and this is how he took it (the brandy is mine):   |
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« Reply #72 on: July 24, 2015, 21:41:33 » |
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He left before I drank it - but I can confirm no "foreign matter" was added. |
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« Reply #73 on: July 24, 2015, 22:49:12 » |
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With refferance to adding anything to a malt the only way to drink it well is to add water in a small measure to wake up the sprit never put ice near a malt .
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« Reply #74 on: July 24, 2015, 23:27:46 » |
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As I've said before, you drink it how you want to. With or without water, ice, mixer. It's your drink, you do what you want with it. http://www.malts.com/index.php/en_gb/Enjoying-Whisky/How-to-enjoy-your-single-maltsContrary to popular belief, there is no right or wrong way to enjoy Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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