tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post4008709746957634042..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA - Pubbing in East London, Oi Oi, Oi.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-15106999200054514832016-01-08T14:40:10.137+00:002016-01-08T14:40:10.137+00:00Funny you should mention strategy interference. Th...Funny you should mention strategy interference. The cogs have been turning in my head today, you may get a communication later.<br /><br />I also sometimes post on the Rail UK message board, most commonly in the fares and tickets section. I had forgotten the social media course, when is the next module (I don't think I've passed the first one yet).<br /><br />The nitwit discount doesn't apply to fares paid on the bus. However, it does apply on Plus Bus tickets in the NSE area and on London Travelcards, which are valid on London Buses. I suspect it also applies on rail bus links to places like Buckingham.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-1372143885554901132016-01-08T07:35:31.272+00:002016-01-08T07:35:31.272+00:00Yes I think that's a good summary Tom! BRAPA&...Yes I think that's a good summary Tom! BRAPA's number one fan, travel expert, occasional strategy interferer and a non drinker throughout who can appreciate a good pub.<br /><br />I know you mention this guy's oyster blog but you have so much to offer, your own regular railway / ticketing blog and a foray into the dark world of social media could be a great thing for you.<br /><br />Silly question but does the Nitwit card benefit on buses as well as trains? Probably not but just checking. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-61421723545587279802016-01-07T21:48:54.880+00:002016-01-07T21:48:54.880+00:00Ah, yes I see. £22.70 super cheap day travelcard, ...Ah, yes I see. £22.70 super cheap day travelcard, £16.60 super cheap day return to London Terminals full fare. Assuming you are too young for a senior railcard, have you considered getting an annual Nitwit railcard for £30 to get 1/3 off the fares in the former NSE area?<br /><br />Si and I both have a similar illness, I know the feeling.<br /><br />I'm not doing my own BRAPA. I'd be interested to see Si's answer to the same question, but I'd probably say I'm midway between a member of the support team and an interfering little sod.<br /><br />My BRAPA equivalent, as it were, is I am a railway enthusiast probably trying to complete too many lists.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-58572919677179357832016-01-07T17:32:52.460+00:002016-01-07T17:32:52.460+00:00I'm from Waterbeach, just north of Cambridge; ...I'm from Waterbeach, just north of Cambridge; Southampton is just an illness I self-manage.<br /><br />Thanks for info. Are you doing your own BRAPA or just Simon's support team, by the way ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-60902898540174416172016-01-06T19:55:11.854+00:002016-01-06T19:55:11.854+00:00Martin,
A man called Mike Whittaker has a very goo...Martin,<br />A man called Mike Whittaker has a very good blog style website on Oyster at http://www.oyster-rail.org.uk/<br />I would not want to duplicate his work. I occasionally converse with him on another message board.<br /><br />The furthest north (on the ECML incase somebody comes up with somewhere else) is Retford, though you need Newark for an off-peak one that isn't operator restricted. <br /><br />I'd always assumed you were from Southampton, am I wrong. Quickest route Kings X to Croydon is Victoria Line southbound to Victoria for a BR train. Aim for a fast train to the south coast, most depart from platforms 15 upwards.<br />The railcard discounted Oyster cap for Zones 1-5 is £7.25, so unless it is just a simple out and back I'd stick with the inclusive Travelcard if the discount is only £6.10. Note it only covers zones 1-6, not the 'out of London zones' in Hertfordshire, Kent and Essex.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-20992664356411155112016-01-05T18:57:58.049+00:002016-01-05T18:57:58.049+00:00Thanks Tom. Can you start a blog on Oyster card ?...Thanks Tom. Can you start a blog on Oyster card ?<br /><br />You're right about Zones 1-5; it makes adding a Travelcard when buying my off-peak ticket a bargain as £6.10 covers all zones & transport. York to London doesn't offer that option I think. To be fair I got a good tenners use out of the Oyster.<br /><br />I've hardly used the Oyster until now as I tend to walk from King's Cross everywhere; Croydon may be a stretch too far !<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-29647144352673881972016-01-05T15:29:41.783+00:002016-01-05T15:29:41.783+00:00There are people with far more expertise o this su...There are people with far more expertise o this subject than me.<br /><br />We only got as far out as Zone 2. I think that with Oyster related farces, I have had to recover more money from London Transport than you were correctly chinged up in Newcastle. I do like the simplicity of the GeordieMackem Metro, nice simple paper tickets where you just pay the correct fare and your on your way. Much more frequent manual ticket checks to get the fare evaders too, although it is a shame that they don't prosecute a few more rather than charging these £20 penalty fares.<br /><br />Make sure you don't get your Nitwit card too early, there is no point getting it then not using it for a month. I advise you to seek advice for Berkshire, there are rover tickets and dual route arrangements to help you in the Thames Valley.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-13631498016945443492016-01-05T13:43:18.900+00:002016-01-05T13:43:18.900+00:00Good science Tom, you are the expert and happy for...Good science Tom, you are the expert and happy for my blog to be a forum for you to showcase your talents.<br /><br />I was going to ask similar question to Martin so guess we stayed in quite a low numbered zone. I quite like the system, they seem more honest than Newcastle's Metro! I would say that.<br /><br />I'm on with the nitwit card, may need Berks travel advice regarding it soon for April. Also, half done awards, all categories decided. <br /><br />Exciting times. Si Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-22011072749904589802016-01-04T23:03:32.797+00:002016-01-04T23:03:32.797+00:00£6.50 is the Daily price cap for travelling in Zon...£6.50 is the Daily price cap for travelling in Zones 1-2. The £10.50 sounds like you didn't quite reach the daily price cap for Zones 1-5, which would have been either £10.80 or £10.90 and as of the 2nd is now £11.00.<br /><br />Just as a clarification of how this works, Oyster will keep charging you the single fare. However, for each combination of fare zones, there is a cap at which you will stop being charged.<br /><br />As a point on enquiry, do you have some form of railcard, either senior or Network? The former can be loaded onto the Oyster as an annual task by taking it to one of the few Underground booking offices or by asking one of the helpers at the self service machines. This link is useful for determining the fare caps and whether it is worth getting the Oyster out:<br />http://content.tfl.gov.uk/2016-adult-fares.pdf<br />For the senior railcard discouts:<br />http://content.tfl.gov.uk/railcard-fares.pdf<br /><br />Sorry it's complicated, I dislike the Oyster system immensely. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Si's used to me going off in this general direction.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-22159708278642545352016-01-04T22:46:25.329+00:002016-01-04T22:46:25.329+00:00What's the £6.50 daily price cap ? I used my ...What's the £6.50 daily price cap ? I used my rarely-used Oyster on NYD to dot around West London (Twickers) and I've clocked up a charge of £10.50. I could have added a Railcard to my train for £6.10. German trains much easier to understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-84258451209783231072016-01-04T21:28:51.985+00:002016-01-04T21:28:51.985+00:00Now received and opened nice and easily. It seems ...Now received and opened nice and easily. It seems my computer actually likes csv files. Does that get me a job at the Clydesdale no longer to be Australian people's local bank?<br /><br />No anomalies with the statement, I am quite happy with it all. The only freebie was King's X - Liverpool St, which was later cancelled out as you reached the £6.50 daily price cap anyway. By the way, you would have been fine had you not put the tenner on at Kings Cross, presumably you did that using a POM. Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-27883445918537577342016-01-04T21:13:25.453+00:002016-01-04T21:13:25.453+00:00Hi Tom, I've now sent my Oyster statement to y...Hi Tom, I've now sent my Oyster statement to you by email, sorry for the delay, work was not busy but I couldn't view the website on the bank's silly browser.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-72129374775353502962016-01-04T20:10:43.212+00:002016-01-04T20:10:43.212+00:00I had a bad dream last night, almost a nightmare i...I had a bad dream last night, almost a nightmare in fact. I was chased down a flight of outdoor stairs by a group of giant cous cous, which moves by essentially rolling on the ground. When they caught me, strangely on the prom at Brighton, they beat me a a bloody pulp with cricket bats.<br /><br />I blame the Crown and Shuttle for such a trauma.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-91872624867170949732016-01-03T22:37:02.467+00:002016-01-03T22:37:02.467+00:00https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do
Enter yo...https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do<br />Enter your particulars, noting that the username is now your email. Click 'view journey history'. Bob's your uncle. Note that you sometimes have to specify a time frame in addition.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-35315850386972544172016-01-03T22:22:34.933+00:002016-01-03T22:22:34.933+00:00Good, glad he mentioned it! I'll hope work re...Good, glad he mentioned it! I'll hope work really is that quiet. I always think it takes me an hour to sign into my account! <br /><br />Yes, since South Shields and Bedford, offence committing is something I'm always on the look out for. <br /><br />Have a good week, not sure on Transporter bridge, will mention it to BGE.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-8752278870167186122016-01-03T19:48:48.626+00:002016-01-03T19:48:48.626+00:00If eggs are banned I shall tie myself to a comfort...If eggs are banned I shall tie myself to a comfortable deckchair and handcuff myself to an adjacent fence in the Whitehall area. Preferably the entrance to Downing Street but the security presence there will probably be too high for me to get myself attached before somebody else handcuffs me.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-1660710643155941232016-01-03T19:45:43.616+00:002016-01-03T19:45:43.616+00:00I focus on everybody. Your Dad did mention he had ...I focus on everybody. Your Dad did mention he had made errors and was going to send them by email. It shouldn't take a full day to do, just a minute when you are bored at work.<br /><br />I find it interesting that you love committing offences. Is this a rebellious streak you have coming through?<br /><br />I did enjoy the write up thank you.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-22428648481233896122016-01-03T18:59:04.664+00:002016-01-03T18:59:04.664+00:00Eggs will have been banned by then.Eggs will have been banned by then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-8947136662147143652016-01-03T18:50:23.936+00:002016-01-03T18:50:23.936+00:00Thanks Martin, I think London might be improving p...Thanks Martin, I think London might be improving pub-wise a little bit over last few years. <br /><br />Glad you felt same about Crown & Sh*ttle, we could tell immediately it was just wrong.<br /><br />If I finish BRAPA on time in 2042, I might try and have Eggs Benedict in every GBG pub that sells it, and do the first ever Eggs Benedict Pub blog. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-50691962390054739222016-01-03T18:48:21.762+00:002016-01-03T18:48:21.762+00:00I'll do it when I have a spare day but I have ...I'll do it when I have a spare day but I have a life so you'll have to hang on, did Dad mention his seemed to be losing money alarmingly so might be worth focussing on him?<br /><br />Yes! I love committing offences.<br /><br />Must be a new thing this menu in urinal as we saw it in Bedminster, I've seen it in York's Habit, and somewhere else I can't recall. Yes, tells you a lot about the pub. Hope you enjoyed write up. Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-7677033372389415892016-01-03T18:23:37.622+00:002016-01-03T18:23:37.622+00:00Lovely read- really mixed bunch of pubs.
I hated ...Lovely read- really mixed bunch of pubs.<br /><br />I hated the Crown & Shuttle even more than you for similar reasons (& rubbish beers); love most pubs round E1.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of Eggs Benedict, aleays best up North.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-24596622143432318672016-01-03T18:22:30.670+00:002016-01-03T18:22:30.670+00:00Si,
Please can you obtain a copy of your Oyster st...Si,<br />Please can you obtain a copy of your Oyster statement (you can do it by going onto your online account) and send it to me please. With the difficulties, I wouldn't be surprised if you have been chinged up somewhere along the way. Stratford particularly worries me. In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if you reached the daily price cap anyway in which case no freebie.<br /><br />You technically committed an offence by travelling in third class with your first class ticket, if that is actually what you did, on the southbound journey.<br /><br />The act of displaying a food menu above a urinal is just bizarre. But not as bad as the act of having an incomprehensible food menu. Sadly, it is something I often read with no intention of ordering anything. It gives a fairly reliable indication of a pubs ethos and can be amusing.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.com