swindon game dilemma
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alex_farrells_left_peg
Vital Squad Member
The obvious choice would to be to call in sick on Wednesday but.... being a man of repute, I cannot really see you doing that. Alternative is to use a VPN and say you live in Belgium, that way you can watch in on iFollow, Last option would be to ask for a day off on wednesday (could be you have wedding to go to, childs diploma ceremony!
Being an upstanding man myself, I just use the VPN saying that I live on foreign soil. Come on, give me a break, I live in Scotland which, most certainly is not England after all!
chris who
Vital Champions League
Maybe a lift might be the answer for you WX any offers?
The Holy Spirit
Vital Squad Member
Should be on ifollow in the UK anyway since it's not a Saturday 3pm
alex_farrells_left_peg
Vital Squad Member
Didn't realise that and that would clearly be the best solution. Problem solve WX
OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
Hopefully not on the same day.
jokerman
Vital Football Hero
Speaking of M2/M20, which would you take heading from Heathrow on the M25 to Canterbury? In days of yore, I would have driven around the M25 to the M2, no brainer. Last time, my phone told me to leave at the M20, making me think my previous "choice" had merely been operant conditioning from years of driving to Medway, but now I just don't know anymore.
Alderman Barnes
Vital Squad Member
My advice would be this: go to the game and watch Gills thrash the living daylights out of the Swine. Book in to the Premier Inn and live high on the hog for a whole damn week. Go back to East Kent, lay down in a field and wait until someone finds you. Claim to have been abducted and probed by aliens. Enjoy the media circus. Wait until it's died down, then creep out and do the same thing for Stockport on Tuesday week, when there may be rail disruptions.
Billy_Bleach
Vital Squad Member
Go sick mate, say you've got a rotator cuff injury after waving your scarf too vigorously during the rousing version of The Last Waltz pre game.
Train?
As hopefully I will tomorrow, unless there's a damn strike!
Baghdad_Rob
Vital 1st Team Regular
Myself coming up the M3, I tend to refuel at the Costa at Clacket and then down the M26 / M20 and up Blue Bell Hill at junction 6. Can't recall a time I got delayed on that route beyond a stretch of 50mph average speed camera a year or so back upon joining the M20.
Unofficially the M26 is an excellent stretch of road to make up time if you are someone who wants to drive on the edge of the speed limit if you know what I mean
I believe the M25 directly onto the M2 is supposed to be marginally quicker by about 5 minutes but I tend to avoid the junction 2 onto the M2 as if there is a jam from the bridge then the delays will ensure significant delay getting onto the M2. The M20 route is probably more reliable and consistent a route. (Cue me jinxing the route)
Ah, that all depends on if you’re driving clockwise or anticlockwise. Somewhat like up or down Maidstone Road. There’s never a clear cut answer to these problems.
jokerman
Vital Football Hero
I tend to drive in whatever direction the car’s going.
PuB
Vital 1st Team Regular
You’re the one to blame this week then.
Serious reply:I tend to drive in whatever direction the car’s going.
From Heathrow drive anticlockwise on M25. Turn off at M26 towards Maidstone. Join M20 towards Ashford. Turn off onto A20 through Lenham. On towards Charing and take A252 straight to Canterbury.
This avoids the dreaded Dartford crossing which can add hours to your journey.
jokerman
Vital Football Hero
Cheers dwg. Makes sense.Serious reply:
From Heathrow drive anticlockwise on M25. Turn off at M26 towards Maidstone. Join M20 towards Ashford. Turn off onto A20 through Lenham. On towards Charing and take A252 straight to Canterbury.
This avoids the dreaded Dartford crossing which can add hours to your journey.
bathnightattheminogu
Vital Reserves Team
I get your dilemma WX.
The drive home is a real grind when you’ve been standing for two hours watching the game.
Get the train.
