The Retirement Thread

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29 Jul
7:14pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Bus pass no use to me as bus service is shocking here
29 Jul
7:30pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Shades
I'm eligible for a bus pass but haven't applied. Public transport round here is dire.
29 Jul
7:32pm, 29 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
It takes over 2hrs to get to burton 13m away
Loughborough, same distance, involves 3 changes and would be impossible for work
29 Jul
7:34pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Shades
I'll get a bus pass when I give up my car, no plans to do so yet.
.B.
29 Jul
8:37pm, 29 Jul 2024
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.B.
We use buses quite a bit instead of driving (I like one way runs so get a bus and run home), but the services are pretty good here. You can use it anywhere though, could be useful when elsewhere in the UK?
29 Jul
8:40pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Lip Gloss
Our bus pass we can only use in Scotland
29 Jul
8:45pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
Public transport not brilliant around here either. I can get to other places in West Cumbria by bus or train.
.B.
29 Jul
8:46pm, 29 Jul 2024
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.B.
Oh yes, I think Mum’s is restricted to England.
29 Jul
8:47pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Velociraptor
I think the Scotland one gets you to Carlisle. I've suggested to Dad that he should use his and I'll pick him up, but he prefers to drive.
29 Jul
8:53pm, 29 Jul 2024
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Lip Gloss
Thats why we often take the bus to Edinburgh or Glasgow and then train from there when going south

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