Train Tales and Welsh Shops

Bank Holiday Monday 2004. Danz's treat. Very jealous that her sister had been to London, she wanted her day. She choose a train journey to Cardiff. She hasn't been on a train for 4 years and that was all but forgotten so she was a bit excited. We arrived at the station to find the train was delayed 15 minutes. Ok nothing abnormal for British Rail. But when it did come...Well It was this two carriage motorised thing. Didn't even look like a train. I could see the disappointment in her face. We got on. There were two rows of very tightly packed together seats. Your knees were crammed up to the seat in front and the seat back was filthy. In fact the whole train wasn't just dirty, it was ground in years of filth. The seats, the floors the windows. Absolutely disgusting. And it smelt. I had to use the loo. What a mistake. The sink was covered in some brown staining and the toilet completely blocked up. There was litter from other passengers...Lots of litter. Half eaten food and wrappers but underneath all of that the grime was awful. I felt dirty just sitting on it. And I paid £12 for that? The ticket collector....a rather cocky young man came round and I mentioned the filth. 'You aren't the first to complain', he said sharply, 'but nothing I can do about it Its how people leave the place'. I don't think so? That train hadn't been cleaned for years.
Anyways we had a good day. Danz got a dress for the wedding and we bought one for Abby which was greeted with indifference. The train back home was a bit nicer. We had a table and a drinks service so Danz was appeased a bit. Cardiff is frankly so dull after London though. Shops are ok but they need more things to do. You can't entice visitors to a city on the draw of one Castle (even if it is a good one) I'm tired now.
My senior in work just rang me to say she's leaving. She got a job in the 'walk in centre' with Barbs. Work is going to be vile. Both of them have been with us for years and years.
Abby has gone to Danika's to celebrate the Goth one's Birthday. She has her bodice on we bought in Camden! Two more days till school starts. Can't wait!