This is my favourite rlfans.com post ever.

When Emmanuel Adebayor did his his stupid running on the spot and then skied his penalty to knock Tottenham out of the Europa League I laughed for minutes about it. I'd think about it half an hour later and laugh again. It still gives me a warm feeling.

Your post was like that. Thank you.

I hope he got it in the end.

You have to remember that London has relatively high buildings relatively close together and often smartphone reception is poor. When I was a Northern lad of 14 who had never travelled 200 miles before and came down to London for the day (long before mobile 'phones let alone smart phones) I found it extremely straightforward and stress free to get around the metropolis by by tube. Likewise when I was 16.

Contrast that to one of today's high flying graduates who works with my son. He was sent to a client and instead of arriving at 9.30am didn't get there until afternoon because he couldn't find the client's premises because he couldn't get i-Phone reception! Should have been dismissed for stupidity.

Eh? i live here, i always have a full signal, it's only when i venture out does it start to drop off.

I'm proud of you.

But as a lad of 14 in London for the first time were you just riding the tube for the experience, or were you specifically going somewhere and needed to be there at a set time?

If you're just sightseeing with no set plan, it doesn't really matter if you make a mistake. There's no imperative to get there quickly.

If you've got to a destination to catch a train making a mistake could cost you money.

You were 14, were you by yourself or with an adult? If you were with an adult, give yourself a punch in the face.



You've NEVER been late, have you?

Of course I did not come to London just to ride the tube!! I travelled to various destinations and, of course, had to get back to Euston to catch a specific train home.

I have been late but not for that sort of reason - only due to circumstances out of my control - ie transport.

Mrs D's i-Phone doesn't pick up a proper signal in lots of locations in London (or so she tells me!).

Recommend from a yorkie with lots of cockney blood in him.
I make many trips to shows , TV recordings , rugby of course and so much more as well as relatives.

Its just so plain and easy , get a 24 hour travel pass . they are for 24 hours unlike up here when you have to bin it at 1am ish. Make sure you get under and over ground .
The guys at the stations or on the buses are fantastic.
It may be you need a underground then a bus for /3 stops on to a overground onto a bus onto a underground onto a bus for the best route . but they will save you a hours travel if you ask.

Hardly any Londoners drive into the square mile .

So simple advice 24 hour travel pass , plus its cheap really .

I always use my Oyster card.

Best way. Get one, keep it – and then put cash on it when you need it.

Much better than joining the crush at the ticket machines upon arrival at the Yorkshire Embassy (aka Kings Cross).

I'd not heard that one before.

talking of oyster cards, have something called a onepulse card been introduced? They were meant to be a combination of Barclaycard and oyster card. I used to work for the company responsible for the oyster card readers etc (cubic Transportation)

A similar idea to Mondex in Swindon? No.

To be honest, I have no idea. It was just something I read on their website about introducing it, was curious if it had actually happened. I do remember all the uproar when they were first introduced due to when a person scanned their card on the reader, (the system automatically trying to deduct the maximum amount for a journey) so was telling people you haven't got enough money on your card, so you can't come in!