Immy's birthday treat gone wrong!!

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:26 am

You may remember that I was really excited 'cos my hubby and my parents were treating me to a trip to London to see two shows - well this is what happened.

Friday - bright and sunny in South Devon, pack bag and go to train station looking forward to a trip to London with no worries about parking when we got there. At about 1.15pm the train gets into Swindon (approx half way) station, it's been raining and we'd been going slowly for a while due to water on the lines. We sit there for an hour then get told all trains cancelled due to flooding further on everyone off. Lots of people milling around station to be told no buses available, taxis only doing local trips 'cos roads are flooded, car hire places either flooded or all cars gone!

We decided to cut our losses and booked into a hotel for the night. Only two rooms left after us and when we went to get some food the hotel was stuffed with people who had been unable to travel. Patted ourselves on the back for making a sensible choice - missed seeing Les Miserables but nothing we could do.

Saturday - some trains running between London and Swindon as a shuttle service so got into London, found hotel - v. nice, spent some time looking round shops, got something to eat and saw the Lord of the Rings show which was brilliant I absolutely loved it (even hubby liked it!!).

Sunday - listening to the tv news travel still disrupted so decided to forget trains altogether and hired a car and drove home. Think this was a good choice, got home safe and dry(ish)

Moral to this tale - book all travel arrangements after St Swithens Day!!!!!

Although I lost out on 1 show and it cost us more money on hotel and car hire and the tickets I still had a great time. We were lucky that it wasn't our house flooded out and things could have been so much worse. But I'm not turning 40 again - it's too stressful!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:30 am

What an adventure! You got to see the Lord of the Rings show, and still got to travel! You will always remember this birthday!

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:35 am

chonsigirl;666059 wrote: What an adventure! You got to see the Lord of the Rings show, and still got to travel! You will always remember this birthday!

Don't think I shall ever forget it!!!

Really it was quite a challenge to think of the best thing to do but it was still a good weekend! Just a shame that the show my parents bought my ticket for was the one I missed!

Indian Princess · Post by **Indian Princess** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:48 am

Sorry that happened! However, I would glady have changed places!

Did laundr all weekend.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:19 am

i bet you still had a great time :-6:-6:-6:-6

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:30 am

Well, all in all...sounded like you had a good time, could've been MUCH worse.

I'm glad you are safe and dry and Happy Birthday!!:yh_party:yh_party

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:14 am

Sorry your birthday was a little crappy.

dont't you hate when you look forward to something,plan the whole day out in your mind,then everything goes wrong.

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:15 am

hey aparantly its my fault with the rain,

cos its my birthday on the 15th july and it was raining so now it will rain another 40 days (or so my mum tells me) :-1

i am so jealous about the lord of the rings i have seen that advertised and it looks fantastic.

Happy Birthday :-6

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:39 am

magenta flame;666336 wrote: Look on the bright side Immy:) at least this was a birthday you won't forget in a hurry:D That's a present in itself

Which when you think about it is a good thing, my memory will be starting to fail now I'm sooo old!:D

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:20 am

It was an adventure and nobody drowned.

Aren't there commuter planes from Exeter to Heathrow?

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:46 am

spot;666678 wrote: It was an adventure and nobody drowned.

Aren't there commuter planes from Exeter to Heathrow?

Don't know, hubby organised it all. Mind you the airports were a bit buggered too with all the rain.

We have been very lucky here and not had too much. I'm grateful 'cos my shop is by the water!!

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:38 pm

a belated happy birthday immy!!

you're right, you only turn 40 once so i'm told! you may have had a few bumps in your plans, but you had your hubby with you and you got to stay in a nice hotel, saw rings, and all in all had a safe trip! so in the end, it really was a happy birthday!

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:02 am

Thanks Cars - you are completely right, we spent time together and enjoyed what we did, lots to be grateful for:-4