Liverpool European COC(s) 2008

flashy · 29-05-2008, 21:18

Reece and i decided the other day that we where going to go to Liverpool today...and would take two of my nieces with us, i got the price for the train up on the internet yesterday £11.05 return for Reece and me with a family railcard, i thought this was a reasonable price for the train so didnt mind paying it, we got off the train at Liverpool Lime Street and got the tube to James Street Station, all was well and good, we walked the few hundred yards to the docks planning on getting the ferry over to Birkenhead, now last night i'd priced the ferry up and it was only going to cost me £4 return for me and reece(£2.30 for me and £1.70 for Reece)
we go to get our tickets to get across on the ferry and lo and behold its going to cost me £8.25 return because they only do River explorer tickets during the school holidays, marvelous, so i bought the tickets, got on the ferry with Reece and the girls, we eventually got off at Woodside to get the bus into Birkenhead and the price of the bus fare to Birkenhead was...... £1.70 for me and 85p for Reece ONE WAY, they dont do returns

so that was £2.55 each way, so another £5.10 to add to the cost of getting to Birkenbloodyhead....in all it cost me more to get across the naffing water than it did to get to Liverpool in the first place £13.35 just to cross a bit of a pond, European Capital Of Culture my arse

i think i got the title of this thread correct dont you?

and to top it all off my niece left a bag on the bus, so thats something else to moan about

ok rant over

http://www.merseyferries.co.uk/ticket-prices/index.aspx

BERNADETTE · 29-05-2008, 21:26

Bet you were spitting feathers, what does my head in is when they don't do offers at school holiday time

flashy · 29-05-2008, 21:28

i was Bernie, the last time i went over to Birkenhead they had a free bus on that ran from the docks to the town centre, but they did away with that ... huh

BERNADETTE · 29-05-2008, 21:29

Hardly likely to get people rushing to the area

K.S.H · 29-05-2008, 21:31

Could you not swim it, save you paying to go to the baths tomorrow

flashy · 29-05-2008, 21:31

i know, i was talking to a lad on the bus back to the ferry and he said he used to work in Liverpool and it used to cost him over £70 a month to get there and back everyday on the ferry and bus from Birkenhead

flashy · 29-05-2008, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by K.S.H

Could you not swim it, save you paying to go to the baths tomorrow

what me n three kids? thats doubtful Ken

cashman · 29-05-2008, 22:05

well if ya don't pay it in fares yer likely to get mugged anyway shaz,

always a bright side.

BERNADETTE · 29-05-2008, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman

well if ya don't pay it in fares yer likely to get mugged anyway shaz,

always a bright side.

Always a plus side that Cashy will find

flashy · 29-05-2008, 22:12

mi trainee's are still safely on mi feet cashy

so much for doing your bit for the environment by using public transport hey, loada balls if you ask me

Tin Monkey · 29-05-2008, 22:52

It used to be free on the ferries, as long as you didn't get off at the other side.

flashy · 30-05-2008, 08:51

lol yes thanx for that TM

jaysay · 30-05-2008, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashytart

Reece and i decided the other day that we where going to go to Liverpool today...and would take two of my nieces with us, i got the price for the train up on the internet yesterday £11.05 return for Reece and me with a family railcard, i thought this was a reasonable price for the train so didnt mind paying it, we got off the train at Liverpool Lime Street and got the tube to James Street Station, all was well and good, we walked the few hundred yards to the docks planning on getting the ferry over to Birkenhead, now last night i'd priced the ferry up and it was only going to cost me £4 return for me and reece(£2.30 for me and £1.70 for Reece)
we go to get our tickets to get across on the ferry and lo and behold its going to cost me £8.25 return because they only do River explorer tickets during the school holidays, marvelous, so i bought the tickets, got on the ferry with Reece and the girls, we eventually got off at Woodside to get the bus into Birkenhead and the price of the bus fare to Birkenhead was...... £1.70 for me and 85p for Reece ONE WAY, they dont do returns

so that was £2.55 each way, so another £5.10 to add to the cost of getting to Birkenbloodyhead....in all it cost me more to get across the naffing water than it did to get to Liverpool in the first place £13.35 just to cross a bit of a pond, European Capital Of Culture my arse

i think i got the title of this thread correct dont you?

and to top it all off my niece left a bag on the bus, so thats something else to moan about

ok rant over

http://www.merseyferries.co.uk/ticket-prices/index.aspx

Hell flashy its not like you to have a rant

flashy · 30-05-2008, 11:42

lol dont you start mr jay person

Pendle Red · 30-05-2008, 16:22

so how much culture did you see