Day 4 – Twitter Digest

A little late, but in order to make up for that, this post has been collated and posted whilst on a coach!

• Good morning. Day 4 and I have just left home. With sunglasses this time. 7:04 AM
• I am walking up Burnage Lane to catch the 42 to Stockport. Later on in the day I'll be catching a 43 and another 42. 7:06 AM
• My itinerary for today is on my blog. 7:07 AM
• On the bus on the short trip into Stockport. 7:27 AM
• http://qik.com/video/1521614 7:34 AM
• My brown tinted shades make it look much warmer than it actually is. Heh. 7:49 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rbay - Bus service # 158... 7:58 AM
• As predicted, I have to stand. For the want of two extra carriages. Absolute rubbish. 8:00 AM
• Lord Adonis should have been made to spend his holiday riding back and forth between Liverpool and Sheffield #uktrain 8:02 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rbo5 - At least this is a refurbished train I suppose. 8:11 AM
• #songinmyhead in honour of Sheffield: Walk Like A Panther by All Seeing I; I Love My Life by Pulp 8:32 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rddp - Bacon and egg sandwich al fresco. 9:17 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rdjk - Super tram! 9:24 AM
• Am happy to report I am now #onthebus for the remainder of the day. Arrive Grantham 1855 :) 9:38 AM
• Bit of a problem: camera battery recharge #fail last night. Will source some replacements later. 9:46 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3reeh - Single decker, new in 2008. 9:59 AM
• So ends my brief sojourn to Yorkshire. In Derbyshire now: Dronfield to be exact. 10:02 AM
• Local dialect update: thanks duck. 10:24 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rfuv - The famous crooked spire of Chesterfield 11:02 AM
• The weather is so lovely here that I skipped a bus and will catch the 1118 to Worksop. 11:16 AM
• I'm #onthebus arrive Worksop 1232. Standard 90s double decker. 11:23 AM
• Sitting on the top deck front offside seat on an eastbound bus at noon on a sunny day in the northern hemisphere is a bad idea. 11:37 AM
• Beware the Beast of Bolsover, for I am there. Old Nottinghamshire mining area. 11:49 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3rh7h - Lovely roundabout in Barlborough 11:58 AM
• Just seen: Dolphin Fish Bar, near Clowne Campus. Shurely Dolphin Mammal Bar? 12:00 AM
• More food establishments in Creswell: Yummy Yummy, Crusty Pantry, Dolphin's Pizza & Grill 12:13 AM
• Apologies to Dennis Skinner: Bolsover is of course in Derbyshire still. 12:14 AM
• http://twitpic.com/3ri39 - Sherwood Forest? 12:29 AM
• Roadworks outside Worksop. Been stood for about 5 mins. BT down a manhole. Moving again. 12:33 AM
• Students of Robin Hood folklore will know that Worksop is home to Gladys and Snooker. 12:41 AM
• I've not seen a lot of Worksop but need to catch the next bus. There's a river and a canal and Castle Hill. Oh well, next time? 12:55 AM
• Lots of people #onthebus but no talk about #budget. Perhaps shows how far many people are removed from politics? 1:27 PM
• My second route 42 in a day. Only a short 25 min punt to Retford, but left 10 down by my reckoning. 1:29 PM
• We live in instant times, but you can't beat a bit of a think and a digest. So look forward to my smash hit Britain By Bus book... ;) 1:37 PM
• Oh dear. I have made another boo boo. I got on the bus in the wrong direction and am back in Worksop. 1:48 PM
• Two other people at this other bus stop nearly made the same mistake I did. Cos I have a day ticket, the driver didn't spot my error. 1:57 PM
• So the mop up begins. I am really #onthebus to Retford this time. Arrive 1430. 2:07 PM
• I'm unlikely to catch my original connection on the 96 which leaves at the same time as this bus arrives. 2:09 PM
• The next bus is 1555 to Gainsborough arrive 1655. 2:10 PM
• So catch the 1710 to Lincoln and the 1805 to Grantham arrive 1925. 2:13 PM
• The next bus is 1555 to Gainsborough arrive 1655. 2:13 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rmdf - The Retford bus. 2:16 PM
• Looks like I'm going to be spending 90 mins in Retford. Ah well - it's a beautiful day and the town looks pretty enough. 2:33 PM
• Music in Retford bus station: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 2:38 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rnlt - Nice clean bus station in Retford 2:41 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3roat - Something to pass the time 2:55 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rom0 - The Mattersey Boat 3:01 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3ror3 - Thomas has six wheels you know. 3:04 PM
• Retford really does look like a lovely little town. 3:18 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rpo4 - 3:21 PM
• The market square reminds me a bit of Newark, where I've visited before. 3:30 PM
• Back at the bus station. Music playing: Take These Broken Wings (And Learn To Fly Again Etc) 3:45 PM
• She's Got Betty Davies' Eyes 3:56 PM
• I am #onthebus again. This journey is essentially for school kids in Retford returning home to villages by the Trent. 4:07 PM
• Good grief, I feel like an intruder on this bus where everyone knows everyone else! 4:30 PM
• There's been a water bomb explode on the bomber rather than the bombee. 4:33 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rugv - View from the top of the plateau 4:42 PM
• Despite the youthful exuberance, this really is a pretty route through small villages of red brick cottages. 4:44 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rv8t - 4:54 PM
• Will I make the next 2 connections? Touch and go. 5:00 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3rw5y - The mighty Trent 5:08 PM
• Made it with a minute to spare. #onthebus to Lincoln, hoping to make a 5 min connection there. 5:13 PM
• If I miss it, the next bus to Grantham won't be until 2045 hrs! 5:15 PM
• There are 3 power stations in my field of vision, all with big cooling towers. 5:30 PM
• I can see Lincoln Cathedral atop its hill in the distance. Good run so far, fingers crossed. 5:44 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3ryyz - Saxilby 5:48 PM
• Classic bus driver maneuver then: open doors at a T-junction for better right-turn visibility. 5:50 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3s0d1 - Wahey! 6:08 PM
• Again, I made it with about a minute to spare. So all in, I will only be arriving in Grantham 30 mins late. Hooray for planning (and luck!) 6:18 PM
• Best village name of the day: Boothby Graffoe. Even better than Clowne. 6:37 PM
• Royalists drink in The Lion & Royal, Parliamentarians in The King's Head? 6:40 PM
• Good evening Grantham. Pleased to meet you! 7:16 PM
• http://twitpic.com/3s6c2 - The Cake Shop 7:29 PM
• There is catastrophe in the air. More later. 9:01 PM
• To cut a long story short (for now) I have undertaken the first leg from tomorrow tonight and am stopping in Peterborough. 9:50 PM
• Am at Wetherspoons having a commiserative stroke congratulatory pint. Or two. 10:18 PM
• Three: couldn't resist the lure of Raspberry Fool by Caledonian. That fruity aftertaste - mmm! A real good treat! 10:46 PM