A Really Bad Day!

[Tilly2]

My elderly uncle has just been visiting us and has gone back home today via National Express Coach.

I waited with him at MK coach station for his delayed coach, which arrived an hour and forty five minutes late due to an accident on the M1.

He missed his connection at Birmingham and has just rang me to say he's just arrived at Hanley bus station, 6.45pm. The person who was supposed to pick him up at 4.00pm cannot now pick him up because he's on night shift, so my Uncle is catching a service bus to his hometown. He has now been travelling for eight hours and is not home yet.

Oh, he has also left his suitcase on the first coach! I am so upset for him.

[Togo]

Lol @ av 22:55. Shaking my head whilst posting.

[Eve]

Aww the poor thing! I remember some years ago now having to get National Express home on Boxing Day as there were no trains.

Would have taken me just over an hour by train, but with a broken down bus (thank goodness for Starbucks at Birmingham Coach station!) and snow it took me 8 hours to get home, including a very expensive taxi ride when I finally got to Manchester as it was late then and I had missed buses going closer to home.

Never again! At least I was youngish then and my mobility wasn't too bad at that point!

I hope he gets his suitcase back ok today.

[Tilly2]

Update. My Uncle got his case back today.

He was able to pick it up from Hanley Bus Station. They wanted him to go and collect it from Walsall but he told them, truthfully, that he couldn't manage that because of his age and disability. They arranged for his case to be brought to Hanley on another Nat. Express coach. Good for them.

[tonyav]

Excellent news that, Yilly.
only just seen your update.