London Underground and Me

I know I never did like Ken Livingstone and I know that he hadn't always been "in power" since I have had problems travelling on London Underground but why does London Underground not work for me!

I don't often have to travel on the underground but when I do there have been problems. There was the time I was taking my granddaughte to see Swan Lake Ballet. They train stopped at Leytonstone "everyone off" shouted the guard. I was very blank - I had no idea where to go or what to do. By the time I had decided to become adult about it and make a decision, all the mini cabs had gone. Stuck in Leytonstone with my daughter, I didn't know whether to turn left or right!. So of course I phoned my husband and asked him whether I should turn left or right. He gave me a number for a London Taxi. We got to the ballet and they wouldn't let us in until the interval. Eventually, we sat down and thoroughly enjoyed the second half. Although my granddaughter did say that "it didn't last too long did it".

Another time I was going to meet my daughter at Harley Street. Chugging along and once again the train stopped and we were all told to get off. This time I was at Holborn. This time I still didn't know whether to go left or right and even how far I was from Harley Street. You may have gathered by now that I have now sense of direction!. I didn't need to phone anyone this time, I just got into a cab by myself.

The very next time I had to go to Barts Hospital and the Central Line decided to shut. I was told how to get to the Hospital, had to get an overground and then a bus and then something else - I decided to go home.