The Ytterbium Eastercon Convention 2019 Tuesday 16th April 2019 Travelling To London
@arthurchappell (44998)
Preston, England
April 25, 2019 7:55am CST
Back from my adventures.
Though the convention wasn’t starting until Friday 19th April 2019, I travelled down a few days before to be able to explore London.
To get a full day of exploring on the Wednesday I caught an overnight coach on the Tuesday, leaving at about 9.30pm. My day had been spent getting my blood pressure checked by my GP and doing some job hunting before completing my packing.
The bus to the coach station went smoothly.
When I saw the other stops the coach made before reaching Victoria Station in the capital, it stopped at Heathrow Airport, quite close to Hounslow where I was staying (the convention itself being in Heathrow). I asked the driver if he could drop me off a stop earlier than stated on my ticket. Bizarrely, he couldn’t unless I was willing to pay another £20.00 as the airport is a premier fare destination while my journey 25 miles further into London was cheaper. It was still way cheaper for me to go to London and come back towards Heathrow & Hounslow by train.
The coach ride itself went well, and the coach was not over-crowded. I’d reach London around about dawn.
Youtube – The Divine Comedy – National Express
Arthur Chappell
Official music video for "National Express" (HD Version) by British alternative/indie band The Divine Comedy. Directed by Matthew Kirkby. © 1999 Parlophone R...
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@Ladyluck The Divine Comedy is a music band - the song is a spoof on the real coach company I travelled with
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@LadyDuck yes, National Express is the UK equivalent of US Greyhound buses
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@LadyDuck (472024)
• Switzerland
25 Apr 19
@arthurchappell Thank you Arthur, I watched the video and I thought it was the name of the band.
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@BarBaraPrz (47645)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 19
How elemental was the convention? 
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@BarBaraPrz lol, very, some guests were even awarded with fragments of Ytterbium.
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@snowy22315 (182038)
• United States
25 Apr 19
Well you win some and you lose some. At least you had some fun in London.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@jaboUK it was very odd logic by the bus company - it was a great weekend
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@LindaOHio (181346)
• United States
25 Apr 19
What is the convention that you are going to?
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@LindaOHio Just come back. It is an annual science fiction convention that happens every year in the UK - this was the 70th year of the event. I have been going for over 20 years
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@LindaOHio (181346)
• United States
25 Apr 19
@arthurchappell Sounds interesting! Are you going to talk more about what went on there?
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 19
@LindaOHio yes I am preparing several articles relating to the convention
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@xander6464 (44402)
• Wapello, Iowa
26 Apr 19
Stupid rules like the one not allowing you to get off the bus at the airport are going to cost the company way more than £20.00 in the form of bad will.
Can't wait to read the reports on the convention.
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
26 Apr 19
exactly, I feel sorry for those who were going to the airport, not knowing they would have had cheaper journeys going further on and then coming back on themselves
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@xander6464 (44402)
• Wapello, Iowa
26 Apr 19
@arthurchappell Sooner or later, it's going to lead to less customers for them.
