Disappointing London trip as far as punting went.

[NIK]

Well went to London Retreat as well. Wished I hadn't. Chloe was good, as they all seem to be there, and delivered what I asked for, but I simply didn't fancy her and that scuppers everything. What made it worse was that right in the middle of it I heard I'd received a couple of texts from Amy who I'd been waiting to hear from all day which fucked my concentration even more as I was wanting to know what they said.

When I got out at least it was some small consolation to see that she had been delayed by traffic coming from her other job and couldn't make our appointment before my train time.
Ironically I said earlier Amy had never let me down in getting on for nine years of booking her and that there was a first time for everything. 

A London trip without an appointment with either Amy or Nicoletta and two disappointing punts. 

It's just a bloody good job I will be able to claim the expenses back for this trip!  And I only spent £170 on the two punts which would have been less than a single punt with either Amy or Nicoletta.

And apart from the punting, everything else was fine. Weather brilliant for the second time running on my London visits this year and I even had a bit of luck on the train. The kind where bad fortune turns into good fortune.

I walked into the first class carriage found a single unreserved seat and settled down only to be hailed by a guy across the aisle. It was someone I used to work with many years ago. He was with his wife and another couple and they'd been to the cup final. Amazingly I knew the other guy as well as I was at school with him. The first one I found to be an irritating prick all those years ago and I didn't want him talking to me across the aisle for the rest of the journey as I like to read and/or listen to music.
Next thing a woman appears and said I was in her seat. For the next few minutes there was chaos in the carriage as people argued about seats. Turns out they'd fucked the reservations up. It's always irritating when you've just settled on a train and you have to move. However I gathered my belongings and moved.
The woman said, 'I'm sorry to split you up from your friends.' 'They're not my friends,' I replied 'I just know them.' 
Went into the next carriage where I was lucky enough to  find a quiet spot in a single seat. 

So ultimately the cock up did me a favour. 

Now if only the punting had have been as good.

[vorian]

Sorry to hear about your shit trip Nik, anything you would do different next time to increase your chances of having good punts.

[Gigabyte]

Will there be a review of your chloe punt?

[NIK]

Will there be a review of your chloe punt?

No because being London Retreat it was a bit specialist and as she did the business it would be unfair to give a negative simply because I didn't fancy her.
Will do a report on Chelsea HOD later today though.

[Steve2]

No because being London Retreat it was a bit specialist and as she did the business it would be unfair to give a negative simply because I didn't fancy her.

Maybe if she had some clear pics on their website you wouldn't have wasted £100

Shit happens

 

[hendrix]

Sorry the capital let you down NIK. I think we have widely different tastes or I might have had some suggestions for you

[Steve2]

Sorry the capital let you down NIK. I think we have widely different tastes or I might have had some suggestions for you

I can almost imagine the trouble you would have got NIK into Hendrix.

[vorian]

I can almost imagine the trouble you would have got NIK into Hendrix.

He might never have punted again. 

[NIK]

Maybe if she had some clear pics on their website you wouldn't have wasted £100

Shit happens

 

I only went to London retreat once maybe 12 years ago. The woman was good but older than I like and I didn't fancy her. Never went again until last year when I have seen four more and all despite having faces blurred were okay. I guess it's just inevitable there will be one you don't fancy. She was by no means ugly and relatively young - just not my type.

[Jimmyredcab]

I only went to London retreat once maybe 12 years ago. The woman was good but older than I like and I didn't fancy her. Never went again until last year when I have seen four more and all despite having faces blurred were okay. I guess it's just inevitable there will be one you don't fancy. She was by no means ugly and relatively young - just not my type.

So maybe a clear photo would not have made any difference, sometimes you just don't click with a girl, it has happened to me at London Retreat, they don't have dogs working there that is why they have lasted over 15 years.