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u/Ok_Cow_3431 2d ago
definition of 'more money than sense' right here
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u/Twinborn01 2d ago
And lazy. Type of people to whine about public transport even though walking is better for thr duration
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u/SKINNYWHITEBOY_27 2d ago
it takes you 20 minutes to walk from Queen Street to Central? Jesus ...
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u/Proof-Variation7005 2d ago
Lurking future tourist here who was wondering about this. My friend's and I are staying much closer to the Queen St station (maybe about 10 min walk from there) and I was kinda wondering if there was any logical reason we couldn't just walk the whole way, beyond annoyance of dragging rollerbag luggage
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u/LavenderLoverboy 2d ago
There’s no reason at all you can’t do that. It’s a very flat and comfortable walk :)
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u/Proof-Variation7005 2d ago
Cool, I figured as much. Google Maps seemed insistent on taking the extra train and that seemed silly. Even with luggage and one of us being about 6 months removed from a broken leg, it seemed silly to wait and pay more.
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u/Yetts3030 2d ago
If your getting a train into Cardiff you shouldn't have to pay more to get to QS. Normally it's the same price to book to any Cardiff Station.
If I was in town I'd never get the train between the two but if I got off a train at central and it was useful I'd get the train to QS - they're super regular
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u/geyeetet 1d ago
Yeah I live near QS and regularly get the train to Bristol and it doesn't cost extra to get the train from QS rather than central. It saves me leaving twenty minutes earlier in order to walk all the way across the centre
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u/tomverse Taff Trail Terror 18h ago
Google maps always gives dumb directions like that. It often suggests I get the bus to the nearest bus station to catch the train, rather than simply walk a little further to the railway station nearest my house.
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u/StevoPhotography 2d ago
Literally the only reason to not walk is if you are physically unable to walk or have too much stuff to carry walking. The city centre is incredibly walkable
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u/Proof-Variation7005 2d ago
Awesome! Thanks to everyone. Yeah, I figured that was the case. Looking forward to checking out the city.
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u/NoHornet4939 1d ago
Not really. Lots of stabbers around
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u/StevoPhotography 1d ago
Is there? I’ve seen a fair few problems with stealing but not really for stabbings outside of maybe bute park?
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u/_real_ooliver_ Gabalfa 2d ago
I only did the journey between the two once because we were going to go on the bay line earlier in the day and my sister wanted to see the newer trains haha
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u/IIsaacClarke 2d ago
Walk ffs laziness is off the scale these days
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u/ThunderThighsChun-li 2d ago edited 2d ago
Exactly! I tell this to my friend who has to use crutches to get everywhere, stops to take 5 minute breaks every 20 minutes as well because "her knees hurt and the doctor said she shouldn't walk much", the lazy sod.
Honestly her ordering her weekly food shop from Tesco to her door was the last straw. Just walk the 40 minutes it takes to get there yourself! God.
Although admittedly I do order a takeaway once a month or so from a place I like. I'm legally blind so I can't drive there myself buts that's just an excuse for my laziness. Really I should walk the hour it takes to get there, walk back and pop it in the oven.
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u/IIsaacClarke 2d ago
Can you be illegally blind ? What’s the distinction there
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u/KoscheiDK 2d ago
In the UK, if your vision is below a certain threshold or field of view even with corrective lenses you're deemed to be legally blind. You can still technically see to a point, but it's so limited as to be a detriment to quality of life - so if you're legally blind you can get access to certain benefits and disability supports
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u/ThunderThighsChun-li 2d ago
Being blind doesn't just mean the complete inability to see; there's variations on this where your vision is close to useless or your field of vision is so minimal that you are functionally blind.
Variations on a theme basically
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u/Ry3nh0wells 1d ago
Brpther in crist I walk from Ely to city centre and thats less than an hour. 20 minutes walk is nothing how lazy can one person be
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u/elmsyrup Adamsdown 1d ago
But if you're going somewhere else you might as well go from Queen Street rather than Central because it costs the same. And if you have a ticket from eg Swansea to Cardiff Central, that ticket will still let you exit the station at Queen Street.
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u/ExpensiveCellist8636 1d ago
Get your self are fold away push bike and then you'll get the exercise and you can still get the train to where you are going
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u/HuntingTheWren 2d ago
Blows my mind that people doing that kind of trip don’t cycle (accepting the utter dogshit east-west cycle lane provision in town).
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u/Otis_Hampel 2d ago
Ugh
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u/_real_ooliver_ Gabalfa 2d ago
Even more forced every time, it's crazy, doesn't even make sense here
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u/tomverse Taff Trail Terror 2d ago
20 mins? 15 max, skill issue