Another Rant - This time...GNER

Well here I am in First Class on 1D26 (08:53SO London Kings Cross to Leeds, due into Leeds at 11:34).

Apart from the extra legroom, etc, and general lack of football "fans" a screaming kids, GNER offer "free" Wi-Fi in First (whereas it's £2.95 for 30 minutes, £4.95 for an hour, £7.95 for 2 hours, or £9.95 for 24 hours in Standard).

There is just one drawback to this...The ISP they've partnered with to offer this service are based in Sweden. (Can you see where this is going yet? - Ed) As such, Google, and associated sites such as Blogger, think you're in Sweden and redirect you to the Swedish sites...So $DEITY only knows how this post'll appear!

And for the second part of the rant, the crew came through to clear away the used cups and saucers just as we passed Grantham at 10:10, around 1 hour 15 minutes after leaving Kings Cross, with 1 hour 25 minutes left to go, and giving nobody joining the train at Newark, Doncaster or Wakefield a chance to obtain refreshments. In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised to discover that the Buffet (oops...Café Bar) closed at about the same time as well.

I have e-mailed GNER to query this policy (which only seems to happen if the crew is London-based), and await their response.