Party time has come around again and it's exactly the same story as last year - Disruption on the railway which means the last train from her place is 6pm. A bus back isn't an option either because the service I'd need to get home doesn't run past 6pm on a Saturday. This year it's fallen on my working Saturday. I'm working until 3.45 so the earliest I'd realistically get to her place is about 4.45 after the train journey and the walk to her place from the station. On a weekday the bus stops at the top of her road, at the weekends it stops in the town centre, near the station, so if I were to go I'd only be able to stay for about 45 minutes. At least she graciously accepted that it wasn't viable for me to attend and didn't try and suggest I try to grab a lift or take a taxi. She's really cross about the trains 'cause again it means that half of the people she's invited won't be able to come.
On one hand I'm actually pleased I'm unable to go as I'd much sooner go straight home after work and put my feet up for the evening but on the other hand I feel sorry for her that this has happened yet again. I don't think I'll ever understand her need for all these constant boozy get togethers. She's already put out invitations for the next one that's in February - no doubt there'll be another train strike lol!
