 Poster: A snowHead
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For those heading out, currently about 40 min delay 'due to earlier cancellation' ferry next year I think.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Trouble is Ferry's are cancelled just as often due to poor weather/strikes etc
They're all fine until there is a problem
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Got away early and arrived at 4.30 for an 8.20 crossing and put on 7.20. No queues but fairly busy in terminal.
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ringingmaster, we've just arr calais. Very busy but 40 mins doesn't compare to our last trip early jan with 4 hour delay. I can cope with 40 min 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I love the tunnel. My experience coming back on Thursday was very good. I had booked for the Wednesday by mistake, phoned two hours after our scheduled departure, no problem said euro tunnel man, what time would you like tomorrow, yes no problem sir and no charge for changing your booking either. Turned up two hours early, given a slot on the next train, just time for a quick coffee, I'm on the M20 an hour later, result. The customs/passport clearance was also quick.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Having had the misfortune to have sailed on the floating chav mecca that is the channel ferries (Sea France in this instance) I will only ever take the Tunnel - peace and tranquility and no need to mix with "others"
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Forty minutes is nothing? Happy hols all x
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err...Easter is next weekend innit?! 
Is it that easy to get an earlier train? Depends on space I suppose. I've been through before where they insist you get on the train you were booked on - could that depend on whether you buy the saver tickets or the "I can afford" any price class?
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I've been bumped to earlier trains on 'saver' tickets GordonFreeman, although it was off peak
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50 miles the other side of Calais having a beer. 7.20 left on time, no problems, there seemed less people around by then.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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GordonFreeman, With the cheapest ticket they state on the ticket that you have two hours either way and they will put you on the first available train. They also state that the ticket is valid for 24 hrs after the departure. I don't know the details but I have been both late and early and never had a problem.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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With a cheapie I've got on a train 4 hours early, not today though just an hour, it all depends how busy they are.
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We left on Good Friday last year without any delays or difficulties, turned up for our booked crossing, and left on time.
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You know it makes sense.
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Eurotunnel really let us down yesterday, ( first time ever in 16 years!) got there in time for our 8:20 went through and then the 8 20 changed to 845 got on and left at 8 40! No explaination.
The now normal 30 mins in tunnel and then unloading starts, great, BUT car 3 in front breaks down! Long story short the driver after 20 mins gave in to greater numbers and allowed us to push his car out of the carriage!
So I guess that meant our train had then picked up a 50 min delay, the original 30 min delay plus the 20 min delay with the dickhead refusing to let us push his car!
What the knock on delay from that was, who knows?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Eurotunnel really let us down yesterday, ( first time ever in 16 years!) got there in time for our 8:20 went through and then the 8 20 changed to 845 got on and left at 8 40!
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I hope that was irony I detected....come on , a few minutes delay in 16 years.....!
Poor proud car owner...wonder why he wouldn't accept help? Or was he the brother of the man who will not ask for directions?
We came back on Thursday evening and were put on an earlier crossing which was great. However the family were hungry so we needed to get some food at the QUICK burger joint...they should rename it SLOW! A lot of people were getting very panicky about getting their food before they had to go. Leave extra time if you want a burger!
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