Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating 5 feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.

Not a car in the world, as you simply lean back. And before you know it, you're there.

This is how travel should feel, and on our trains, it does.

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I've been thinking about Rose Potatoes recently when was the last time you had one, because I reckon the last time I had a Rose Potatoes was probably a solid 10 years ago.

What is 10 years ago? What? It's just like such a thing that you eat when you're young, like as a child at a bonfire night party.

Jen, Jen, Jen, oh do you mean a baked potato rather than a roast potato? Oh shit, are we talking about different things?

Jen's got potatoes confused again. I've been awake since half past five this morning.

I know, I know you're really tired, but I would say that probably you could have avoided the fulfillment of having a child by just eating it loads of those potatoes, because that's what I've done.

Standard issue for all women.

Hello and welcome to episode 150 of the standard issue pod scene. I'm Miss Mickey Noonan, please enjoy your flight.

Well that's lovely to hear, but I feel like I would be laughing if I knew what it meant.

Okay, so there was a two-ey airline flight from Birmingham to Mallorca that got itself into quite a lot of hot water and was indeed deemed dangerous,

because all the women who had registered as Miss when they checked in, they checked in as children, so the weight was off.

That's quite scary.

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