Tranmere at home

in one o't cups

 

Norwood will be made up.

 

The best part of the draw, the commentator noting Carlisle had a trip up the A1 to face Harrogate.

I mean, it's not the route I'd choose, but .......

 

It's the way I go to the North Lakes to avoid the motorways around Madchester. It's a relaxing journey heading up the A1 to Scotch Corner, across the A66 to Penrith. Picking up the M6 at Penrith it's a short hop up to Carlisle.

 

It's the way I'd go. Struggling to think of another route that isn't miles out of the way.

 

Skipton route isn’t much longer but I’d go A66 route personally

 

So if you were in Carlisle you'd go up the A1 to Harrogate?
I suppose 'up' is subjective. Not exactly the short journey the commentator described.

 

When I worked in East London colleagues would remark they were going up town (by that they meant the West End) which on a East to West axis was patently untrue!

 

Yeah, but isn't that a specific London thing. One always goes 'up to London' ....... from wherever. It's like an etiquette thing.

From Barnsley would you say you are going up to Peterboro?

 

Nay it's darn south!

 

When going to London it has generally been referred to as "going up to London". Probably from all directions.
And a point of useless information ... on railways they talk about "up" lines and "down" lines.
Apparently this was to do with trains going "up" to London, so presumably "down" was away from London. No idea what they call those lines that go east-west nowhere near London.
I'll ask Siddy Holloway as she's pounding the bejabers out of me in bed tonight.

 

I didn't realise you were referencing the 'up' bit. I was just thinking which way I'd go. I probably wouldn't say 'up' to be honest, I'd be more likely to say 'down' but it's neither really.

Everywhere is a long way from Carlisle. Harrogate being a relatively shorter journey.

 

Is that where you get your kicks?