So yesterday morning at 4.47 I left home and walked to my nearest Elizabeth Line station, which is Farringdon, just 9 miles away, so I could be the first plonker with nothing better to do, to ride the brand new, Crossrail train line. Yet its quite amazing how many others had the same idea. I thought I’d be the only one but in fact had to queue for 6 hours along Clerkenwell Road just to get in the station.

I had been instrumental in getting this brand new rail line organised. By writing to Crossrail and saying it should be called ‘The Jubilee Line’ as its the Queen’s jubilee year. “We’ve already got a Jubilee Line” they told me, which is true. So I suggested, ‘how about “Another Jubilee Line”, or “Jubilee Line 2: PLATINUM!!”, like a Tom Cruise movie. Also, because its 3 years late, it would only be a reminder that it should have been the ‘3 years before the platinum jubilee Line’ but failed. And it was only 10 billion quid over budget, which is brilliant. Though its not actually finished yet. They only opened part of it yesterday because they figured it best to get the Elizabeth Line open while she’s still alive and who knows how long that will last, or how long the rest will take to cobble together.

So there I was with all the other ‘trainos’ and Royalty-parasites; like-minded souls who just love to queue for anything, especially things with Royal implications. Memorial books, I queued for 19 days to sign Diana’s, Will & Kate’s wedding, I slept on the pavement in Windsor for 6 months beforehand only to find they’d moved the route, but I had a fantastic view of the hot-dog stand, for the whole day! I queued to see when Harry and Meghan left the country, only to learn they weren’t taking the EasyJet from Luton, when it was too late.

But the Elizabeth Line. I’d never seen anything worth £25 billion, other than Elon Musk. Though the new train line is seriously beautiful. Fabulous stations, wonderful technology, state-of-the-art everything. Except workers. They’re in a different state. Possibly Russia. So they’re planning a strike on June 6th. Just after the Jubilee weekend. I wonder if there’ll be a queue to join the picket line…

Happy Birthday Joey!!!! 3 today

A xxxx