Travel in London:
Getting a Student Oyster Card
Top tips
• Best Deal: Invest in London’s electronic travelcard, the Oyster card, straight away. Buy the card at tube stations or online at www.tfl.gov.uk/oyster.
You can put a weekly electronic travelcard onto your Oyster card for unlimited travel for your first two weeks (always cheaper than cash).
• Apply for your Student Oyster photocard immediately after you have registered and enrolled (which entitles you to a 30 per cent discount on season bus passes and travelcards)
CHECK YOU HAVE FILLED THE FORM OUT CORRECTLY
Oyster cards
• The London Transport area is divided into six zones. They are the cheapest way to travel by tube or bus. Single journeys are also significantly cheaper if you pay for them on an Oyster card. For example, a single cash fare within zone one costs £4.00, but a single Oyster fare is only £1.50.
• You can buy a weekly ticket or top up and pay-as-you-go
• You can simply renew or top up your Oyster (online, at stations newsagents – top-up only) or top up pay as you go at newsagents bearing the Oyster sign – for top up only). Oyster cards are magnetic and are read by a yellow reader at the start and end of each journey.
• Always remember to touch in and out on the card reader (or you pay extra).
• Save up to 30 per cent on travel with a Student Oyster Photocard
Student Oyster Photocard
• Full details: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/photocard
• Student Oyster Photocards are available for a fee of £5.00 to UEL students aged 18 and over who are enrolled on a full-time course. Application forms are available online at the Oyster website above. Apply in advance as the application will take up to two weeks to process and in the meantime you will need to get a standard Oyster card.
• Student Oyster Photocards are valid for unlimited travel within the zones for which you have paid for seven days, one month or longer periods of up to one year. It’s the cheapest way to travel around London if you’re studying. Cost is currently £16.20 per week or £62.30 per month for Zones one and two.
Travel information
Always check before you travel at the weekend
Essential
On the web:
• http://www.tfl.gov.uk
• The live travel news page has the latest updates on anything that may affect your journey
By SMS:
• Sign-up for the free travel alert service and set up personalised SMS alerts and emails warning you of Tube and DLR service delays
• Text the word HOME to 60835 (60tfl) and the phone numbers for two local licensed minicab operators plus the taxi one-number will be sent direct to your mobile phone.
By email:
• Subscribe to the travel update and you will receive a weekly email informing you of any tube works.
• Please note, due to our extensive refurbishment programme, some stations are closing earlier than scheduled for certain periods.
Explore London
Essential websites:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk (all the information you need on travel)
http://www.journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk (details the best route for your journey)
http://www.streetmap.co.uk (enter street name for an online map of its location)
Get home safely at night
Simply text the word HOME to 60835 (60tfl) and the phone numbers for two local licensed minicab operators plus the taxi one-number will be sent direct to your mobile phone.
• The service can be used in any part of the Capital 24 hours a day.
• For further information, view the common questions below, or visit www.cabwise.com.
By tube (Underground):
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps
By bus:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses for bus maps including night buses.
• Travel by bus is cheaper than by tube (and you more likely to get a seat) but journeys take a little longer. You can put your bus pass onto your Oyster card.
By train:
• Trains rather than the Underground serve parts of south west and south east London. Oyster cards can be used on certain trains. Go to www.tfl.gov.uk for details.
On foot:
• London is made for walking. Stroll in the parks and discover the centre of town for free. You’ll find an A-Z street map indispensable. Download these riverwalks http://www.southbanklondon.com/walkthisway
Information provided courtesy of London Underground Limited 2007 ©
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Death Row in Women's Prison
Three women are about to be executed. One''s a brunette, one''s a redhead, and one''s a blonde. The guard brings the brunette forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aim!"
Suddenly the brunette yells, "EARTHQUAKE!!!"
Everyone is startled and throws themselves on the ground while she escapes.
The guard brings the redhead forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She say no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aim!"
Suddenly the redhead yells, "TORNADO!!!"
Everyone is startled and looks around for cover while she escapes.
By now the blonde has it all figured out. The guard brings her forward and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready! Aim!"
And the blonde yells, "FIRE!!!"
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There was a long, long line of spirits at the gate waiting to get into heaven. Not all these spirits could fit into heaven, so the ones who died the worst death would be allowed in.
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The next man came up and started his story. "St. Peter, I always work out on my balcony on the 14th floor of my apartment building. I was on my bike one day and I fell off when it flipped. I sailed over the rail and I thought "Please God spare my life" and he did. I caught on to a balcony below me. I was even happier when a man discovered me hanging there. But all of a sudden he started beating my hands with a hammer so I fell again. But the dear Lord saved me again when I landed in a bush. But I'm here now because the guy threw his refrigerator on top of me."
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Sensitive Beer
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As the ambulance takes the body away, Bruce says, "Someone should go and tell his wife."
Jed says, "OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it."
Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of beer.
Bruce says, "Where did you get that, Jed?"
"Steve's wife gave it to me," Jed replies.
"That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you beer?"
Well, not exactly", Jed says. "When she answered the door, I said to her, 'You must be Steve's widow'."
She said, "No, I'm not a widow!"
And I said, "I'll bet you a case of Budweiser you are.
