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One More Week … Then It’s ‘Action Stations’
One more week, can’t wait 😝, I’m so excited. On Saturday 20th Nov, I’ll be at the Wales Comic Con, and Sunday 21st Nov the London Film & Comic Con. For Cosplay, I’ve decided to go as an Eagle Pilot, from the iconic Gerry Anderson show, ‘Space 1999’.
I’ve arranged ‘assisted travel’, to help get on, off and changes with the trains. So will see how well that fairs, funnily enough, I was contacted by one of the train companies to conduct an in depth report on their ‘assisted travel’ arrangements. It would involve using an app during travel, going through an online survey and participating on a ‘Zoom’ interview afterwards, on the experience of using ‘assisted travel’.
Past Experience Of ‘Assisted Travel’
It will be interesting to see what happens. In the the past, using ‘assisted travel’ was a bit of a nightmare. I was once stranded on a train unable to alight as there was no guard with a ramp to help me get off with my wheelchair.
I had to shout through an open door to get get attention. This was due to the train being delayed, by a broken down engine and passengers were being asked to change trains at an earlier stop to make any connections, but I couldn’t being in a wheelchair. There was no guard that came to ask me, if I wanted to change trains, so I had to stay on.
And, when we got to my destination there was no one there to meet me, despite arranging ‘assisted travel’. There was no communication regarding the fact there was a wheelchair user on a train, where passengers are being asked to change trains.
So let’s see what happens this time.
Back to Back Comic Cons - Wales Comic Con & London Film and Comic Con
Well it’s been a long time coming, but the wait is over. Comic Cons are back after being suspended due to COVID-19.
My first event will be the Wales Comic Con (WCC), quickly followed by the London Film & Comic Con (LFCC), being held the same weekend in November. It’s going to be a busy weekend, meeting; Mitch Pileggi; Sean Pertwee; Brian Cox; Edward James Olmos; and more at WCC; and Brain Blessed; Veronica Cartwright; Tom Skirritt; and Ben Browder; at LFCC.
I’m really looking forward to returning back to my hobby of meeting and collecting autographs/photo ops, of actors of Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies and TV series.
