Victoria Martin

Structural Engineer @bdp_com (opinions my own) Commuter and dachshund slave. Married to @mr_M_Historyman with 7 & 3 yr old.

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@Barclaycard Used the app this morning to check my pin but card declined when making a transaction (have a zero balance, so plenty of credit). Now card no longer showing on the app and online login not working. Tried calling but got cut off and now you’re closed till Tuesday!

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@SouthernRailUK Would have made it had we not sat at Forest Hill for 5 mins. Got to Croydon and they shut the doors on us….after waiting 25 mins at Farringdon for *any* train. Madness given the value of a 30min+ delay claim for that many people on a £60 tkt instead of waiting an extra 60 secs!

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@SouthernRailUK @TLRailUK
Delays and cancellations between Farringdon and Croydon have really messed up the connections for anyone trying to get to the Arun Valley. Is the delayed 2009 ZFD to Gatwick going to make the 2053 Portsmouth train at Croydon?

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@SouthernRailUK Thanks - I will do. It’s even more galling as I arrived at the station early, checked it was on time and then went to get coffee. Once we realised, the driver locked the doors just as we got there! When even the boards in the station are wrong, we don’t stand a chance.

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@SouthernRailUK thank you from all the people at #Billingshurst who have missed the 0748 to London Bridge. Because it left 10 minutes early….. utterly ridiculous!

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@SouthernRailUK So are timetables really just ‘guidelines’ now? I appreciate sometimes circumstances mean that trains are late but given this is the *only* direct London Bridge service it’s pretty abysmal that a signaller can just think ‘hey, nobody needs to get to work today…’

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

Awful trains this week @TLRailUK service from Farringdon to ECR delayed and going to miss onward @SouthernRailUK connection to Billingshurst by 1min And the next one is cancelled… an hour delay because one train is 6min late!
Morning train cancelled every day this week too!

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@lzmddngs We’re upgrading our 1960s house. Our 20yo boiler is 92% efficient which means about 9.6kwh/litre or (at av 75p a litre) 7.6p/kWh. Unless we get PVs or a battery to charge overnight, we’re struggling to justify the move to ASHP in £ terms.

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

Hi @SouthernRailUK - the OBS on the 2100-ish from Horsham to Bognor has made the entire train smile. Please give him a pay rise! (and we love the bow tie :) )

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

More importantly...who is *still* flushing the things?

https://t.co/8Dc6ZeJVb0

[BDP @bdp_com]

Launchpad in Southend has just been awarded a BREEAM Outstanding rating – achieving 87.7% under BREEAM UK New Construction 2018. Now welcoming occupiers, it is a truly #sustainable model for innovation and startups in the area. Read more here: https://t.co/lNMSRO2mxf

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@hamishharvey As much as I love living in West Sussex, I do miss my five years in Bath!

[BDP @bdp_com]

Listen to our latest podcast: #OldBuildingsNewBeginnings Resurrecting our #UnlovedHeritage as we explore the challenges of reusing buildings from the 50s through to the 70s. Hear how our design approach differs when bringing these buildings back to life: https://t.co/8C8kQZMcuK

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@OctopusEnergy Thanks - so sit tight until the end of the month and then if we haven't had anything, speak to gov?

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@OctopusEnergy is there any update on what's happening with alternative fuel payments? Thanks :)

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

So proud of our team’s work to create this stunning transformation, which still celebrates the original house.

[BDP @bdp_com]

As a testimony to the power of #renovation, Leighton House has been a constant source of fascination among visitors since reopening last year.

Last week, the former home-turned-museum originally belonging to Lord Leighton, received a royal visit from HRH King Charles III.

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

When you need replacement hi-vis...
(worth noting that 'Unisex' tends to just mean 'we couldn't be bothered to classify it as mens')

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@Lynn_Nothegger I recently bought a cocktail dress with pockets and people have actually come up to me at events *just* to comment on the magic of pockets. Who knew they were the icebreaker we were all missing?

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

@modernistestate A shame as Breaking and Entering wasn't the best film...but was a bit of a love letter to Rowley Way if I remember rightly? (Was about 15 yrs ago, mind!)

[Victoria Martin @Engineer_Ria]

These three were very happy to see us on the school run this morning and came trotting over.
Less enthusiastic when they realised we weren’t the ones who feed them 😂
@FishersFarmPark