Liveblog 260926

Liveblog 260926 (with hourly updates) 07:00 I have woken up and brewed a cup of tea. 08:00 I have bought a newspaper and am off to catch a train to the seaside. 08:15 I am at the ticket office trying to buy my ticket. I want to use a Delay Pay Rail Travel Voucher to pay most of the fare. The man behind the counter tries scanning it several times, also asks his colleague for advice, also looks in his folder for advice, also rings someone up for advice, also the colleague tries to scan it at her terminal instead, thereby holding up the queue for five minutes, but everything fails to apply the discount. 08:20 OK, I'll try at another station. 08:40 I am a different ticket office trying to buy my ticket. I still want to use a Delay Pay Rail Travel Voucher because otherwise it'll cost four times as much. The woman behind the counter tries tapping all sorts of things on her terminal, thereby holding up the queue for five minutes, but everything fails to apply the discount. 08:45 OK, I give…