You are aware of the plan we used to have for Phone Peoples friend – Mr Walkman ( we can cover the overly-transparent-(normally blue for some reason)-carrier-man-with-his-payload-of-export-strength’ at a later date ). Garry and I always threatened to carry a really nice pair, and just step in with the side cutters and make with the “when its your stop you can have these”.

I had a more recent experience of this on one of my trips down to Kent. Who would have thought the Shamen had so many tracks

More personal distress is caused by people who think the Nokia ringtone (or worse – something they parted with money for as they dont have the rudimentary grasp of technologies involved to do it themselves) is amusing, and they specifically leave it to ring to ‘enjoy the tune’ – and the increasing underclass who talk to their phone – on speaker phone… I think thats like the end level boss NPC or something?

These are often the same people who in a crowded station approach the ticket barriers with the masses and make with the “oh, do I need my ticket?”. Or the “YES it IS YOUR phone ringing, and cut the crap it will be at the bottom of your bag”.

*mutter.

Its been a fair few years since I have done your run (longer in fact than your blog holiday!)… but I still bare the scars!