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I actually remember going to work without any bag. Those were the days when you were considered incompetent if you took work home (and therefore brought it back in the morning), and there were no laptops in those days either.

I'm not ashamed to say that I pushed someone off the train yesterday. Packed, sauna-like Piccadilly Line, and some chap tried the common trick of nonchalantly placing his foot onto the shoe-sized space by the door, body hanging outside the train, and then waiting for the closing door to push him further in, right into everyone's face. As he had a huge rucksack on his back, which was pushing up into my face, I pushed him away. He stepped off, turned to look at me, and went off to find another door.

What about those people who place their bags on the seats next to them and try to see how long they can get away without having to pick it up to let someone sit down? I hate it when people do that. They play on the general public's inability to say "oy, get yer bag off that seat so I can sit down next to you!". Selfish space hoggers.

I always make a point of asking them to move their bag so I can sit there. And, if there's other empty seats, they'll usually look pointedly around and I'll just smile nicely, take the seat and then USE THE WHOLE OF THE ARM REST.

Ha. Selfish space hoggers.

And why does everyone need to bring their wheeled luggage to work with them now? I used to think they must be off to Heathrow, but you see them later the same day coming home and then again the next day, pulling their trolleys.

Ever thought of getting a job with Tfl doing a Ryanair on the passengers and charging them for their luggage? This could pay for the Olympics on its own.

In rome you pay for your luggage on the buses. Can't remember about metro.

It a sign of the times that Ken doesn't want us driving, so tradefolk will take their gear on the tube. Mind you, I only really saw serious gear the day I went to work at 6am (usually 7.00/7.30). It was a different world. There was even the odd ladder. At a guess, tradesmen start early and knock off early to avoid the suits.
I never found bags a problem on the tube. 'Cept for the bloke who insisted on carrying his laptop bag on the back of his hip, so it jutted out behind him, right into me. So I nudged it and it fell away. After I did it the third time, he turned to me. I smiled, with eye contact. He turned away and placed his laptop bag in the usual place; resting agianst the side of the hip.

I'd feel naked without my bag (daypack on my back/shoulders rather than some trendy man-bag) but if the train is crowded I'll take it off and put it on the floor between my legs. Anyone that keeps a bag like that on their shoulder when they don't need to is just plain stupid as well as rude.

There truly is nothing more than getting a rucksack shoved in my face. Isn't the tube wonderful?

On the Mexico City metro there are no bags allowed. But I never obeyed this. I needed a cheap way to get to the airport.

In Prague also you are meant to pay for bags on public transport. Personally I would be happy if they banned large bags and suitcases from the underground, they make Victoria in rush hour a hazardous place to be.

I apologise for my extra consumption of space on Mondyas. I have college those days and the massive binder won't fit in my handbag.

The people who dump their bags on the seat next to them soon shift them when it looks like you're about to sit on them.

Maybe they should all get off and get on their bikes instead - I'm sure that would make you happy DG!

Same on commuter trains as tube- but in the old days - when there were definitely fewer bags -there were at least luggage racks!

Elaine: bravo to you for using the whole of the arm-rest! I have had many a "fight" over the arm-rest in the past - but my decent sensibility has meant that I lost most of the time ...

Do you actually want to be any closer to these people? Selfish space hoggers improve the space for everyone in the carriage.

I've just completed a 6 month return to commuting, and what really gets me is giant suitcases sitting on seats like someone's friend. I also make a point of asking for the seat, and if they moan, say 'I have paid £12.50' for that seat mate, your case didn't.' A man refused me an empty seat the other day, cos he said his girl-friend might be getting on. I said 'Well I can't see her, so I need that seat', He capitulated, breathing hard. (I'm a pensioner/commuter btw, so I deserve a seat)

Tina: big ups for not kicking the guy in the pods!
ANyway, you created an opportunity for the guy for which he should be grateful: with you taking that seat, he could get his girl friend to sit on his knee for a giggle.

I got caught out one day BIG TIME. I got on the central line and took up my customary position inside the door, back against the glass panel. Imagine my surprise when I glanced up and half the seats were empty! LOL
Only happened once, mind.











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