Rule 8 - phone conversations

In the last week I have heard many private phone conversations taking place very loudly while travelling to and from work, including the lawyer having a conversation with her client about his arrest for drug possession (luckily for her she didn't mention anything which could identify him).  But the best example is that which a bus driver friend overheard whilst at work yesterday.  I have copied the text exactly as he reported it (with his permission of course):

" As much as you think your phone call is private...

 You are on a bus full of people..

 Shouting your mouth off and having what you think is a private conversation really isn't...

 For instance...

 I don't think anyone wanted to know that Sarah on the second floor gave John from the IT department a bj on her lunch break... Especially the girl eating her McDonald porridge 2 seats away from you..."

 

Of course, he is wrong and everyone did want to know that obviously.

 

 

On a serious note

Regular readers of this blog will know that it is a light hearted look at those things our fellow commuters do on a daily basis that really annoy us. And let's face it, who can honestly say that they have not observed at least one of these rules?

Today though an article published by one of my local papers brings to our attention something that is definitely NOT acceptable. 

http://m.newsshopper.co.uk/news/12896453.Naked_bald_man_seen__aggressively_masturbating__and__grunting__in_Grove_Park/?ref=twtrec

 Here the rule is exactly what I say. This behaviour should be reserved for the privacy of your own home. I hope none of my readers would do this and if you have been on the receiving end of this behaviour (or ever are in the future) please make sure that you report it to the police - you can laugh at their appendages afterwards!

I have to say though, the comments on this article are amusing but please don't let them detract from the serious nature of what is being reported. 

Escalators - what is the rule here?

So we have briefly covered escalators in Rules 28 and 29:

28. When using the escalator, stand on the left and do not let anyone pass. When you reach the end, step off and stand looking about aimlessly for at least 30 seconds. We love a good escalator pile up. 

29. If people are breaking Rule 28, you may walk past them but you must bump into them and knock their shopping. Broken biscuits taste great! 

But last night I came across a new situation and am unsure what the rule is. It was the usual chaos at Bank with queues to get through both the Northern Line gate and to the Waterloo and City line. Once through the Northern Line gate, it was plain sailing until the second escalator when it started to get busy, but people were generally following the rules and acting confused in the case of tourists. However, on the last escalator down to the DLR, things got really interesting as for some reason it was heaving. Now we all know that you need to stop at the end of the escalator and look around but what do you do when you can't get off because the passage way is blocked but the escalator keeps moving you forward? Do you just bang into the back of people or do you try and avoid them? Avoiding was not possible last night - and meant everyone was breaking the Golden Rule about not talking on public transport!