Tube Survival Tactics

[CheeseSlice]

Anyone here ride the tube every day to get to their contract ?
How do you survive the crush from inconsiderate travellers?

I had a pretty nasty time today when my fellow commuters decided to ram the already busy carriage to the point I was physically wedged between bodies. Practically face to face with one, and felt like my leg was being humped by another. Do these people live in a phone box or something? People like that should just FOAD

I'm getting tempted by one of those leather punk jackets from the 80's bristling with large metal spikes.

[kaiser78]

Anyone here ride the tube every day to get to their contract ?
How do you survive the crush from inconsiderate travellers?

I had a pretty nasty time today when my fellow commuters decided to ram the already busy carriage to the point I was physically wedged between bodies. Practically face to face with one, and felt like my leg was being humped by another. Do these people live in a phone box or something? People like that should just FOAD

I'm getting tempted by one of those leather punk jackets from the 80's bristling with large metal spikes.

Find a couple of student tourist candy bits to be wedged between and your journey will seem all the more worthwhile

[norrahe]

Anyone here ride the tube every day to get to their contract ?
How do you survive the crush from inconsiderate travellers?

I had a pretty nasty time today when my fellow commuters decided to ram the already busy carriage to the point I was physically wedged between bodies. Practically face to face with one, and felt like my leg was being humped by another. Do these people live in a phone box or something? People like that should just FOAD

I'm getting tempted by one of those leather punk jackets from the 80's bristling with large metal spikes.

Get used to it!

Part of what's called travelling on the tube.

Failing that change your hours so you start earlier and miss rush hour or use ones of those Boris bikes.

[alluvial]

Don't wash for a month. Get lots of space that way.

Or, complain loudly about the high temperature and cough you've had since coming back from Liberia.

[NickFitz]

When in London, I stay in a hotel near the terminus of a Tube line and never head into central London until after 9am, thus ensuring I have a seat all the way in. Then I work later in the evening to make up the time, and go to the pub after that, thereby ensuring the evening rush hour is long past before I head back. Easy

[cojak]

When I'm in London I stay in digs close enough to walk into work and never use the Tube at all. I used to walk from St Pancras to Old Street all the time.

[Bunk]

When I'm in London I stay in digs close enough to walk into work and never use the Tube at all. I used to walk from St Pancras to Old Street all the time.

Probably just as well. Means you don't have to look for your oyster card in that bag of yours

[BigTime]

Use a taxi instead

[BrilloPad]

Get a bike.

[Goatfell]

Use a taxi instead

Taxi - non-stop monologue from driver on football/politics/celebrity gossip
Tube - no, or at least very little interaction with the driver

I'd rather suffer the crush than be the focus of some random diatribe (unless it's along the lines of those nice limos than Virgin use, with a privacy barrier)

Edit: the tube driver doesn't expect a tip either