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Colin Rosenstiel · November 29th 04, 12:02 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Ken Wheatley) wrote:

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:43:45 -0000, "Jack Taylor"
wrote:

It's much more fun when the driver is *not* in a good mood and makes a
PA announcement to embarrass the miscreant, whilst refusing to open the
doors. If you're in the affected car then it is even more fun watching
as the other passengers form a lynch mob.

Depends. I got into a Northern Line recently, which was busy, and my
bag fouled the closing doors. The total ****-for-brains up front just
wouldn't open the door. I didn't budge (I couldn't) nor did ****-face.

Eventually other passengers (a lynch mob?) helped me to prise the
doors open enough for my bag to be freed.

I hope the driver's knob fell off.

I've seen extended delays in similar circumstances. All the train operator
needed to do was re-open and close the doors and he's have been away much
quicker.

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Colin Rosenstiel