On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:10:34 +0000, M. J. Powell wrote:

In message , Roland
Perry writes
In message , at 14:02:52
on Thu, 17 Nov 2005, d remarked:
I don't care what people do on trains/busses/in public as long as it
doesn't affect other people. As soon as that happens, the perpetrator
has over-stepped the mark, and should stop.

So if someone insists on silence, and that affects someone who has an
important phone call to make...

If it was that important why wait until you're on a bus/train. Make it
before you leave.

If I could guarantee my arrival time coincided with the timetabled time I
wouldn't need to make any calls.