Fri 14 July 2006 - Right place, right time
“The only thing wrong with public transport is the public.” I’m not sure who said it, but sometimes it rings true.
On my train home last night at about 9:30pm, a crazy woman started screaming at nobody in particular. Just a cry of “You f—ing murderers! Nazis!” every couple of minutes.
As you do.
The train was pretty crowded, and nobody acted with alarm or appeared to feel unsafe, but a couple of people trying to talk amongst themselves or into mobile phones began to move down the carriage.
Then the most amazing thing happened. (more…)