On 19 Aug 2003 19:18:42 GMT Steve wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote in
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} On 18 Aug 2003 01:18:15 GMT Steve wrote:
} } Matthew Malthouse wrote in
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} } Most inexplicable to me are those conversations held on the way
} home } with someone at that very place waiting for the caller to
} arrive. }
} } More inexplicable are those whose lives are so hollow they have to
} eavesdrop } on others then denigrate them based on half an eavesdropped
} conversation.
}
} The root of the complaint is perhaps that on a tube, train or bus it's
} impossible not to hear such conversations.
}
} So are you advocating banning conversations on PT?

No, just idly wishing that people weren't quite so frivolous with mobile
phones.

I like the idea of no-phone carriages and would probably choose to use
them were they available.

Matthew
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