Dear BTP,
You, dear friend, are marvellous.
I have just been informed that you are going to fine people £50 (and by people, I mean yoof-type people) for playing their music too loudly when on public transport. Whilst this has resulted in paranoia that my headphones are leaking music, I can put up with that for the greater good. The prospect of not having to listen to Umberellarellarellarella through some dodgy pay as you go mobile phone speakers fills me with delight.
In thanks, I'd like to offer one of the following: a signed picture of Richard O'Brien, a discount code for a wine company (minimum order 3 cases), some sea monkeys and related paraphenalia or a Shiny Shiny tote bag. Please do let me know which of these you'd like.
Again, you are totally freakin' marvellous.
Susi
PS I'm not so down with fining people for putting their feet on the seats. I have been known to indulge (but never whilst wearing a hoody).
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OOO shiny shiny tote bag! Can you actually get on one of those?
Stooopid. If they want people to feel safer on the tube - ban drinking
Feet on seats should be allowed if 1) the train is no more than 60% full so there's still a reasonable choice of seats, 2) you put a newspaper or carrier bag on the seat first so your shoes don't mess it up 3) your shoes aren't so disgusting that no newspaper or carrier bag could work as a barrier AND 4) you aren't doing it just for effect in a "look at me, I just own this train, don'tcha know" kind of way, which invariably involves having a really loud and banal conversation either with your mates or on the mobile or playing music through your phone's crappy speaker (usually when you've run out of credit to make banal calls).
Hooray! Can they do that in ALL public spaces now? It's the kids who do paper rounds alone with their mp3 player attatched to speakers when we all know they could just listen with earphones that really get me; WHY?!