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I gave up flying when I realised

That queues and shopping malls

Were never mean to be part of the means

To get from here to there

And I spent more time

Waiting to be bullied into line

Than ever I spent moving in the air;

And now, on train to Bristol, it's the same -

A crowded carriage, stopping all the way,

Because the train's delayed before it gets

To Acton - something about signal faults again -

Yet everybody seems to think it's normal

To be hemmed like rats, pretending we're alone

Back in the office, even though the phone

Is banned - thank God - within this Quiet Carriage.

No wonder even with the price of fuel

Many prefer their cars - it seems less cruel.

Brian Hick December 2011

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