Picadilly Line

Manor house: Quiet half filled carriage this bank holiday, only 2 girls talking, one holding a big white box like the kind that may have a cake in! She hasn't offered to share any yet however, greedy bitch.  Some people get on at finsbury park. People carefully select the seats that don't have anyone sitting next to then and some stay standing afraid to use the other seats. One tall woman is not put off and takes the seat next to me, at least she doesn't smell. She brings out a map. TOURIST! At least the map itself doesn't look overly touristy. She is using the index. I like this. she manages to make it look like she is casually reading some novel. 2 more on at arsenal. A guy with trousers below his bum and bottoms turned up over his shoe. Has he not understood the function of trousers or do they just not fit over that massive bum of his. The map reader is flicking the pages back and forth quickly. She is getting flustered now, which is unsurprising given that the map looks more suited to aviation navigation with all these weird lines on it - no not the roads! Coming to kings cross, the carriage is quite chatty now! Definitely a bank holiday! Working London does not talk and travel. Map woman now scratching her head. She is confused for sure. The cake people leave followed by map woman and others.

A woman that got on earlier and left baggage at the door is now sleeping. Freebies? A large man is sitting looking at the tube map above, looking more lost in himself than lost on the tube. I wonder if he really cares where he is going. An older woman at the other side got on at Russell square she has one of those scary old woman faces and glasses to match but also appears to have a grandson, which makes her less scary somehow, unless she is the mum in which case I feel sorry for the son. She just looked at me over the rim of her glasses. A man got on earlier with a bag covered in badges. He just referred to one of them as if it was a new addition but somehow I don't think so, they all look very old and battered to me.  A man has just stood up to look at the tube map carefully - another lost tourist. He is trying the casual approach and it just isn't working, having not made progress he continues to stand as if he actually just wanted to stretch his legs and admire the pretty colours on the map. He got off at Piccadilly circus, I imagine that is where he wanted to be. Bonus points to him if he follows the way out sign properly, not sure that he has though.