these things can be hazardous:
the river is tidal - twice a month it comes in over-the-road high so I need to keep wellies handy.
The football grounds mean that I can sometimes hear lovely chanting from the terraces but I also need to be careful about when I attempt public transport.
Last match day I was on an empty tube then suddenly an entire stadium of people poured into my carriage. Sandwiched tight between roaring and singing men was actually quite fun - like a really loud lullaby but then I was coming to my station and said 'excuse me I need to get off' but my feet were a bit lifted off the floor and despite having people trying to propel me from behind I wasn't getting towards the door so they decided to see if they could 'crowd-surf' me me over the top but they were mainly very tall men and it was apparent that I was going to get slapped in the face by dangling handstraps and also I had quite a big handbag which would cause friction and might be undignified - so I declined the offer and went along for a few more miles and several refrains of Lord of the Dance
Rajomon.
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I just watched the “Japanese historical drama horror film” Kuroneko (lots
of fun if you like films with samurai and ghosts; this one features
Minamoto no R...
11 hours ago
Good thinking! In the future, just don't wear any opposing team's colors by mistake!
ReplyDeleteso paranoid about that I'm thinking of buying a guerilla suit!
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