Time to break out the “rant” tag

This time its about newspapers on our public transport. I grab a Metro everyday, but other companies have started to decide they want a piece of that circulation. And my main rant is the disruption its causing when you’re trying to actually use the public transport. I’m pretty blinkered when its 5 o’clock and I want to get home, in that I just want to get into the station, and onto a train (tube or otherwise). However its starting to become a fine art.

The number of people the Sun have got flogging their papers at the tube stations is absurd. Hillhead tube station’s currently got three of them. Its a small station, and its a quiet time of day, there’s just no need for that many people there thrusting newspapers in your face. Apparently its the same at Cesnock station.

And yesterday one guy helpfully positioned himself right in front of the barriers to try and flog the paper to people, meaning you practically had to shove past him to get to the tube.

And at lunch I noticed an Evening Times seller setting up right at the entrance to the Bunchanan Street escalators.

This is going to get soooo much worse if its not nipped in the bud.

Its already a pain in the neck dodging past the people with free Records at the station doors when you’re trying to catch your train at night. At least the Records are free but do they really need to position themselves right by the main entrance to cause maximum disruption? Especially given how busy the main entrances to the stations can get.

Honestly, the Metro have by far the best system. They just set up bins in each station, and you can go over and grab a paper, or ignore them and get on with your day. Heck of a lot better.

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