The Orchestra of Sniff

Some of the joys of making ones commute via the agency of railway train include:

• the ability to read through much of one's backlog of various reading materials;
• conversely, being able to doze guilt-free (oh the uproar when one attempts this in one's automobile!);
• preparation for, variously, work and gaming;
• and numerous other sundry activities.

A downside to this idyllic commute is that it can be jarringly interrupted when, as happened this very morn, other passengers on the train decide that they need to engage in activities such as a good, old-fashioned, reverse-flow nasal cleansing.

I'm not objecting to anyone doing this once or twice out of necessity but when it is happening every dozen or so seconds all the way to the end of the line one can become quite irritated by the rumbling interruption. This is made worse when other passengers in the carriage begin to add their own tenor and soprano accompaniment.

It's almost enough to drive one back into one's automobile for a nice stress free commute down Punt Road.

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