Mobile-phone-phobia

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I have a 30 minute journey by train to work each day and am driven crazy by other passengers speaking on their phones. I have even asked people to "turn the volume down" but in fact it irritates me whether they speakly quietly or not. Has anyone found a good way of dealing with this problem? (There is no other way to get to work I should add!)

get your own phone

Noise-canceling headphones are probably your best bet.

Get an iPod.

Crank it up so loud that it annoys the other passengers, and interrupts their phone conversations.

Once they hang up because they can't talk...turn the volume down on the iPod.



In all seriousness though, maybe really get an iPod and tune the world out with some soothing music.

"Has anyone found a good way of dealing with this problem?"

Only one.

I was once on a flight and the guy three rows ahead of me refused to stop using his cellphone. He insisted that it was a very important call and he must finish it, even though the plane was ready to take off. A rather large gentleman then reached over the seat, grabbed the phone, pulled it apart with his bare hands, and handed the pieces back. All of the passengers cheered and the stewardess was trying very hard not to laugh.

Ed Almos

lob an EMP* grenade through the doors before entry.

*destroys circuitry

Thanks everyone for your really helpful advice. I especially love the grenade idea.