Thursday 29^th September – Jonathon Dunne, the man behind the Tube Chat badges has been surprised by the reaction of travellers. He thinks it is a great idea to wear the badge to encourage people to chat on the tube as they travel to and from work. Four out of five offered the badge refused point blank but he is not easily put off and has ordered another delivery to prove the point. A card handed out with each badge tells people they will ‘benefit from a daily chat’. Our experience of rush hour travel on the tube doesn’t suggest that chat would improve things. You share bodily contact with total strangers, odours of unidentifiable types and pushing and shoving at every stop. Approached by a smiling stranger, tapping his/her badge with a finger and suggesting a chat could get some interesting results. We are currently investing in some badges that we plan to hand out. The message is simple. SPEAK TO ME AT YOUR OWN RISK.

    Monday 3^rd October – hit by so far unidentified illness. Whatever it is it has flattened me so no blog this week. Hope to be back next week.