Rugz and I took the girls to the museum today, as a treat and to help out my little sister with one of her Uni assignments. The trip into the city was fine, the stoners near us weren't bothersome and the slightly odd bloke making train noises and chattering to the TV that he was craddling kept to himself.
The trip home wasn't nearly as blissful. About a third of the way back to our station, we were joined by a group of teenage boys.
Strike One: Taking up the reserved seats and chattering loudly in a 'silent' car.
Strike Two: Loudly bragging about how they use/abuse the friendships with their female peers.
Strike Three: The ringleader was discussing how to scam resturants out of a 5 course dinner with a technique that he'd learnt from 'Steal This Book.'
I know... I was shocked to hear that one of them could actually read!
What surprised me even more was the quiet kid, the one that didn't participate in all the bragging, told his mates to "Oi, watch your language. There are kids around and they might repeat you." He also pointed out all the flaws in the ringleader's brilliant plan, ending with "You know you can be done for theft if you try this, right?"
The trip home wasn't nearly as blissful. About a third of the way back to our station, we were joined by a group of teenage boys.
Strike One: Taking up the reserved seats and chattering loudly in a 'silent' car.
Strike Two: Loudly bragging about how they use/abuse the friendships with their female peers.
Strike Three: The ringleader was discussing how to scam resturants out of a 5 course dinner with a technique that he'd learnt from 'Steal This Book.'
I know... I was shocked to hear that one of them could actually read!
What surprised me even more was the quiet kid, the one that didn't participate in all the bragging, told his mates to "Oi, watch your language. There are kids around and they might repeat you." He also pointed out all the flaws in the ringleader's brilliant plan, ending with "You know you can be done for theft if you try this, right?"
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