Pains on Trains: A Commuter's Guide to the 50 Most Irritating Travel Companions - Softcover

Holmes, Andrew; Reeves, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841125644 ISBN 13: 9781841125640

Publisher: Capstone, 2003

Synopsis

Pains on Trains is the perfect way to take the tedium out of commuting, guaranteed to become as indispensable to the seasoned traveller as the blow-up pillow and water sterilising tablets.

In Pains on Trains, Andrew Holmes and Matthew Reeves set their sights on the scourge of the modern office worker - other office workers who clog up trains, buses, boats and planes with their annoying habits and depressing clothes. Pains on Trains is dedicated to the rush-hour veteran and consists of a 'pain-spotting' guide to the very worst people you meet on your daily commute. Each painful character is illustrated in their usual context and supported by a short narrative.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Holmes is a writer, serial commuter, gadfly and collector of stories and observations about the people around him. He spends far too much time on trains for his own good and is seeking professional help to overcome the obsessive-compulsive disorders that have resulted. He likes to spend as much time as possible with his family - assuming he ever gets home of course.

Matt Reeves lives and works somewhat beyond the M25. Rumours that he is the model for 'The Creative' as featured in this book are grossly over-exaggerated. Working on this project has given Matt a more detailed understanding of the UK rail system and its commuters than he would have ideally liked. All proceeds derived by Matt from this book will be put towards his helicopter fund.

From the Back Cover

Pains on Trains is a wonderfully funny, relentlessly satirical, laugh-out-loud read aimed at giving long-suffering commuters everywhere a weapon to fight back with. Its the perfect antidote for nightmarish travelling companions everywhere!

Each character within the book is illustrated by a hilarious cartoon caricature as well as a 'pain spotting' description which covers:

• General characteristics, which will describe the 'pain'
• Annoyance value, which rates the 'pain' from 1 (limited annoyance) to 10 (extreme annoyance)
• Rarity, which rates the pain from 1 (exceptionally rare) to 10 (very common)
• Seasonal variations, which identifies any seasonal changes to the pain and their severity/rarity
• Avoidance/revenge strategies

Pains on Trains is the perfect way to take the tedium out of commuting, guaranteed to become as indispensable to the seasoned traveller as the blow-up pillow or water sterilising tablets.

From the Inside Flap

You have seen them, heard them, smelt them, been touched by them and had your commuting life made miserable by them. Welcome to the world of Pains on Trains.

Pains on Trains come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but all are destined to add woe to the life of the modern commuter. This book gives you the opportunity to lighten your journey by indulging in the craze that's set to sweep the nation's travelling fraternity - 'pain spotting'. From the broadsheet to the mobile phoner, and from the nose picker to the over your shoulder, you'll be able to have hours of fun with the person sat next or opposite to you, without them even knowing.

Start pain spotting today and put the fun back into commuting!

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841125644
• ISBN 13: 9781841125640
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224