She Loves London

Tag: On the tube

  • Look For Longer: Spot the London Tube Stations

    *Update October 2013: Looking for #LookforLonger 2? Click here.

     

    Last week this bloke got in touch over email with a rather cryptic request, asking whether he could send me something in the post.

    And because most of the post that arrives at my flat consists of BT bills, takeaway menus or a previous resident’s NHS test results, I was all “yeah, alright then – make my day”, even though it could have ended up being a lunchbox full of mould or something.

    A few days later, this huge envelope arrives with a poster inside, and a hashtag printed at the bottom: #lookforlonger. It takes about half an hour of head scratching and going “I DON’T GET IT, WHAT THE HELL, COOL PIC THOUGH TOTALLY PUTTING IT UP IN MY ROOM” before it clicks: everything on the picture represents London tube stations.

    Look for longer

    Anyway, it transpired this week that it’s all part of a rather clever marketing campaign promoting procrastination in the workplace (ok CBS Outdoor but whatever) – and you’ll probably see this very poster at Embankment and other tube stations around London.

    It’s also online as an incredibly addictive “spot the tube station” game which you can play here:

    www.lookforlonger.com

    My score currently stands at 50.

    *Updated, Friday: 57. Still so far to go…

    *Updated, Monday: Warning! Spoilers / help below.

    Have a go. How many can you spot?

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  • The Essential Guide To Sleeping On The Tube

    The Essential Guide To Sleeping On The Tube

    Believe it or not, there’s an art to falling asleep on the London Underground.

    It might not look that difficult, but achieving a successful nap on the tube is actually a carefully honed skill, and one that takes years of practice to perfect.

    So to help you become a Tube Napping Pro, here are three common tube nap problems and how to solve them.

    Two men asleep on the tube
    image by Annie Mole via Flickr

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  • “Have a good day everyone. Driver, do your thing”

    “Have a good day everyone. Driver, do your thing”

    Delays, overcrowding, badgers on the line – when it comes to announcements on the tube – you probably think you’ve heard it all.

    If the BBC Two series The Tube is anything to go by, there’s no shortage of train drivers and station staff doing their best to put a smile on even the most hardened commuter’s faces.

    Whether it’s the driver making aeroplane noises as the train pulls into the station, or just a cheerful greeting from station staff like the one above, here are five of my favourite announcements passengers have heard on the tube.

    The tube
    Image by QSimple, via Flickr

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