Steffi_van_Essen

Hi! I use the tube quite a bit. It can be a stressful and hectic way to travel, but there were two times tube staff have (inadvertently) really brightened up my day.

• Coming up off the escalator from the central line at Liverpool Street during rush hour there had been some kind of spillage. An employee was standing in front of it directing the heavy flow of passengers, while someone else was on the tannoy saying "Please walk around the LU staff member, I repeat, walk around the LU staff member". Obviously the man on the tannoy was also watching the CCTV, because when one commuter in a hurry tried to disobey the voice suddenly said "NO, you twat! Walk around him, not behind him!"

• More recently, during a really bad day on the Northern Line the driver came on over his tannoy to say "I apologise for the delay... this is due to incompetence in the signal room".

Are these people likely to have been in line for disciplinary proceedings for unprofessional conduct? I hope not. They have my utmost respect, and their attitude makes the crowds and the delays bearable.

Perhaps because of his age. A lot of foster parents will want a young child, not someone who's bordering on their teens.

A military camp?