I've Decided..

[NorthernRaider]

I am always amazed by the numbers of folks in Durham and Newcastle who appear to walk everywhere and ride on the Metro with their heads looking down at I phones etc, especially the students. They have absolutely no idea on the environment they are in or any sort of situational awareness all they do is walk along, head down usually with ear phones in so they cannot hear any approaching threat never mind see what is happening. So I am not surprised to read that up to 2000 I Phones get stolen in street robberies every week.

Its amazing some contrasts I have been told about from four pretty young girls heading out for the night jumping into the first metro carriage door as the metro pulled into Hearth without looking to see it was half full of chanting rowdy yobs. To people boarding a local train and spotting two men of muslim appearance carrying rucksacks and some folks got back off the train or move to another carriage.

I am like BP at ATM's I always do a 360 look around before starting the transaction, If I don't like the look or position of some folks I go away and try again later.