27 June, 2005

Saw a guy last week...

...in bright sunshine, standing in one of the phone boxes holding his mobile phone - eye-height glance, phone level glance (tap keys)...eye-height glance, phone level glance (tap keys)..(repeat)...

Odd behaviour I thought, perhaps the poor fellow has got low battery? But then, I reasoned, wouldn't the glancing/tapping behaviour be the other way around, and the handset on the landline be off the hook? Clearly he was transcribing something onto his mobile...

Anyway, late for my train I hurried past and gave it no more thought until a couple of days later...same behavior, different guy...gent in a suit this time...
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Investigation revealed a possible solution, but why, when standing at a convenient and totally anonymous means of communicating with these people would you opt to use the easily trackable and well recorded mode you carry around in your pocket, exhibiting obviously suspicious behavior? *shrug*

Another thing, if the activity is illegal, which I believe it is, why don't the police take a look at the cards, ring the number, arrange a meeting (if only to get the address) and go round and arrest them? Admitedly, it could be that the card advertising "Juicy, Fruity Melons" means just that, but if I were in the vice squad I know where I would hang out... ;)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Should I be worried about you looking at little cards in telephone boxes? ..... Anything you want to share with us all?

Unknown said...

Well, that really depends on who *you* are...a quick snap (and perhaps a *flash*) normally isn't too much of a concern... ;)

SenseofTumour said...

Honestly, Fink, you butcher ONE hooker and leave her body parts scattered around wheely bins around London...and people cant let it go, can they?

Unknown said...

It's *such a pain!*... ;)