The deafening sound of silence

Well, I've made it back to the shores of old London town via what turned out to be a really quite torturous train journey. There were works on the line which meant that I had to catch a bus to Newcastle (much fun, really), and when we finally managed to catch a train, it decided to grind to a halt just outside Grantham. It was relatively dramatic, as the train ground to a fairly sudden halt and then the lights went out (train carriages have emergency lighting - I never knew that until now). The ensuing silence that occured as train, and air conditioning fell quiet was surprisingly dramatic, only to be shattered moments later as the passengers in seeming unison decided to use their mobiles to complain loundly to whatever friends/relatives they could reach. The train only stood still for about half an hour or so, but it was plenty. It's been a long day.

Sigh. Still I'm back now, at least.

"You're back?"

"Yes I'm back, but it's late now. You should get some sleep."

"Ok. But I'm glad you're back. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."