On her inability to get through ticket barriers and the evil-ness of TfL

Liz suffered the double humiliation of getting stuck in a ticket barrier and being yelled at by a TfL employee this morning. In future she will not ask for help to get unstuck and will instead remain in the barriers all day...

On late night tube travel

Liz witnessed a mighty act of passenger co-operation on the northern line in breaking up a potentially huge bitch fight. Simultaneously amusing, heart-warming and oh so slightly terrifying.

On ridiculous disruptions

Liz knows that there's no smoke without fire, but does the smell of smoke on a train really necessitate the suspension of the Jubilee Line on a very wet Friday evening?

On being pragmatic at momentous sporting moments missed

Liz was - of course - on the tube when England reclaimed the Ashes. However, missing a glorious victory is hugely preferable to witnessing a crushing defeat.

On good smelling food in confined spaces

Liz thinks the person carrying take-away pizza home on the tube should have had more consideration for their fellow (hungry) passengers. They could at least have shared a bit after making the carriage smell so good!

On the terror of bees in confined places

Liz has endured her most traumatic tube experience to date: 15 mins trapped in a carriage with a very angry bee.

On the tube strike (#3)

Liz has had a surprisingly pain-free journey home, the only pain being the knowledge that this morning's journey could have been a lot less painful had she realised the Jubilee line was working.

On the tube strike (#2)

Liz genuinely loves travelling through London above ground, through stationary traffic and pouring rain. Sarcasm? Nope, no sarcasm here...

On the tube strike (#1)

Liz is in the unfortunate position of not living far enough away from work to make a non-tube commute impossible; not living close enough for it not to matter; and living just the right distance away for it to be a ignominious inconvenience.

On swine flu precautions (#3)

Liz has just seen her first surgical masks on the tube & it was just as terrifying as she feared.