Not mobile phone oriented but still inconsiderate are friends who block supermarket alleyways in supermarkets by conducting a conversation.

In frustration at some thoughtless people.

If you are one of those people that walk or use a car, allow me to invite you into the world of those of us that use/ rely on the bus.

It is Bank Holiday weekend, the town is full of tourists, it is wet and almost cold, so in all, a quite uninspiring day. After lunch out and a spot of shopping we head for the bus. A sprinkling of passengers need to be asked to move up to allow others to shelter inside. Then a much delayed bus arrives. We are fortunate to get a set, albeit separately. From my seat at the back, I witness a young woman and two early teenagers hover and stand in the front of the aisle. Fingers twitching at phones, headphones plugged in the ear holes and folk having difficulty in boarding so the bus departs leaving an almost empty gangway.

At the next stop, many others are waiting to board. The three youngsters, pirouette and make no difference. The driver shouts to move along the bus, and the idiots say, " there is no where to go". At that point I get involved and gesture and call out, " if you move down the bus, those tired damp elderly folk can get on" . Then came approval from those seated, my wife glared at me, but what the heck, I got it out of my system, the passengers got on and the youngsters probably thought I was mad.

I don't see anything wrong with asking someone to move along in order to make room for other people. When you're using public transportation (or anywhere in public at all), you need to be aware of your surroundings, not burying your face into your phone. It's selfish and rude when it's affecting others.

Wake up, people. There's a world out there and you're not the only one in it.

Too right.

OMG (laughing), I had this experience just last week. I was strolling over with my basket to the sandwich meat section and two ladies were standing there chatting. I stood there for a couple of minutes (maybe not that long, I'm not sure) and even cleared my throat so they would know someone was there. Nope, didn't work, they kept babbling on. I finally said "excuse me" so they would move, but what I really wanted to say wasn't very nice, so I held my tongue.

I don't see anything wrong with asking someone to move along in order to make room for other people. When you're using public transportation (or anywhere in public at all), you need to be aware of your surroundings, not burying your face into your phone. It's selfish and rude when it's affecting others.

Wake up, people. There's a world out there and you're not the only one in it.

Now if that was me, I would've oh-so-accidentally-on-purpose bumped into them with the basket saying, 'Oh, I'm terribly sorry'