Ed Taylor

Room 101: New Blackheath captain Ed Taylor

1. Budget Airlines

More than anything else it’s the add-ons and the boarding queues that realty get to me. There’s nothing more infuriating than finding a bargain online for a flight abroad, to only find out that you have to pay double what you first anticipated… “Do you want a hold bag? Would you like to choose your seat? How about security fast track? Would you like to purchase a priority boarding pass? Please pay here!!” This brings me to my next point. If you are too stubborn to purchase a ‘priority boarding’ pass, then you have to be prepared for a fight to the death with the other stingy passengers to get to the front of the queue, and ensure your hand luggage even makes it on the plane. It breaks me.

TRP VERDICT: Gate 101 is open for business.

2. Lane Hoggers

Multiple lanes exist on a motorway for a reason. If a lane is available on your left and you are not overtaking anyone, then please perform the rightful and courteous act of moving into the correct lane. This rule applies for both middle lanes and fast lanes.

TRP VERDICT: We’re happy to steer clear of any controversy and let this one through too

3. ‘Toppers’

You know the ones – if you’ve been to Tenerife, they’ve been Eleven-erife. My advice to such people is to be polite, listen and enjoy the story or joke that is being conveyed to you without interruption. It pains me when people butt in on a story with their own fabricated tale that surpasses everyone else’s, for the sake of inflating their own ego.

TRP VERDICT: 3/3, we can’t top that!