Yeah, we know what youre going to say: first world problems, right? Its true, going without internet for the half hour or so that youre on the Underground shouldnt really be an issue. But hey, someone put those wi-fi networks down there for a reason and well be damned if were not going to try to connect to them at every available opportunity. Connectivity is usually fine when youre on the platform but obviously its lost as soon as your train enters a tunnel. Then its just far too tempting not to try and reconnect during the 30 or so seconds you have at every single stop along the way. Maybe youll load the next page of that fascinating article youre reading. Its totally possible. But only just and if youre lucky.
Created in a petri dish in an underground lab, I was originally designed by scientists to carry out high-profile assassinations for the CIA. Unfortunately, something went wrong and my only skill was writing list-based articles. So now I do that instead.