Any tips on surviving commuting by train from medway to london each day?

lol and busses dont? I always found mp3 player was always handy for long commutes

yes just think of us poor sods stuck on the MI,with the idiots who sit in the middle lane when they should be in the first lane,and I'm not just referring to the women drivers,some of the men are just as stupid,or brainless have nice day

Personally I try to sleep through my commutes if I'm not getting poked and elbowed by the idiot in the next seat who doesn't know how to change pages on his/her paper without throwing their arms wide apart. I also agree with the others an mp3 player but please keep the volume turned down. Oh and if you have a mobile that stores music in mp3 format please please please buy some headphones I for one do not want to hear your choice of music blasting out of a crap speaker on your phone. Thanks and good luck with the commute

If you've made the decision to do the journey, then view it positively, rather than an endurance test! I have a long train commute, and it enables me to read lots! It's time when there's really nothing else you can do, so make the most of it and get into a good book. Sure, I grumble about my journey, but the good thing is that it gives me valuable reading time, which I don't have at home, when I have loads of other things that need my attention.

take the bus trains crash

Get an MP3 player but please do the rest of us a favour and buy some decent headphones... There's nothing that makes you want to commit a random act of train rage violence more than trying to read a book but instead listening to the tinny bass of Green Day from some hoodie wearing plonker with noise leakage emanating from his £2.99 headphones and lack of volume control. Other than that... good luck with commuting ;-)

Don't take it seriously, that usually makes things better.

Steel tips to your elbows and Rosa Clebb spikes to youir shoes

an mp3 player, a good book or a crossword puzzle. sedatives are usually quite effective too