Wheely bloody annoying

Let me make this clear, the idea of putting wheels on to heavy suitcases was a moment of genius for whoever came up with it. For anybody who has gone on holiday for a fortnight or more (or, like me, regularly travels with a wife who is incapable of packing less than half a tonne of clothes and toiletries for even the shortest trips) they are a spinal injury saving necessity.

BUT...let's be clear about something else too - your briefcase or laptop bag does not need to be dragged along on wheels behind you, tripping up your fellow commuters and generally getting in the bloody way, you lazy bastard!!

Honestly, I've seen bags so small that the telescopic handle has to be almost as tall as its owner. Pick it up and carry it you idiot, perhaps if you did you wouldn't be so fat.

The worst examples I've seen occur at Euston station, my local stop. Most of these clowns can't even take a pace away from the top of the escalator before dropping that oh-so-heavy make-up bag to the floor then extracting the handle while everybody else falls over each other to get out of the way.

All those armed coppers that frequently hassle anybody looking vaguely Muslim at Euston should turn their attention to these other total menaces. If the wheely bag is found to weigh less than a couple of kilos they should take it outside and shoot the wheels off, or maybe just torch the whole thing.