Seeing people in public with a book
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Re: Seeing people in public with a book
I've recently received an iPad but don't carry it around. At the moment I've got nothing to carry it in and I don't like the idea of just tucking it under one arm and walking off down the road. I don't want to risk dropping it.
Like many here, I much prefer "real" books. However, I used to travel by train home to visit my mother (I now live in the same city as her) and at that time, an iPad or something similar would've been very much appreciated -- it would've certainly weighed less than the suitcase full of books I usually dragged along with me.
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gregs317 wrote: ↑16 Feb 2017, 07:49 I was just at a medical waiting room yesterday, and had to sit there for about 45 mins. I was feeling foolish that I hadn't brought a book with me to kill some time. And of course, three gentlemen proceed to join the crowd - each of them carrying a book! Wow, I felt so silly, lol.
I also spotted a woman at another place with a book.
Have you spotted anyone with a book in public recently? Greg
Hehe. Recently, I haven't spotted anyone with a book in public but I've spotted people in public with books several times. I myself don't go public places with books.
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