Just arrived in pub for cheap Guinness night. So far so good. OK, he was there first. I accept that. But I've had to move from my favourite spot to get away from this old fool, spouting on at his chum about nothing in particular in a loud drone that could raise the Titanic. You probably know what I mean. Someone with one of those voluminous monotones that grates and makes you wish they'd shut up. I encountered similar the other week, except the culprit spoke much higher but equally annoyingly. He just went on and on (a bit like me at the moment).
I thought I was being reasonable by meekly moving elsewhere rather than giving Sir Gob a sock for it. Am I being unreasonable to think noisy people could speak more quietly ? I suppose he might be a bit deaf 
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