In the days before everyone was glued to their phones.
you could keep yourself occupied by rolling it into a joint.
The advantage of Oyster cards is that they (the machinery that they interact with) actually tell you at the end how much the tube/train journey has cost. My contactless doesn't. There is something slightly unsettling about not knowing how much has been extracted from one's account.
I started using my card for everything but I may switch back to reverting to cash.
take some cash out each week and that's it for the week.
I can't keep track of what's going in and out. I want to know why my balance is £100 less than it was last night I don't recall using my card.