I wonder if Heston Blumenthal gets free sandwiches at Heston service station? Didn’t he have a partnership with Waitrose? Or was it M&S? There’s an M&S at Reading. Don’t they do this in Gavin and Stacey – rate the services down the M4? Leigh Delamere … there’s a character called Lee Delamere in that thing I’m watching, Your Honor with Bryan Cranston. Love Bryan. Think I love Kiefer more. They should make more 24. When does Jack Bauer go to the toilet? Now I need the toilet. At least a wee will relieve the boredom …

If you’re confused by the above ramblings, that would be understandable. I’m investigating the TikTok trend of “rawdogging”, which, I must emphasise, isn’t as vulgar as it sounds. Once crude slang for sex without a condom, the term is now being used as a way to describe doing practically anything without entertainment or assistance. And it’s become the latest way for men to prove their masculinity.

Social media is full of posts by men bragging about how they have “rawdogged” international flights, meaning they have endured long journeys with no phone, music, films, books or (for the hardcore) food or drink. The idea is that without stimuli, you can reach a state of ultimate zen. Why it might appeal to a masculinist clique is baffling to me, but one psychologist explained it as: “Men are often socialised to value stoicism and mental toughness, so........

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