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« on: January 04, 2008, 21:51:38 »
.. has anyone else considered starting a petition to get vacman selected as a replacement MD of FGW▸ (First Great Western)?  I'm always impressed with vacman's posts - there's more practical sense in any of those than the bland platitudes we get from FGW management!

(By the way, vacman, sorry if I've dropped you in it!)  Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2008, 21:58:14 »
Whats to say i'm not already??   Wink lol

Don't think i'd want the job at the minute even if I could, captain of a ship in a very heavy storm with a very big leak comes to mind! Cheesy
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 22:06:19 »
Has any of the staff considered inviting Andrew Haines onto the forum?  Cheesy
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 22:09:02 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 04, 2008, 22:06:19
Has any of the staff considered inviting Andrew Haines onto the forum?  Cheesy
Try emailing him, usually email addresses are Fistname.Lastname@Firstgroup.com
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2008, 23:06:48 »
Quote from: vacman on January 04, 2008, 22:09:02
Quote from: devon_metro on January 04, 2008, 22:06:19
Has any of the staff considered inviting Andrew Haines onto the forum?  Cheesy
Try emailing him, usually email addresses are Fistname.Lastname@Firstgroup.com


so you mean:

andrew.haines[at]firstgroup.com

then?

(Sorry!)
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2008, 23:25:24 »
Probably best to modify that post slightly to andrew.haines(at)firstgroup.com or he'll get spammed into oblivion and not take any notice! but yes, I would guess you've got it right though!
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2008, 05:13:03 »
Quote from: vacman on January 04, 2008, 23:25:24
Probably best to modify that post slightly to andrew.haines(at)firstgroup.com or he'll get spammed into oblivion and not take any notice! but yes, I would guess you've got it right though!

Done

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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2008, 21:10:17 »
Sorry, I've changed it!
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2008, 23:19:59 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on January 04, 2008, 21:51:38
.. has anyone else considered starting a petition to get vacman selected as a replacement MD of FGW▸ (First Great Western)?  I'm always impressed with vacman's posts - there's more practical sense in any of those than the bland platitudes we get from FGW management!

(By the way, vacman, sorry if I've dropped you in it!)  Tongue


Quote from: vacman on January 04, 2008, 21:58:14
Whats to say i'm not already??   Wink lol

Don't think i'd want the job at the minute even if I could, captain of a ship in a very heavy storm with a very big leak comes to mind! Cheesy



Vacman you say you don't think you'd want the Job, that could mean you are the FGW MD.
Or it could be you are up to your neck in it, thinking on that, Say you are the MD.
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2008, 21:48:16 »
Say VACMAN are you a SUPERHERO, flying and zooming about with a Dyson on your back, cleaning up all the C**p that FGW▸ (First Great Western) produce?

Hell, what a Picture that produces.

Could it be the next  Block-buster,

VACMAN the MOVIE?

A Suggestion, Vacman stand for the Race to be Next President of the USA, you'd get my vote.

There's logic here, Britain's Government does more to keep the Americans HAPPY, than the British public.

PS That will teach you to question if it was past my Bedtime.
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2008, 22:29:50 »
Quote from: smokey on January 07, 2008, 21:48:16
Say VACMAN are you a SUPERHERO, flying and zooming about with a Dyson on your back, cleaning up all the C**p that FGW▸ (First Great Western) produce?

Hell, what a Picture that produces.

Could it be the next  Block-buster,

VACMAN the MOVIE?

A Suggestion, Vacman stand for the Race to be Next President of the USA, you'd get my vote.

There's logic here, Britain's Government does more to keep the Americans HAPPY, than the British public.

PS That will teach you to question if it was past my Bedtime.
It's been pointed out by a couple of people here that you talk crap smokey, I can see what they mean now.
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2008, 22:48:04 »
Quote from: vacman on January 07, 2008, 22:29:50

It's been pointed out by a couple of people here that you talk crap smokey, I can see what they mean now.


About time some other people started noticing this Cheesy

*waits to be poked by a moderator*
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« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2008, 23:55:48 »
Erm, people ... I started this thread lightheartedly, as a way of thanking vacman for his input to this site.  Please, can we cool it slightly?  Thanks!   Embarrassed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2008, 16:33:07 »
I'm sure Vacman is a nice enough guy, it was only pay back time for Vacman suggesting it was past my bed time.

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