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« on: August 30, 2011, 09:17:07 » |
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You walk up to an ATM‡ and start hitting the screen TVM▸ style expecting it to respond! Did that last night at paddington  |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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Brucey
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 10:34:01 » |
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A few from me: - You walk round the bus stop wondering where the TVM▸ is located before boarding a bus
- When someone says the train/bus/whatever departs at 9 o'clock, you correct them with "the oh-nine-hundred hour service", which must be spoken like Phil Sayer
- You know the Wessex Trains safety briefing by memory: "Welcome aboard, please listen to the following announcement for your safety. Please familiarise yourself with the safety information displayed on posters located in the passenger saloons. Emergency door opening procedures are indicated close to the doors. Please ensure any luggage in the overhead racks in safely stowed. And when you leave the train, please mind the gap between the train and the platform edge, and take care as you alight. Thank you".
- And you love it when you're on the one 158 unit that pauses for at least 5 second in-between each sentence of the safety briefing
- You know exactly which ticket you want to buy: "a super off peak day return to London Terminals, routed Warminster/Salisbury"
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 15:01:39 » |
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Or when the on-board crew greet you as if they miss you when you're not there, or even worse know your name!
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 15:09:53 » |
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Had this on Saturday. Was at the queue for the buffet and the person in front asked the steward what time the service called at Truro. Instinctively I blurted out the time.....
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 16:33:02 » |
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Or when the on-board crew greet you as if they miss you when you're not there, or even worse know your name!
Or even worse. When you relocate from A to B and you join the train at B and the crew peer at you through the window and on embarking you get asked why on earth you are at B! |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 16:39:41 » |
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..... you know which platform at Paddington your train will depart from before everyone else.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2011, 17:17:07 » |
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... I didn;t know you were privy to State Secrets BNM
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 17:20:07 » |
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... I didn;t know you were privy to State Secrets BNM
Tis not difficult to work out! Unless there is a last minute change |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2011, 19:07:15 » |
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... you find yourself reading signatures as station names. BNM - Burnham ... you register a new phone number and think it's easy to remember because it finishes with 153 ... you can tell where you are without looking out of the train window ... you can recite the stations from Swindon to Weymouth without pausing for breath, and explain to the kiddies who are asking "how many MORE times will we stop" that you don't know ... because of Thornford, Yetminster and Chetnole ... you don't know where you'll go next Sunday - http://wellho.info/3413 |
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Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
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Phil
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2011, 19:22:16 » |
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... you find yourself in a relationship with a member of the train crew?  |
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Brucey
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 19:36:57 » |
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... you register a new phone number and think it's easy to remember because it finishes with 153 I did something similar with a customer not long ago. Me: And what's your car's registration number? Customer: Something 153 something Me: Is that just a single carriage or is it working in multiple? Customer: (Extremely confused) Sorry? Me: (Nervous laugh) Moving on... |
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Ollie
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2011, 21:16:45 » |
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Ohh there's a couple for me:
I have been delayed (when driving my car) because of engineering works.
Was in a car with some other rail people - driver was going slightly over the limit and was told by a mate to slow down a bit or he might get a penalty fare.
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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2011, 21:19:52 » |
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Ohh there's a couple for me:
I have been delayed (when driving my car) because of engineering works.
Was in a car with some other rail people - driver was going slightly over the limit and was told by a mate to slow down a bit or he might get a penalty fare.
wrong type of snow has caught me out driving on exmoor i can tell you !! |
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Ollie
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« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2011, 22:03:57 » |
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Oh I've also referred to failed traffic light as "signalling problems"
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