On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:30:14 -0700 (PDT)
Paul wrote:
Sounds like the northbound Victoria Line at Seven Sisters. You sit
there for ages whilst the service is being "regulated" (or so we are

Ah yes, "regulate the service", that old chestnut. Translation: "We don't
give a toss if your train has already been delayed, the driver needs his tea
and a **** so deal with it."

Of course the best one is "There is a good service on all lines" when you've
been waiting for a train for 10 minutes with 300 other people which then
arrives packed to the gills. Its a bit like the noise of the sea at the coast,
devoid of any useful information but its always there in the background.

The Victoria line drivers also seem to be experts at doing this with
connections to and from the Piccadilly Line at Finsbury Park.

I think its a skill they have to master before they get their license. I've
seen it happen there, at Arnos grove and white city many times.

B2003