On Wed, 11 May 2016 14:23:58 +0100
Water musician wrote:
If you think “pushing a button once a minute� is all that’s involved in
being a train driver, perhaps we should take pity on your ignorance – and
either ignore you or perhaps take a more Maoist approach and send you for
some “re-education�.

Odd then how the northern line driver on the recent C5 documentary was
happily chatting away to the camera crew in the cab while the train drove
itself then. I guess we missed the complex part of the job where she pressed
the ON button and did some basic checks.

But feel free to tell us all about the complex bits that these documentaries
always miss.

Alternatively, most good Usenet newsreaders have easy-to-use KILL functions.
Sadly, they simply modify the behaviour of local software rather than that of
the miscreant.

Oh dear. How thoughtless of them.

--
Spud

On Mon, 9 May 2016 22:44:11 +0100, Mizter T
wrote:


On 09/05/2016 19:41, eastender wrote:

On 2016-05-09 14:27:29 +0000, Paul Corfield said:
[...]
Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?

Yes but why let facts get in the way of irrational, unfounded
"debate"?

Indeed. There's one school of thought that racist trolls should be
oppsed at every turn, another that it's best to ignore them. I tend to
do both depending on my blood pressure but should know that the latter
is the best way home.


It's the internet, and like I said elsewhere this (utl) is now an old
and very dusty crevice thereof. Much (but not all) political debate on
the internet is moronic and based on who can shout loudest, at least
according to those who seemingly enjoy shouting loud. (I say seemingly
enjoy because I suspect many are pretty joyless people.)

That said, we should bear in mind that 'Spud', Adrian Hudson and others
of their ilk are now deeply marginalised and downtrodden people. Apparently.

Your tacit endorsement of "eastenders" accusation of racism, on my
part, is noted. In this regard you a
1. Incorrect. Anyone who knows me would find the accusation truly
laughable.
2. Discourteous. I thought you were better than THAT.
3. Hypocritical. You seem to have no problem with Mr. Khan's intended
tokenism with regard to the TfL board. This is racism plain and
simple. The board should consist of those candidates best suited to
serve on it, regardless of their complexion or other features.

Racism is racism regardless of whether it is old style segregation, or
modern day quotas. One either believes "All men are created equal, or
one does not".

On 2016\05\11 15:58, wrote:
In article ,
(Ding Bat) wrote:

I've heard that Bristol can be pronounced Bristow. Is there a word
Bristowian?

I thought the alternative pronunciation was Bristle.

Brizzle, I believe!

In article , (Basil Jet)
wrote:

On 2016\05\11 15:58, wrote:
In article ,
(Ding Bat) wrote:

I've heard that Bristol can be pronounced Bristow. Is there a word
Bristowian?

I thought the alternative pronunciation was Bristle.

Brizzle, I believe!

Prolly. Same to me.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On 2016\05\26 19:31, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message ,
Offramp writes

There are no white Vic Line train drivers.

Rubbish. I have 2 friends on the Vic who are very much white.

Well, they don't have much opportunity to get a tan!

In article , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
In message ,
Offramp writes

There are no white Vic Line train drivers.

Rubbish. I have 2 friends on the Vic who are very much white.

Oh dear, Steve, that was a JOKE - there are no black, brown, yellow or
rainbow-coloured "drivers" on that line either.

As a matter of interest, what do TfL call the bloke who sits at the
sharp end doing damn-all?
--
Bill Borland

Bill Borland wrote:
In article , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
In message ,
Offramp writes

There are no white Vic Line train drivers.

Rubbish. I have 2 friends on the Vic who are very much white.

Oh dear, Steve, that was a JOKE - there are no black, brown, yellow or
rainbow-coloured "drivers" on that line either.

As a matter of interest, what do TfL call the bloke who sits at the
sharp end doing damn-all?

An operator, I thought.

On 2016\05\27 20:02, Bill Borland wrote:
In article , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
In message ,
Offramp writes

There are no white Vic Line train drivers.

Rubbish. I have 2 friends on the Vic who are very much white.

Oh dear, Steve, that was a JOKE - there are no black, brown, yellow or
rainbow-coloured "drivers" on that line either.

As a matter of interest, what do TfL call the bloke who sits at the
sharp end doing damn-all?

Sadiq Khan?

On 26.05.16 19:31, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message ,
Offramp writes

There are no white Vic Line train drivers.

Who the hell cares?!

All I care about is that the individual at the helm is has the proper
qualification and licencing to safely operate the train, and can pass
regular testing.