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The "tube hat" case
I haven't seen it mentioned here but it was on the BBC local news this
afternoon.. ---- A police case against a Tube employee who was accused of trying to sell her official London Underground hat on the internet has been criticised by unions. Alex Wood was arrested then suspended from her job as a station assistant at Waterloo station for eight weeks. A charge of theft was dropped last Friday after four court hearings. The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker of a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an astounding piece of police work." The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be compulsory. The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals. "The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal procedures throughout her detention." The court dismissed the charges because there was no confirmation from the website eBay available at that time that the items had been on their website. ---- More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3723374.stm Regards Sunil |
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Sunil Sood wrote:
The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker of a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an astounding piece of police work." *scratches head* -- Robert Gordon http://m33p.be |
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"Robert Gordon" wrote in message
... Sunil Sood wrote: The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker of a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an astounding piece of police work." *scratches head* So what were they expecting to find, a McDonalds hat? a Police Constable hat? oh wait, bunch of clowns............ |
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As a barrister, I once defended someone for handling stolen goods, to wit, an
empty Royal Mail cash bag! Since, so the Prosecution case went, it would be "impossible" to obtain such a bag except by stealing one, the person (in whose garden shed, under a pile of junk it was found) must have either stolen it or knowingly obtained it from someone who did. I persuaded Prosecution Counsel to drop the charge when I explained that I would return the brief and become a defence witness for my client, to the effect that a few years ago, when buying a large quantity of stamps at a Post Office, they were handed to me in a Royal Mail cash bag since they had run out of envelopes or paper bags! Anyone attending bus or railway rallies or auctions (as I often do) will see a vast array of both current and vintage uniform items for sale. Perhaps the Police ought to visit a few! I would wager it's possible to kit oneself out completely in just about any Underground or other London Transport uniform, including the prized "gold" or "silver" wallet badges which are used to identify revenue protection officials. One of them fetched a 3-figure sum on Ebay a few weeks ago. Marc. |
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In message , Sunil Sood
writes The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be compulsory. The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals. "The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal procedures throughout her detention." Easy then - the terrorist will be the one wearing the uniform hat. -- congokid Good restaurants in London? Number one on Google http://congokid.com |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 23:58:05 +0100, congokid
wrote: In message , Sunil Sood writes The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be compulsory. The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals. "The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal procedures throughout her detention." Easy then - the terrorist will be the one wearing the uniform hat. "But how did you catch me?" "Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London Underground employee!" "Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl posters!" -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm 625-Online - classic British television: http://www.625.org.uk 'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic: http://www.thingstocome.org.uk |
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"Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... "But how did you catch me?" "Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London Underground employee!" "Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl posters!" -- Nick Cooper Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. |
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redtube wrote:
Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. No jokes about "Kat in a hat" please! -- John Ray, London UK. |
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On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:58:23 +0100, "redtube"
wrote: "Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... "But how did you catch me?" "Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London Underground employee!" "Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl posters!" -- Nick Cooper Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. Tomorrow's headline: "LU EMPLOYEE IN SENSE-OF-HUMOUR-BYPASS SHOCKER!" -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm 625-Online - classic British television: http://www.625.org.uk 'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic: http://www.thingstocome.org.uk |
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"Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:58:23 +0100, "redtube" wrote: "Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... "But how did you catch me?" "Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London Underground employee!" "Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl posters!" -- Nick Cooper Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. Tomorrow's headline: "LU EMPLOYEE IN SENSE-OF-HUMOUR-BYPASS SHOCKER!" -- Nick Cooper Nick seems a familiar product i.e., possibly ur average commuter bore with a grudge against rail staff although dont quote me - probably not always directed necessarily towards LUL staff either. I'm used to 'em however, and yes I'm an old dinorsaur and proud of it, and often they get short shift from me, trouble is these days we have to be nice to 'em and make horrendous announcement all over the shop otherwise we get told off! I wont be around in a few years however 'cos i'll be retired on the nice big fat pension we apparently get. Redtube |
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On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:33:19 +0100, "redtube"
wrote: "Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:58:23 +0100, "redtube" wrote: "Nick Cooper" wrote in message ... "But how did you catch me?" "Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London Underground employee!" "Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl posters!" -- Nick Cooper Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. Tomorrow's headline: "LU EMPLOYEE IN SENSE-OF-HUMOUR-BYPASS SHOCKER!" -- Nick Cooper Nick seems a familiar product i.e., possibly ur average commuter bore with a grudge against rail staff although dont quote me - probably not always directed necessarily towards LUL staff either. I'm used to 'em however, and yes I'm an old dinorsaur and proud of it, and often they get short shift from me, trouble is these days we have to be nice to 'em and make horrendous announcement all over the shop otherwise we get told off! I wont be around in a few years however 'cos i'll be retired on the nice big fat pension we apparently get. Thanks for proving my point. Again. -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm |
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Nick Cooper wrote:
Thanks for proving my point. Again. How does your sense of humour stand up to constant knocking and slagging off? |
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On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:10:04 +0000 (UTC), "Piccadilly Pilot"
wrote: Nick Cooper wrote: Thanks for proving my point. Again. How does your sense of humour stand up to constant knocking and slagging off? I've worked in the NHS for 15 years, so what do you think? Hope you're not buying into redtube's "grudge against rail staff" ******** - I would have thought that the totality of my posts on utl over the years would suggest the exact opposite. -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm 625-Online - classic British television: http://www.625.org.uk 'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic: http://www.thingstocome.org.uk |
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--- Nick Cooper said: Hope you're not buying into redtube's "grudge against rail staff" ******** - I would have thought that the totality of my posts on utl over the years would suggest the exact opposite. Good point. They prove you've got a grudge against *everybody*, not just rail staff. ;-) |
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:54:17 +0100, "Solar Penguin"
wrote: Hope you're not buying into redtube's "grudge against rail staff" ******** - I would have thought that the totality of my posts on utl over the years would suggest the exact opposite. Good point. They prove you've got a grudge against *everybody*, not just rail staff. ;-) I should have known _someone_ would say that. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bad word about firefighters, ambulance crews, or cats, though.... -- Nick Cooper [Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!] The London Underground at War: http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm 625-Online - classic British television: http://www.625.org.uk 'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic: http://www.thingstocome.org.uk |
The "tube hat" case
John Ray wrote:
redtube wrote: Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course. No jokes about "Kat in a hat" please! LOL Still, rumour has it that hat-wearing is about to become optional; I'll still be wearing mine when it's cold though. -- Kat |
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In message , Nick Cooper
writes I should have known _someone_ would say that. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bad word about firefighters, ambulance crews, or cats, though.... Where do cats come into the discussion? -- Clive Coleman |
The "tube hat" case
Clive Coleman wrote:
In message , Nick Cooper writes I should have known _someone_ would say that. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bad word about firefighters, ambulance crews, or cats, though.... Where do cats come into the discussion? Every self respecting station has a cat. |
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"Clive Coleman" wrote in message ... In message , Nick Cooper writes I should have known _someone_ would say that. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bad word about firefighters, ambulance crews, or cats, though.... Where do cats come into the discussion? There's one working at Mile End...:-) -- Cheers, Steve. Change from jealous to sad to reply. |
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Jim Brittin wrote:
In article , says... Clive Coleman wrote: In message , Nick Cooper writes I should have known _someone_ would say that. You'd be hard-pressed to find a bad word about firefighters, ambulance crews, or cats, though.... Where do cats come into the discussion? Every self respecting station has a cat. Incidentally, was the cat stolen from Loughton station ever traced? They tend not to stay still long enough to permit it happening. Besides, tracing is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface. |
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Brimstone wrote:
Incidentally, was the cat stolen from Loughton station ever traced? They tend not to stay still long enough to permit it happening. Besides, tracing is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface. ....and the tracing paper tends to get very crinkly as the cat wriggles |
The "tube hat" case
Stimpy wrote:
Brimstone wrote: Incidentally, was the cat stolen from Loughton station ever traced? They tend not to stay still long enough to permit it happening. Besides, tracing is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface. ...and the tracing paper tends to get very crinkly as the cat wriggles Hence, "is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface." |
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Brimstone wrote:
Stimpy wrote: Brimstone wrote: Incidentally, was the cat stolen from Loughton station ever traced? They tend not to stay still long enough to permit it happening. Besides, tracing is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface. ...and the tracing paper tends to get very crinkly as the cat wriggles Hence, "is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface." Our cat is very smooth... then she moves :-) |
The "tube hat" case
"Stimpy" wrote in message ... Brimstone wrote: Stimpy wrote: Brimstone wrote: Incidentally, was the cat stolen from Loughton station ever traced? They tend not to stay still long enough to permit it happening. Besides, tracing is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface. ...and the tracing paper tends to get very crinkly as the cat wriggles Hence, "is really only successful on a reasonably smooth surface." Our cat is very smooth... then she moves :-) Just no consideration modern felines! :-) |
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