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M. J. Powell wrote:
In message . com, GazK writes Not sure about "larger louts" (seems a bit fattist to me) but screaming brats, or "children" as we call them, have as much right to be on a train as you do (assuming they are not in the quiet carriage). With the best will in the world, children sometimes make loud unexpected noises and even responsible parents cannot - and indeed should not - expect them to remain mute on a long train journey. Then why are some children perfectly behaved? An interesting question. I once had the experience of sitting in a large DSS waiting are for an hour or more. There were several families with their children from several different ethnic groups. It was the children from only one ethnic group that ran around disturbing others; the one that engages in football hooliganism and vandalism. |
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![]() "Brimstone" wrote I once had the experience of sitting in a large DSS waiting are for an hour or more. There were several families with their children from several different ethnic groups. It was the children from only one ethnic group that ran around disturbing others; the one that engages in football hooliganism and vandalism. The neighbourhood policeman paid a visit to the pre-school. The children from the travellers' site were very polite and called him 'sir'. The children of other police officers kicked him. Peter |
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Rich Mackin wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message ups.com... Carry a small, flask-like vessel of cold salty water, and when the caller has finished the call, ask to borrow their phone...and place it in said water. No more calls on that journey I had a Nokia 3310 which fell in the toilet (still not quite sure how). For reasons of hygiene, I washed it very thoroughly, and then took it apart as much as I could, thinking that the components are mostly sealed in plastic and/or non-corrosive. I then laid all the little, thoroughly-washed, bits out to dry for two days. Then I put it back together again, and it didn't work. So the water may not need to be salty. Having witnessed a Motorola bobbing up and down inside a pint, may I suggest that lager-flavoured water can stop a phone from working. ![]() Hopefully the phone gave the water some flavour. |
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![]() "GazK" wrote in message ups.com Not sure about "larger louts" (seems a bit fattist to me) but screaming brats, or "children" as we call them, have as much right to be on a train as you do (assuming they are not in the quiet carriage). With the best will in the world, children sometimes make loud unexpected noises and even responsible parents cannot - and indeed should not - expect them to remain mute on a long train journey. I do. If you can't control your offspring don't let them out in public. Ivor |
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![]() Graeme Wall wrote: In message Andrew Yarnwood wrote: I have a proposal for dealing with (punishing) people who make loud business phone calls on trains (or any other public transport). ("I'm on the train ... buy! ... sell!") I recall someone on this group[1] commenting that he overheard one of his firm's competitors talking about a major contract in such detail on the train that his company were able to trump the loudmouth's tender. There are mobile phone jammers available from electrical retailers, but they cost up to £200. Still, it would be worth the money just to watch the misery on the callers face as they try and figure out why their call keeps cutting out. Try http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/yo50.htm |
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![]() wrote in message ups.com... Absolutely. No one in their right minds would complain about pleasant well behaved children, but travelling for hours next to a table of screaming, fighting spoiled brats would certainly spoil most traveller's day. I suppose I should go anywhere near complaining about crying children either. But thats annoying too, especially when accompanied by chav parents who take no notice, chugging down litres of tramp juice for the entire journey. If thats not Drunk in Charge, then it probably should be :-p Niall |
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![]() "Jon" wrote in message et declared for all the world to hear... Suggestions? Sit in the quiet carriage. But there isn't room for *all* of us in there..! The whole train should be phone-free. As should buses for that matter. Ivor |
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On 16 Nov 2005 11:49:16 -0000, Andrew Yarnwood wrote:
I have a proposal for dealing with (punishing) people who make loud business phone calls on trains (or any other public transport). ("I'm on the train ... buy! ... sell!") Record the calls or make some note, especially if there's anything that sounds confidential, and publish transcripts or summaries on the web or a newsgroup. Comments? Suggestions? Does a site or newsgroup already exist for this? Just convert all services to Pendolino operation... Mobiles don't seem to work well, if at all, on them... |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:31:14 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
"Jon" wrote in message et declared for all the world to hear... Suggestions? Sit in the quiet carriage. But there isn't room for *all* of us in there..! The whole train should be phone-free. As should buses for that matter. I never understand this. Should conversations also be banned. I assume the motive is they you get frustrated by only being able to eavesdrop on on half of the conversation - otherwise the 'campaign' would be about load conversations not just phone conversations. |
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