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Ivor Jones wrote:

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.


And what about standing in queues at the ATM - they should be mobile
free zones.

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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?


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One plan would be to allow you to book the quiet carriage (or a loud
one) on qjump / thetrainline etc. I want to be able to use my mobile on
the train, but I invariably get allocated the flippin' "quiet carriage"
which even without the mobiles seems pretty noisy to me.
Regards
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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.


Incorrect. Anyone, and I do mean anyone, who acts in a fashion resulting in
other peoples' journeys being adverseley affected should not travel. If
they're a kid, then it's their parent's fault. Kids do not have carte
blanche to run around ****ing everyone else off. No-one's saying they
should remain mute, but if they're being noisy, there's no excuse.


wrote:
Evil, good but evil.

Now can you come up with a way to deal with screaming brats and larger
louts.




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"Jon" wrote in message
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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.


There should be a "Noisy carriage", with the rest of the train being silent.
That way screaming kids can go **** phone users off. Everyone wins.

Ivor




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"Andrew Yarnwood" wrote in message
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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?


Discuss their conversation like it's an episode of Coronation
Street/Eastenders/Whatever, staring intently at them, hanging off their
every word. I did that to some lady on the bus who decided she wanted to
hold a conversation on her phone AND her husband simultaneously (he was 4
rows away, at the back of the bus). My wife and I were taking the **** out
of her for a minute or two before she hung up. Stupid woman.


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I don't know but it never ceases to amaze me why all the really noisy
and annoying people seem to make a bee-line for the Quiet Carriage.
When I was commuting through South Wales on FGW recently it was
typically the noisiest place on the train. Ggggrrrrrr!

Andy

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substantively the same comment so close together


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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:31:14 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
wrote:

But there isn't room for *all* of us in there..! The whole train should be
phone-free. As should buses for that matter.


Yes dear. Some of us are on that train not for the pure pleasure of
travel, but because we're rushing around trying to make a living.
Customers need attention NOW. Or they go elsewhere. It's a
privilege to have employment now. Let us get on with it.


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