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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. It's human nature te get frustrated because you can only hear one side of the conversation. Yet over it, it's no different from people who talk loudly. -- Marc Visit http://www.iMarc.co.uk/ for contact information.. |
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"Jon" wrote in message
et... declared for all the world to hear... Suggestions? Sit in the quiet carriage. Yeah, that really works... 8-) -- *** http://www.railwayscene.co.uk/ *** Rich Mackin (rich-at-richmackin-co-uk) MSN: richmackin-at-hotmail-dot-com |
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Brimstone writes 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. I'm not surprised. The low luminance families can teach the high luminance families a lot about family values. Mike |
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steve writes 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. The point is that phone users speak more loudly than they would for a normal conversation. Mike |
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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. A far worse menace these days are the idiots who play music on their phones via the loud speaker. It's worse than the walkman/Ipod tinny hissing noise as these people really do think everyone else wants to hear their (normally 'urban') music. I should really get together some MP3s of very loud classical music to counteract it, either that or develop a portable antinoise generator |
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On 16 Nov 2005 10:50:51 -0800, wrote:
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 A friend of mine suggested a small device that transmitted the sound of a low flying aircraft on bluetooth frequencies - it would be exceedingly amusing to watch those with bluetootehed mobile phones diving for cover - in the office :-) One day we'll work out how to make one.......... G |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:55:48 +0000, steve
wrote: 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. I think it's got something to do with the large percentage of mobile phone users who shout when of their phones. Having read the contribution about outbidding a competitor after an overheard mobile phone call I have to mention office smoking rooms - I've heard about governments not paying multyi million pound bills, peoples intimate private details, staff reviews - you name it I've heard it. Sit quietly in the corner and listen is my motto. If my phone rings (quietly and not a stupid tune) I leave the room. G |
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