East Coast Trains flood response (warning - swearing)

[Rlangham]

Found this on the 'Railway Eye' blog. Oh, and i've checked, and it is real!

[R. pike]

Found this on the 'Railway Eye' blog. Oh, and i've checked, and it is real!

Maybe he should go by coach?

Quote from BBC travel..

A1(M) North Yorkshire - A1(M) closed northbound between J49, A168 (Dishforth) and A66, Scotch Corner, because of flooding. Diversion in operation - via the A168, A19 and A689.

There are times when simply nothing can be done. I think the problems in York/Yorkshire tonight are way beyond contingencies.

[StevieG]

Found this on the 'Railway Eye' blog. Oh, and i've checked, and it is real!

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I originally hail from the Barnet area.
Sounds liked the character of some inhabitants has changed somewhat these days, and not for the better!

[strang steel]

I have a Twitter account, and I follow quite a few famous people, but I am amazed (and saddened) by the multitude of obnoxious and insulting comments that they all seem to get on a regular basis.

The one you have highlighted there is about par for the course it would seem.

I dont know what has happened to good manners these days, and what do people expect to happen when an area gets 4 inches of rain in one day? The low pressure had spawned from the remains of an old tropical storm anyway, so it was always going to contain lots of water.

[Autocar Publicity]

I seem to remember it was forecast too, several days beforehand.

Regarding the tone of the comments, is it a decline in manners or modern life is more frustrating? (I vote for both ).

[bricam5]

I have a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Gotti who posted his comment, will not be seeking membership of this forum.

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

Sadly, this is the Society in which we live. "I want it now, and I'll scream and swear if I can't!"

I've been stuck on the M1 halfway between junctions because a serious crash had stopped the traffic. I saw a copper walking between the lanes, explaining to drivers what had happened. I offered him a cup of coffee from my flask which he said he'd take me up on when he got back. When he returned, he was covered in spittle, and said I was one of a "minority" of folks who'd been pleasant.

At work, our pay has been delayed this month due to staff sickness. The Accounts Wench arrived today and was treated to abuse from some members of staff to the point where the Boss had to stand there and physically remove one chap. What's the point of that? I asked her "When?" and got the answer "When I can finish." Fair enough. Screaming 4-letter words won't get my pay any quicker!

Hopefully tomorrrer. If not by Monday, then I won't be able to go in. But abusing our Sec won't help anything!

[marksouthcoast]

It is sad that too many people are rude and arrogant and they think they can talk to people as a piece of crap.

[Autocar Publicity]

Please people, we do not wish to hear about bankers here...

I believe in credit where credit is due. Likewise, blame should be attached to those truly responsible. Round here, Northern, the local TOC, have signs saying [abuse of staff won't be tolerated and we'll set the police on you]. Firstly, wouldn't it be better to improve your service so passengers don't get so [upset] and secondly, who's really responsible? It's not the worker bees on the shop floor/conductors on the trains that are responsible for the problems, but they are the ones that get the blame... Instead of being unpleasant to them, let's go after those really responsible - that's assuming it is a *-up from 'management' or cost-cutting, penny-pinching accountants (just to stereotype) using '* you economics' and not just one of those things. Sometimes * just happens and it's no-one's fault - that's life...

I was always intrigued by the idea of being able to sue God for problems in one's life, though I can see numerous technical difficulties...

[giner]

One being that he can drag out any court proceedings way longer than you or I can.

[R. pike]

I'm sure one of his books touched on the subject of it raining for 40 days and 40 nights?

[easternstreak]

I offered him a cup of coffee from my flask which he said he'd take me up on when he got back. When he returned, he was covered in spittle, and said I was one of a "minority" of folks who'd been pleasant.

That was nice of you BB, but just asking what is spittle?
I'm simply used to this type of rudness every-day, people at my school can sometimes be the most obnoxious idiots ever.

Once the bus was stuck in traffic, after a car crash on the road. It looked pretty severe, yet some students from year eleven were swearing at the bus driver to "to get a ****ing move on", they didn't even care a bit about the people involved in that crash. Sadly because of the majority of teens are like that, people just assume that all of us are just like that as well.

A lot of teenagers are simply spoiled nowadays, but I guess it always just goes back to the parents.

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up ES!

Spit. He was a lot happier when he got out my cab than he was when he got in.

Being nice costs nowt. Being nasty costs everyone. I try to deal with other folk the way I hope they'll deal with me, but then, I seem to be one of the last bastions of the auld decencies.

Let's all start a new fashion. Being nice, what y'all say?

[easternstreak]

Let's all start a new fashion. Being nice, what y'all say?

Sounds good, and if others refuse.......

[marksouthcoast]

They are fools if the think that rudness and arrogance are the way forward ,a fist is not the way to resolve proplems, politness and comman curtisey can open a lot of doors.