Pulling the chain!

[Stu]

A funny thing happened on my way back from London yesterday. I was on a Virgin train and one of the two guys sitting on the other side of the train went off to the loo.

Unknown to his mate and us other passengers the bloke then got stuck in the loo when the door jammed shut! He later said that he had been banging the door and calling for help, but as it was one of the old rickety trains and we were at speed nobody heard his calls for help. Or they just ignored him!

So what does he do? He pulls the chain. And the train comes to a very rapid stop. Umpteen tonnes of bone-shaking train from a ton to zero in next to no time, although we probably went a mile or so with the anchors on. Not a pleasant experience.

Eventually the train manager let the red-faced loo-hostage brake-fiend out, and preceded to tell everybody over the intercom the reason for the delay. Superb!

I dare say he will drive next time!

Stu ;D

[Bobby G]

Stu said:

He later said that he had been banging the door and calling for help, but as it was one of the old rickety trains and we were at speed nobody heard his calls for help.

He pulls the chain. And the train comes to a very rapid stop. Umpteen tonnes of bone-shaking train from a ton to zero in next to no time, although we probably went a mile or so with the anchors on.

Stu ;D

ERM EXCUSE ME PLEASE, WE AT VIRGIN DO NOT HAVE
OLD RICKETY,BONE SHAKING TRAINS AND WE ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN BRINGING THE UNITS TO A CONTROLLED STOP.

THANK YOU ;D

[ridgeacre]

You tell him BobbyG, highly TRAINED

[andy222]

Won't be difficult for you Bobby it probably takes you an hour to get the thing started. ;D ;D ;D

[Bobby G]

Like you to know Mr Felton my train is never late Well.................. not always..............maybe .......sometimes .............................................................ok ok but its not my effin fault

[andy222]

Who's failt is it then Mr Gregson you drive the d**n thing. ;D ;D ;D.Sorry push the button.

[Bobby G]

Yes but I cant DRIVE the d**n thing until some Wally on the platform blows the bloody whistle

Thats after the 100 RICHARD HEADS have all squashed in through THE SAME DOOR instead of using them all

Then THEY complain cos we're 5 mins late

So there

[StAcEy]

[poolsfodder]

Yes but I cant DRIVE the d**n thing until some Wally on the platform blows the bloody whistle

WE AT VIRGIN DO NOT HAVE
OLD RICKETY,BONE SHAKING TRAINS

Blimey, he is right, the flaming things are noise activated!!!! ;D ;D

[Bobby G]

Almost M8

[andy222]

Your never in the train your always trying to catch a fish at heronbrook. ;D ;D ;D

[Bobby G]

you been talking to my boss

[Stu]

Bobby,
Do you drive one of those fancy new Virgin trains then? You know, the ones that have on-board showers when the air-con fails, and computers that stop the loos working?

The train I was on the other night was one of the old ones, and yes it was rickety. Very rickety. But to the drivers credit he or she managed to stop it very quickly and in one piece!

The train manager was a star - a complete p-taker. A relative of yours? ;D

Stu

[POLEPOT]

What's in your picture stu, my pc wont let me see it

[Stu]

Neil,
It's a Fur & Feather picture. I posted it in my yahoo briefcase. I don't know why but sometimes it's visble and sometimes it's not.

I'll re-paste the address and see whether it works.

Stu