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I am simply outraged that I am being singled out here  In which case I apologise, I should have added a  to my post, it was ment to be tounge in cheek   |
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« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2009, 20:42:06 » |
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I think the Mail is lying.
 Surely not? The trouble is that a large slice of 'Middle' Britain believes without question, every word they publish. It has been pointed out that 'spotters' are friends of the railway. From an inside perspective, it is good to have extra eyes and ears open, particularly when they are on your side. On a lighter note, I understand that it would be possible for potential terrorists to use spotting as a cover for their activities, but IMO▸ they would never succeed in getting the 'look', or the badges and pens for that matter. The man speak sense Agree 100% with all of that. |
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« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2009, 22:30:48 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2009, 17:08:19 » |
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« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2009, 21:20:25 » |
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I think the Mail is lying.
On a lighter note, I understand that it would be possible for potential terrorists to use spotting as a cover for their activities, but IMO▸ they would never succeed in getting the 'look', or the badges and pens for that matter. Or the 'socks and sandal' look, along with the grubby anorak, and trousers pulled up to armpits! |
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« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2009, 21:26:24 » |
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Just confirms what I've long thought - time for the Revolution. Bring back Mrs T or somebody in her ilk. As usual, common sense gone out the window on account of a load of bureaucrats/jobsworths.
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« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2009, 22:56:19 » |
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I think the Mail is lying.
On a lighter note, I understand that it would be possible for potential terrorists to use spotting as a cover for their activities, but IMO▸ they would never succeed in getting the 'look', or the badges and pens for that matter. There's a certain Dawlish resident known as "death" Im sure vacman can ellaborate Or the 'socks and sandal' look, along with the grubby anorak, and trousers pulled up to armpits! |
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« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2009, 23:21:08 » |
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The first comment does show how the timing of this story puts it into perspective! On the BBC Video, I feel sorry for the VT▸ woman - now broadcast across the world, and public enemy number one for trainspotters. |
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« Reply #23 on: March 23, 2009, 12:38:30 » |
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I have no sympathy I'm afraid.
She was rude and her attitude sucks.
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« Reply #24 on: March 23, 2009, 18:40:25 » |
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I have no sympathy I'm afraid.
She was rude and her attitude sucks.
i think its 50/50 she was ignorent very ignorent, however after asking him to turn the camera off he proceeded to point it at her face and carry on filming which is equally ignorent as is not making staff aware of his precence, now ok i confess that when i go with my camera i rarly ask for permision which is bad on my part before i decided that i was going to start photographing trains and stations i felt it prudent to research railway rules and bylaws something this man did not do, besides if you ran a pub or a hotel how wold you feel if someone was to just walk in and start taking pictures? i cant walk onto a platform without buying some kind of ticket as i feel its wrong |
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« Reply #25 on: March 23, 2009, 18:44:06 » |
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What I find most amusing is how she approached him as if he was about to jump on the tracks or something. He was hardly a danger to anybody else was he!!!
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« Reply #26 on: March 23, 2009, 18:48:19 » |
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What I find most amusing is how she approached him as if he was about to jump on the tracks or something. He was hardly a danger to anybody else was he!!!
well like i said she seemed very ignorent but were only getting one side of the story, he could have been at the end of the platform in the out of bounds area, over the yellow line, who knows unfortunatly now and again in this life people just randomly for no decent reason act like pr**ks, never going to stop that, im just giving the member of staff the benifit of doubt as she was not invited to give a personal statement |
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« Reply #27 on: March 23, 2009, 18:49:22 » |
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What I find most amusing is how she approached him as if he was about to jump on the tracks or something. He was hardly a danger to anybody else was he!!!
well like i said she seemed very ignorent but were only getting one side of the story, he could have been at the end of the platform in the out of bounds area, over the yellow line, who knows unfortunatly now and again in this life people just randomly for no decent reason act like pr**ks, never going to stop that, im just giving the member of staff the benifit of doubt as she was not invited to give a personal statement Incase you havn't seen the video, he was behind the yellow line near to the station canopy. |
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« Reply #28 on: March 23, 2009, 21:43:55 » |
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Letter to today's Telegraph reasonably quotes the Network Rail's "Guidelines for Railway Enthusiasts" and then goes on to quote the bit about informing the DSM at Major stations. Does Macclesfield quite fit the bill as a major station? and moreover, the gent in question was seeing off a relative, and thought he'd snap some trains whilst on platform. I just see the whole thing as quite bizarre...picking the low-hanging fruit, to use the politicos' most recent trendy expression...anyone like to hazard a guess at who coined that one (it's a good one mind!)  |
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« Reply #29 on: March 26, 2009, 21:36:38 » |
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"Low hanging fruit" is a long standing example of management consultant speak/jargon that's been around for years. Unlike other examples of the genre (eg "delayering") it's actually quite seductive in the way it rolls off the tongue - better than "quick wins" or "easy targets", both of which are spot on but don't sound quite so "intellectual".
Of course, low hanging fruit doesn't require mich energy to harvest so shouldn't command high fees.....
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