James Farrar wrote:
On 30 Jan 2006 00:14:31 -0800, "PhilD" wrote:


Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

Who on earth thought the new tube announcements starting,
"Ladies & Gentlemen," were a good idea ?

I think it is a good idea. Putting some "unimportant" words at the
start of an announcement gives people chance to tune in without missing
the important content.


The problem is that most of the announcements are useless. This means
that people will tend to ignore them completely.

Certainly every time I hear "this is a special announcement" or "this
is a safety announcement", I ignore it, because I know what it's goign
to say.

What about OI YOU LOT at the start of every message or LISTEN TO ME,
LISTEN TO ME then lots of flashing lights, the worst thing would be a
direct link into the drivers brain (G D & C) and what he's really
thinking about the great unwashed.

I'm off to put my flame proof underpants on