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On Thu, 21 May 2009 19:48:43 +0100
"MrBitsy" wrote:
A) There hasn't been since they were built since 42 years ago so why
didn't
the RMT see fit to go on strike in 1967?

Why hasn't the problem been fixed in 42 years?

It wasn't a "problem" until recently, just like a load of other nonsense
the health and safety culture has come up with.

Being able to open the doors on the wrong side is 'nonsense?

How do you explain pilots landing with wheels up, ships colliding with

When was the last time a commercial airliner landed with its wheels up
because the crew forgot to lower them??

I said pilots, not just commercial pilots. All pilots are highly trained
people, yet they will make mistakes because they are human. Remember the
Airbus that flew into trees at an airshow - the pilot was the makers test
pilot!

experienced captains and other very experienced people making fundamental
mistakes - are they just 'dumb'?

No , they're careless and should be fired. Making mistakes in a stressful
situation with a lot going on is one thing - not bothering to check which
side the flippin platform is on when you're doing bugger all else anyway
except possibly reading a copy of The Sun under the control desk is
something
else entirely.

If a mistake like that could cost people lives, the design flaw in the
system should be fixed.

Incidentaly, are you seriously trying to compare operating an automatic
tube
train to flying an airliner or captaining a ship??

How much manual flying do you think a commercial pilot does?

C) The trains are due to be replaced in a couple of years time anyway.

In two years, this mistake is likely to happen again - I hope it is not
someone you love who may be injured.

Oh , woah is me, those heart strings pluck so mournfully...

Not.

The trains are missing a vital safety feature. Any person operating a train
with that flaw could make the same mistake.

What experience have you of railway management? What experience are you
using to make a judgment this bullying is not taking place?

This "bullying" argument seems to end up as an orderve on most RMT
strikes.
Either working for LUL is similar to being in Stalins russia or the RMT
are
full of ****. I know which option I'd go for.

You would go with that option because of your stereo typical view, plus a
lack of experience. Reality is far different to many people views who do
not have to work there.

For your information, I was a tube driver in the eighties. I went to work
on several strike days, bearing the brunt of my colleagues anger. I do not
believe in striking, but I do have the experience of the bullying you do not
think exists.

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MrBitsy
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