Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's, the driver
(if that is the correct term) on the Victoria line this evening was. They
will want the first carriage left empty for a quick game of squash between
stations next, if Bob Crow gets his way.
Anybody prepared to quote the regulations on this.

Kevin

In message , Kevin Rayner
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Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).
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Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

In message , Kevin Rayner
writes

Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's


Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

I've seen them wearing foam earplugs (which presumably is ok?),
especially on the Vic line.

Maybe the original poster mistook them for headphones?

Dave Newt newtonline{at}gmail.com wrote in message t.net...
Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

In message , Kevin Rayner
writes

Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's


Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

I've seen them wearing foam earplugs (which presumably is ok?),
especially on the Vic line.

From what I seem to remember, H&S regulations state (Something along
the lines of...) that the workplace must provide ear-plugs for workers
exposed to sounds of over 85DB in the workplace. In our studio we are
provided with them for this reason...

Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message , Kevin Rayner
writes
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's

Personal hifi's what?

Hmm. Borderline case, I feel. The OP could plead use of an apostrophe in
a context "where its omission might posibly lead to confusion"
[Fowler/Burchfield]. On the other hand, he omitted two question marks
and joined two sentences with a comma, which are *much* more serious
offences.
;-)

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or
mobile phones for that matter).

Glad to hear it.
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Steve Fitzgerald wrote:

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

Although a driver on the Victoria Line would have great difficulty using
a mobile phone!

"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
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In message , Kevin Rayner
writes
Are underground train drivers allowed to use personal hi fi's

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

Saw a driver of a northbound 156 using his mobile while on the move when I
was returning on the SB 37's on Wednesday.


Tom

"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
...

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

mobile *'*phones, surely?

Ian
(who disagrees with Lynne Truss on this issue!)

In message , Ian F.
writes
"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
...

Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).

mobile *'*phones, surely?

To avoid confusion with mobile hydrophones?
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Ian F. wrote:
"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
...


Personal hifi's what?

The answer is, no they are not allowed to use personal hifis (or mobile
phones for that matter).


mobile *'*phones, surely?

Ian
(who disagrees with Lynne Truss on this issue!)

The hyphenated may become one eg headmaster, through common usage;
surely the same applies to this form of apostrophe.

When was the last time you saw a 'bus?

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