Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 32)
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I've been listening to a lot of Mike Oldfields music recently and a thought has just occured to me, if he ever asks you to be The Master of Ceremonies on an album.....don't do it and run for the hills. The only two people to do it - to my limited knowledge admittedly - are both no longer with us - Vivian Stanshall and Alan Rickman.
I'm sure it's entirely unrelated...or is it?
I'm sure it's entirely unrelated...or is it?
P5BNij said:
And rubbish tales of life on the rails! Here's another, sadly devoid of humour but true nonetheless... earlier this year we had a graduate driver (freshly passed out) who had a SPAD and a derailment all in one go in some private sidings, normally in this sort of situation you'd be told to stay put until your manager can attend and start the ball rolling with the correct procedure but not this chap, oh no. He promptly futted off of his own accord without telling anyone, leaving the scene in a taxi, as soon as his manager found out he made the lad return to the scene of the crime under the threat of instant dismissal. Not his finest hour - he was sacked a few weeks later... 
sounds like he was a danger to everyone else and it was only a matter of time but both incidents at the same time, that's quite impressive.
What's a SPAD??? slopes said:
P5BNij said:
And rubbish tales of life on the rails! Here's another, sadly devoid of humour but true nonetheless... earlier this year we had a graduate driver (freshly passed out) who had a SPAD and a derailment all in one go in some private sidings, normally in this sort of situation you'd be told to stay put until your manager can attend and start the ball rolling with the correct procedure but not this chap, oh no. He promptly futted off of his own accord without telling anyone, leaving the scene in a taxi, as soon as his manager found out he made the lad return to the scene of the crime under the threat of instant dismissal. Not his finest hour - he was sacked a few weeks later...
sounds like he was a danger to everyone else and it was only a matter of time but both incidents at the same time, that's quite impressive.
P5BNij said:
He somehow passed the signal at danger despite slowing down to stop at it then ran through a set of motorised points which were set against him, the mind certainly boggles at that. Don't wish to tar everyone 'non railway' with the same brush, but he was 'off the street' so to speak and once he'd passed out showed a distinct attitude to authority, the feeling amongst the rest of us being he only wanted the job for the money and couldn't hack the responsibility of what it actually entailed. Normally, applicants like that are weeded out at the interview stages but he must have slipped though somehow. Have to laugh though, a few years ago one candidate turned up for the first interview reeking of whiskey, I kid you not...!
How the fut did he do that?? Surely if you're watching the line ahead, you'd see the points set against you. Beggars belief.My sister in laws husband drives for Northern Rail and i know from talking to him it's a job that requires a lot attention to detail and concentration. I once applied for a job as a trainee driver but didn't get past the interview so decided not to try again.
slopes said:
P5BNij said:
He somehow passed the signal at danger despite slowing down to stop at it then ran through a set of motorised points which were set against him, the mind certainly boggles at that. Don't wish to tar everyone 'non railway' with the same brush, but he was 'off the street' so to speak and once he'd passed out showed a distinct attitude to authority, the feeling amongst the rest of us being he only wanted the job for the money and couldn't hack the responsibility of what it actually entailed. Normally, applicants like that are weeded out at the interview stages but he must have slipped though somehow. Have to laugh though, a few years ago one candidate turned up for the first interview reeking of whiskey, I kid you not...!
How the fut did he do that?? Surely if you're watching the line ahead, you'd see the points set against you. Beggars belief.My sister in laws husband drives for Northern Rail and i know from talking to him it's a job that requires a lot attention to detail and concentration. I once applied for a job as a trainee driver but didn't get past the interview so decided not to try again.
When people ask me what I do for a living I just tell them ''I hold a couple of knobs in my hand and stare out of the window a lot...''.
Saw this recommendation in the GG YouTube thread and thought Peri might enjoy it:
Days Like These said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badFXU_HtQs
Davide Cironi drives Group B Lancia 037
I love his channel, tremendous cars, driven properly, described well and with great passion.
Yes, it's in Italian, but the sub-titles are great.
Not just Peri though, it is worth a watch.Davide Cironi drives Group B Lancia 037
I love his channel, tremendous cars, driven properly, described well and with great passion.
Yes, it's in Italian, but the sub-titles are great.
Scrump said:
Saw this recommendation in the GG YouTube thread and thought Peri might enjoy it:
His interview with Marcello Gandini is a joy to watch.Days Like These said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badFXU_HtQs
Davide Cironi drives Group B Lancia 037
I love his channel, tremendous cars, driven properly, described well and with great passion.
Yes, it's in Italian, but the sub-titles are great.
Not just Peri though, it is worth a watch.Davide Cironi drives Group B Lancia 037
I love his channel, tremendous cars, driven properly, described well and with great passion.
Yes, it's in Italian, but the sub-titles are great.
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