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Apr 17, 2014, 7:33 am
#46
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A few years ago, I also sat next to then-chancellor Gordon Brown and his aide (me in 1D, he in 1F, his aide in 1E). His aide had documents sitting on his lap and the top sheet was the names and London addresses of a few of the then-cabinet. I thought then that it was real bad that it was so readily on show.
I know, I'm a bad person for looking in both cases.
Apr 17, 2014, 7:41 am
#47
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A few years ago, I also sat next to then-chancellor Gordon Brown and his aide (me in 1D, he in 1F, his aide in 1E). His aide had documents sitting on his lap and the top sheet was the names and London addresses of a few of the then-cabinet. I thought then that it was real bad that it was so readily on show.
Apr 17, 2014, 7:47 am
#48
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Definitely one of my pet hates. I don't think I've ever taken a call in a lounge and if I absolutely have to do it on the train, I go to the vestibule area, whether I'm in a quiet carriage or not.
I sometimes want to shout at people "Just because your phone rings, what makes you think you have to answer it?"
I also dislike loud conversations. The worst place for them is on an early morning flight when trying to sleep. Maybe I'm just antisocial but I don't have a single colleague I would want to sit beside on a plane at 6am and have a chat (and it's usually colleagues).
I sometimes want to shout at people "Just because your phone rings, what makes you think you have to answer it?"
I also dislike loud conversations. The worst place for them is on an early morning flight when trying to sleep. Maybe I'm just antisocial but I don't have a single colleague I would want to sit beside on a plane at 6am and have a chat (and it's usually colleagues).
the voice on the plane is always the person sitting behind - never directly behind but either side - i put it down to the accoustics of the cabin, it is that person is sitting on your shoulder dripping their inane comments into your ear, the more you think about them they louder their comments become, the more you dislike them - I used to wear foam earplugs for this reason. A couple of times (not on BA but on Flybe) I have been asked to remove them for takeoff and landing?!?! so I now have some minute travel grommet thingies that nobody can see, which allows me to drift off into sleep during taxi and takeoff without having to listen to some unbelievably inane nasally annoying self important twerp.
(BTW, I'm 100% sure if I could be bothered to chatter incessantly during flight then I would also be that unbelievably inane nasally self important twerp to the person in front to the left or right)
Apr 17, 2014, 8:15 am
#49
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These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
Apr 17, 2014, 10:57 am
#51
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As much as I can understand the personal satisfaction using these devices I think you should also consider the bigger picture.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
Apr 17, 2014, 12:32 pm
#52
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I do love my phone jammer - the best Ł70 I have ever spent. Hello.... Hello.... Are you still there?
As much as I can understand the personal satisfaction using these devices I think you should also consider the bigger picture.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
Apr 17, 2014, 1:15 pm
#53
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Even assuming you are using it where it is legal I don't think you have the right to end everyone else's calls etc. unless it's for official work/military/security reasons and not just to satisfy anyone's pleasure of ending a loud persons telephone call. Your first post is not clear in that respect but that's your business if that is the case.
The railway is gradually moving over to GSM-R as the method of communication between driver and signaller/electrical control room. If you've 'jammed' our method of communication in an emergency because you can't cope with a Walker-Talker in the quiet coach and something bad happens, then you deserve for the book to be thrown at you.
Apr 17, 2014, 1:24 pm
#54
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A chum of mine listens for any useful info - email address, mobile number etc that the talker gives out and then emails/texts them to shut up. Seems to work pretty well, when I've seen him do it.
The talker generally does a complete spin around the room to see who might have done it, but since there are often quite a few annoyed folk glaring his (and it is almost always a man - why is that?) way.
The talker generally does a complete spin around the room to see who might have done it, but since there are often quite a few annoyed folk glaring his (and it is almost always a man - why is that?) way.
Apr 17, 2014, 1:40 pm
#55
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As much as I can understand the personal satisfaction using these devices I think you should also consider the bigger picture.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
These illegal devices affects everyone in the vicinity and even 'short range' ones impacts on any on other communications going on including other passengers who may be having very important discussions, or with family and potentially staff. I can't say I'd agree with your actions at all.
Oct 23, 2018, 3:12 am
#56
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I'm in the CX lounge at LHR at present and there's one having a loud conversation. Really feel like having a louder sarcastic conversation next to him.
Shame it's completely uninteresting as in no sensitive info being divulged as that would give me more to talk about.
Shame it's completely uninteresting as in no sensitive info being divulged as that would give me more to talk about.
Oct 23, 2018, 3:16 am
#57
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How annoying. Maybe a quick out loud burst from the chorus of "Thine be the glory"? He will then say "excuse me", and you can reply likewise.
Oct 23, 2018, 3:31 am
#58
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I emplore anyone who has one of these devices to NEVER use it on or near train.
The railway is gradually moving over to GSM-R as the method of communication between driver and signaller/electrical control room. If you've 'jammed' our method of communication in an emergency because you can't cope with a Walker-Talker in the quiet coach and something bad happens, then you deserve for the book to be thrown at you.
The railway is gradually moving over to GSM-R as the method of communication between driver and signaller/electrical control room. If you've 'jammed' our method of communication in an emergency because you can't cope with a Walker-Talker in the quiet coach and something bad happens, then you deserve for the book to be thrown at you.