Room 101 - what single aspect of modern life should be consigned to oblivion?

[salymap]

As in when did a raiway station become a train station? I thought it was only me, that it grated against!

There is a sad story on the BT email page about a yob who threw a brick at a man who fell onto the 'train track'. Instead of thinking of the awful yob, all I could think of is 'What the Hell is a train track'?
One for Room 101 certainly

[marthe]

Trainspotters, anyone?

[jean]

all I could think of is 'What the Hell is a train track'?

What would you call it?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

As in when did a raiway station become a train station? I thought it was only me, that it grated against!

I wonder whether this was a ploy by the bus companies to try to give their mode of transport the same status.

[salymap]

What would you call it?

It's always been the railway line or track.

[cloughie]

It's always been the railway line or track.

Or even 'Permanent way'

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It's always been the railway line or track.

[Serial_Apologist]

Easily rebuffed - remain polite and ask a) if you can see where in the organisation's constitution it says that they can undertake street collections;
and b) if you can see their most recent audited accounts to show that they actually need the £ requested.

There again, head down and a nifty side-step can be just as effective

Into Room 101 they go

The following is well worth remembering. As one who has done a fair amount of "tin rattling" in my time, I am advised (by, I'd guess, an ADVISER ) that it is actually illegal to rattle tins, approach Joe Public in seeking their generosity, or even call out in the manner of a market stall holder. You (collector) have to stand silently and wait until approached. Just like the little man who patiently stands selling The Big Issue, week in, week out, in all weathers, outside the local Saint Sprees does.

Edit: I assume this rule only applies to charity collectors in the public fotpath, in shopping precincts etc., not door-knockers - otherwise as a householder I would be within my rights to tell the regularly visiting Jehovah's Witnesses to shut up!

S-A

[amateur51]

The following is well worth remembering. As one who has done a fair amount of "tin rattling" in my time, I am advised (by, I'd guess, an ADVISER ) that it is actually illegal to rattle tins, approach Joe Public in seeking their generosity, or even call out in the manner of a market stall holder. You (collector) have to sand silently and wait until approached. Just like the little man who patiently stands selling The Big Issue, week in, week out, in all weathers, outside the local Saint Sprees does.

S-A

Sound advice, S_A.

Years ago there was a little elderly man who stood by the zebra crossing at Blackheath station who murmured sotto voce 'Morning Star - news and views of the Left!'

The look of delight on his face when I slipped him the coins was brilliant

[Serial_Apologist]

Sound advice, S_A.

Years ago there was a little elderly man who stood by the zebra crossing at Blackheath station who murmured sotto voce 'Morning Star - news and views of the Left!'

The look of delight on his face when I slipped him the coins was brilliant

Ah, the Morning Tsar - as we who considered ourselves of the "genuine left" used to call it. Still exists - though you wouldn't know it from listening to "what the papers say".

[amateur51]

Ah, the Morning Tsar - as we who considered ourselves of the "genuine left" used to call it.

Splitters! ..

[Serial_Apologist]

Splitters! ..

Revisionists!!!

[Chris Newman]

As a kid I recall a gap-toothed newsvendor at the Carfax in Horsham, Sussex, who shouted his wares with highly sibilant s's. There were a lot more evening papers in those days. We nippers loved to hear Alf whistle his way through "Evening News, Standard, Star or Argus. Mind you, any Mickey taking would have earned a clipped ear from one of the old ladies at the bus stop.

[Flosshilde]

You can still catch daytime telly.

I don't have daytime telly - nor nighttime

[Flosshilde]

Relaxed about wrongness. Go figure. The favourite sport on here is attack. Always has been. V little that is constructive or interesting. Same as everywhere.

Why do you all want a standard for R3? Seems out of character.

Ever heard of dead horses, LT?