Re: unusual driver announcement

["Ben" <smithb@alphalink.com.au>]

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> clawz <clawz@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Ben wrote:
> >
> > > Today (25/10/200) I caught the 4:16 Eltham train from Melbourne
Central,
> > > nothing unnusual about that. When the train left Parliament the driver
> made
> > > an announcement.
> > >
> > > "G'day passengers welcome aboard the 4:10 (from Flinders St) Eltham
> train
> > > running express from Jolimont to Clifton Hill and to Ivanhoe then
> stopping
> > > all stations to Eltham from Hiedelberg", still nothing too unusual.
> > > "Thank you for travelling Connex trains. I would like to thank you all
> for
> > > your patronage on this service and hope that you continue to travel
> Connex
> > > trains in the future in Melbourne, the best city in the world ".
> > >
> > > I papraphrased a bit as it went on a while ( almost to Jolimont), but
it
> is
> > > basically what he said.
> > >
> > > The driver sounded very happy and positive, which is highly unusual. I
> think
> > > the G'day is a good touch.
> > >
> > > Is there a pay rise, or are the drvers now made to sound positive?
> > >
> > > -Ben Smith
> >
> > Yes we got a 3%pay rise this pay, and the electrick prods also make us
> very
> > happy and those announcement u hear from now on will be the product of
our
> > things being juiced up every so often, acutally i aint heard of anythink
> along
> > the lines of set announcements, that would have been off the drivers own
> back so
> > he was happy i guess.
> > ClawZ
> >
> > Maybe he just loves his job.
> > There are still a few of us left in this world.
> >
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Either way its good to hear happy announcements rather than the ussual
monotonous ones.

-Ben Smith