Re: unusual driver announcement

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

"Samuel Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Ben <smithb@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> 39f768bd@news.alphalink.com.au">news:39f768bd@news.alphalink.com.au...
> > "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?
>
> Travelling on a down Greensborough service this afternoon, I heard this
> announcement from the driver approaching Clifton Hill:
> "Good afternoon and welcome to another perfect day in paradise!
> This is a Greensborough train and we will stop all stations to
> Greensborough.
> If you want to go on the Epping line, please change trains at Clifton Hill
> which will be our next stop.
> [ELVIS STYLE] Thankyou very mush"
>
> Caused a few laughs...
>

Is Connex ( or parent company Vivendi or whatever it is) in the
pharmeceutical business or something. It just struck me they could be using
Connex drivers as Ginea Pigs for a new anti-depresant.
>

-Ben