Re: Wyong stupidity

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

G'day,

David Johnson wrote:

> petan@ion.com.au wrote:
>
> > are they actually asking for a factual answer or are they in need of
> > emotional reassurance?
>
> Picture this:  You are waiting at Auburn station.  You want to go to Parramatta
> station.  You walk up to the guard, but the person next to you asks "Does this train
> go to Parramatta?".  The guard says "Yes.".  What would you do?
> a) Trust that the guard was not lying to the other passenger, and board the train
> b) Ask "Does this train go to Parramatta?" and annoy the guard, who just answered
> that question to the person next to you, and the 6 other people standing nearby, who
> all heard the answer the first time

Passengers like re-assurance.  For example, on Sunday night's I often write on the
whiteboard and put it at the top of the ramp at Spencer Street.  The sign says

6:55pm Warrnambool -> (arrow pointing at train)
Stops Geelong etc etc Warrnambool

 If I'm standing next to the sign, most passengers walk up the ramp, stop and read the
sign, then turn to me and ask "Is this the Warrnambool train?"

I'm often asked "which end is the front of the train?" or "which way is the train
going?"
A good one at Warrnambool is "what platform does the train go from?" (there is only 1!)

One must never loose one's cool (or one's sense of humour!!)

Cheers,
Craig.
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Craig Haber
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