Re: Guards to Drive During Olympics?

["Vanguard" <apri@hotmail.com>]

Forget it David- this bloke thinks he is a legend in his own lunchtime! You
are right again!




David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Rod wrote:
>
> > Sorry David, in my previous post I called you Craig,
> >
> > > Trains do not have steering wheels.
> > > Some of the best drivers are ex-Guards.
> >
> > But I also noticed the two lines repeated above.....
> > I will never believe the second line, like I said before, most failed
> > Enginemen , who want to stay on the job, become Guards!
> >
>
> That may be true on freight.  From my experience, ex-Guards know more
about
> customer service than those from freight.  Ex-Guards tend to keep their
trains
> on time better than those from freight.
>
> > The first line does worry me though....are you serious? Are you saying
that
> > it is that easy?
>
> No, I was quoting a line out of the Sydney newspaper that said something
about
> being let loose "behind the wheel".
>
> > If so I will be thinking about opening a "book" and I should think that
odds
> > of 100 to 1 would  not be too generous? to start with. But be warned
your
> > new boss [Driving Grade] is a personal friend of mine.
>
> What are you talking about?
>
> --
> David Johnson
> trainman@ozemail.com.au
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>
>