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Christopher C. Stacy

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Jan 17, 2008, 2:22:40 PM1/17/08
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Most of the busses that I ride have no stop announcements.
The driver doesn't say anything, the electronic announcer
is turned off, and the ticker sign is turned off.

Sometimes, just the electronic announcer is turned off
but the ticker sign is still turned on, which is fine
is the bus is not too crowded and you can see it.

D. Kirkpatrick

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Jan 17, 2008, 4:33:47 PM1/17/08
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In article <yzlfxww...@news.dtpq.com>,

You should get the bus number and the route number and call the MBTA
with a complaint.

Philip Busch

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Jan 17, 2008, 6:27:34 PM1/17/08
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Speaking of bus stop announcements, on my bus on the way home from
work today, there was an announcement that went like this..."Ding-
dong, ding-dong, ding-dong...Please remove newspapers and personal
belongings before departing to keep the bus clean!'

I may be a bit off on the exact wording, but I'm 100% positive about
the "bells" sounding throughout the bus. When I first heard it, I
thought it was someones loud cell phone ringing. The message itself
was repeated twice.

Has anyone else heard this new message brought to you by the T? ;-)

-Phil B.

Jay Levitt

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Jan 17, 2008, 7:22:21 PM1/17/08
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On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:27:34 -0800 (PST), Philip Busch wrote:

> Has anyone else heard this new message brought to you by the T? ;-)

No, but twice this week on the Green Line I heard the conductors announce
what I assume is intended to be something like "Copley, bus connections
upstairs", or "Arlington, bus connections upstairs", instead of the normal,
pre-recorded announcement.

Of course, what I actually heard was "Colebuconecnups" and
"Aaaalbuconecnups".

--
Jay Levitt |
Boston, MA | My character doesn't like it when they
Faster: jay at jay dot fm | cry or shout or hit.
http://www.jay.fm | - Kristoffer

D. Kirkpatrick

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Jan 18, 2008, 12:46:51 AM1/18/08
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In article <19k8wj6h...@jay.fm>, Jay Levitt <jay+...@jay.fm>
wrote:

> No, but twice this week on the Green Line I heard the conductors announce
> what I assume is intended to be something like "Copley, bus connections
> upstairs", or "Arlington, bus connections upstairs", instead of the normal,
> pre-recorded announcement.
>
> Of course, what I actually heard was "Colebuconecnups" and
> "Aaaalbuconecnups".

Elocution is not in the union contract.

:-))

Jay Levitt

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Jan 18, 2008, 11:19:29 AM1/18/08
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:46:51 GMT, D. Kirkpatrick wrote:

>> Of course, what I actually heard was "Colebuconecnups" and
>> "Aaaalbuconecnups".
>
> Elocution is not in the union contract.

No, it's the green line - there is no third rail...

roadman

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Jan 18, 2008, 7:25:19 PM1/18/08
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On Jan 17, 7:22 pm, Jay Levitt <jay+n...@jay.fm> wrote:
>
> No, but twice this week on the Green Line I heard the conductors announce
> what I assume is intended to be something like "Copley, bus connections
> upstairs", or "Arlington, bus connections upstairs", instead of the normal,
> pre-recorded announcement.

Usually, they just say 'bus connections". And when they don't key the
microphone right away, all you hear is "connections".

D. Kirkpatrick

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Jan 19, 2008, 7:14:33 PM1/19/08
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In article <yxqpp3zd9awy$.d...@jay.fm>, Jay Levitt <jay+...@jay.fm>
wrote:

>

> No, it's the green line - there is no third rail...
> --

LOL!!

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