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| Moderator   JulianW is drinking black coffee.
Location: 254.45 miles from Tiverton, Devon (ENGLAND) Rep Power: 9  Gender:  Country:  | Passengers asked to repair train Train passengers were left startled when they were asked if they could fix a fault on their broken down train. The appeal on the Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Manchester came on Friday afternoon when the Pendolino stopped in Rugby, Warks. The train had a faulty windscreen wiper and was unable to continue in heavy rain. Travellers were asked if anyone had a cable tie to repair it. Two passengers tried to help with repairs but the service was withdrawn. Damian Gaskin, 37, from Didsbury, Manchester, said: "There was astonishment and mild surprise to say the least. Passenger volunteered "Everybody just looked at each other. It was so unbelievable it was funny. "I have heard some excuses in my time but I have never heard of passengers being asked for tools to help fix the train before." Mr Gaskin told train staff he had some plastic cable ties and a tube of superglue in his briefcase. Another passenger, who was a former Network Rail engineer, climbed on to the front of the engine and tried to fix the loose windscreen wiper blades but was unsuccessful. A Virgin Trains' spokesman said: "After staff consulted with the train manager, it was decided to ask anyone on board if they had a cable tie. "One person did kindly volunteer but the cable tie was not long enough and unfortunately the train had to be taken out of service." | ||||||||
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| Super Moderator   slagburn has no status.
Location: 3498.51 miles from Tiverton, Ontario (CANADA) Rep Power: 17 Gender:  Country:  | Must not of been an phone guys on that train - we always have cable ties on us. __________________ Don't tell momma I'm a government phoneman, she thinks I play piano in a whorehouse.  | ||||||||
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| Moderator  rixride is replying to forum games...
Location: Dallas, Texas Rep Power: 21  Gender: Country:   | Cable Ties and Electrician Tape can fix anything.  __________________ -=Welcome to PBXInfo=- -FREE HOW TO NORTEL& MORE Video's -Add yourself to Pbxinfo's Frappr -Find Nortel Software | ||||||||
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| October 31st, 2006 | #4 (permalink) | ||||||||
| Junior Member   rwhite has no status.
Rep Power: 7 | Bus breaks down. Driver gets out to see what he can do. One woman passenger says to the woman seated next to her "My husband's a mechanic. He trained me to always carry some basic tools. I'll go see if I can lend a hand". She climbs down from the bus and says "Would you like a screwdriver?" to which the driver responds "Thanks, lady, but I can't- I've gotta get this bus going." __________________ Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're still here we may as well dance. | ||||||||
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