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September 21, 2003
underground euphemisms
TfL are resorting to doublethink. Today I noticed all signs that usually say "normal service" or "no reported problems" now say "good service", as in
Jubilee Line: good service
and
There is a good service on all lines.
After the "buses are getting better" campaign, it seems that TfL want us to think that normal service is good service, things running just about ok are actually good. What next?
You are happy that we have closed this escalator
Smile as we are not stopping at the next station
A few other annoying points:
Started using my Oyster card today - and it's irritating. Sure, it's doubleplus woo and shiny, but the one interaction that should be smooth (going through a gate) is bad: the scanner takes a good second to read your card, and there's no indication that it's doing anything for that time. Maybe I just have to get a different rhythm, but with the old mag stripe cards you could sail through the barriers.
A new sign to cause grammatical anger-
Please check the indicator on the front of the train for it's destination.
If this was hand written, I could forgive it, but it's appearing on the electronic indicator displays.
Yes, I'm back, and I'm anal.
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