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Post by Chris M on Jun 24, 2011 21:51:46 GMT
Passing through Victoria about 5 minutes there was an announcement over the tannoy for "an urgent call for Initial - code 5 at escalator 3". My fellow travellers and I are curious about what code 5 means?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2011 21:53:21 GMT
Initial being a cleaning company... to deal with a spillage of food or drink?
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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 25, 2011 11:02:21 GMT
Yep, sounds like a spillage to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 14:48:50 GMT
Why do they say "code 5", why not say "to clear a spillage of food or drink"? Surely food or drink are not a security matter?
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Post by Tubeboy on Jun 25, 2011 15:14:10 GMT
Maybe it was urine, or some other bodily fluid.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 16:40:06 GMT
Its more pleasant to say "code 5". While the outsider might be a little perplexed as to what it means, those involved will know what equipment to take with them. Not nice to hear something like "Would the cleaner go to escalator 5 to clean up some revellers vom, thank you." Plus, code 5 is a lot quicker to say, rather than explaining the finite points of what it actually means!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 20:51:25 GMT
On a similar tack to a hospital I worked in - with "Code Blue", "Doctor Red", and the the false-topped gurney.
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Post by SE13 on Jun 26, 2011 19:00:37 GMT
"Code 5" in this area on Slavecoach means a floor pizza, and it's greeted with huge rapture as it's about the only time you'll ever see a leading driver or supervisor get off their backsides and actually do something, and it's the most disgusting job of the lot!
Pull into the bus station with five fingers in their direction, and make sure you've got enough 20p coins to cover the coffee until the run after the one you missed, watch those on tea-break fall about laughing, and enjoy seeing the LD's put the precious clipboard down, and see if they can actually remember how to drive a bus. 9 times out of ten, they need to ask how to put the display to "Not in service"
I digress....
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