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Post by tiddles on Jun 8, 2012 12:51:19 GMT 1
From the Tele:
Normally I'm very uncomfortable about people who working in essential services going on strike here we have a situation where the government has told us that we don't need the Greenock Station. If this is so, let's put it to the test. Let's see how an Ulster call centre deals with names like Ardnamurchan or Tighnabruich.
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Post by fedup on Jun 8, 2012 15:13:30 GMT 1
I agree with the need for the Coastguards to go on strike a presence with local knowledge is required for the massive area the Greenock Station covers.
Did last week's events off the Esplanade not ring any alarm bells with the powers at be? Instead of one poor man dead if this closure was already in place we could have had 3 deaths last week.
At least they have limited their strike to the early hours of the morning.
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Post by samfregreenock on Jun 8, 2012 17:13:03 GMT 1
I agree with the need for the Coastguards to go on strike a presence with local knowledge is required for the massive area the Greenock Station covers. Did last week's events off the Esplanade not ring any alarm bells with the powers at be? Instead of one poor man dead if this closure was already in place we could have had 3 deaths last week. At least they have limited their strike to the early hours of the morning. there wouldn't have been 3 deaths at all - the coastguards aren't disappearing totally - its just the centre staff - the guys who drive the boats and you see in land-rovers etc which are blue wae a yella stripe will still be here |
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Post by tiddles on Jun 8, 2012 18:18:26 GMT 1
It's similar to the situation when the police etc., went all call centre-ish and you struggle to get the ghoul at the other end to grasp what you are saying. I would hate to be stuck on a broken, drifting boatie trying to reason with someone with an impenetrable Ulster accent.
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Post by linda wallace on Jun 8, 2012 20:31:45 GMT 1
yea when you phone the police and its the call centre they havent go a clue were your address is....bring it all back to a local location were they know the area
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Post by fedup on Jun 8, 2012 23:14:47 GMT 1
yea when you phone the police and its the call centre they havent go a clue were your address is....bring it all back to a local location were they know the area The last time I had to call the Fire Brigade to report a fire they thought the street was in Kilmarnock!!! and the Police call centre is just as bad. |
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