ooh I know this one too..Working on the trains, I've done underground fire training, and some major terminals use Inspector Sands as a euphemism. It means one of the fire call points has been broken, and can a member of staff go to the area mentioned to investigate, e.g. can Inspector Sands go to Platform 2.
If you want the alarms to go straight off, you have to break 2 fire call points.
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Fri 15 Nov 2002, 11:33,
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If you want the alarms to go straight off, you have to break 2 fire call points.
OohI know that one. It's an old theatre trick, as shouting 'Fire!' in a theatre is a crime. So they make an announcement for Mr Sands instead, so all the staff can run away leaving the hapless theatre-goers to fend for themselves.
That recording seems to have been playing at West Ham non-stop for the last few days, for some reason.
(That recording seems to have been playing at West Ham non-stop for the last few days, for some reason.
numberbruncher - correct by nature,
Fri 15 Nov 2002, 18:20,
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I can vouch for that......I used to work in a theatre.
It was "Mr.Sand" for a fire and "Mr.Gravel" for a bomb. So you'd hear things like "Mr.Gravel is in the foyer" and so on.
I can also vouch for the fact that, given the £2.60 an hour I was earning, I would be out of there like a shot!!
Cheers,
TLM
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Mon 25 Nov 2002, 20:16,
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It was "Mr.Sand" for a fire and "Mr.Gravel" for a bomb. So you'd hear things like "Mr.Gravel is in the foyer" and so on.
I can also vouch for the fact that, given the £2.60 an hour I was earning, I would be out of there like a shot!!
Cheers,
TLM