A First Class Pee
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Richard Branson's flagship Pendolino trains have had their teething problems. Not only was their well publicized introduction to service beset by mechanical failures but there have also been problems with servicing the most basic of passenger needs.
I refer of course to problems with the onboard WC facilities.
Pendolinos lean as they go round bends, prompting questions like,
Well not quite everything. Percy might tilt but the Percy produce in the storage tank doesn't and a whole fleet of the tilting trains had to be modified after toilets were found to overflow leaving passengers and their nostrils afloat on a sea of sewage.
There have also been problems with the computerized automatic doors. Some passengers have found themselves locked in the WC after the computer system crashed and others have been pressing the help button mistaking it for the flush button.
Merl has been Pendolinoing. He was full of praise for the seats and food in First Class but was not so sure about the toilet arrangements.
In need of a comfort break he wandered down to the WC, pressed the button to open the extra wide, wheelchair access sized door and found himself staring at a first class passenger enjoying a first class pee. Merl - when you pay extra you get extra.
I refer of course to problems with the onboard WC facilities.
Pendolinos lean as they go round bends, prompting questions like,
"If I stand in a Pendolino toilet and point Percy towards the bowl, will I have to change my aim when the train tilts?"Apparently not, because everything, including Percy, tilts with the train.
Well not quite everything. Percy might tilt but the Percy produce in the storage tank doesn't and a whole fleet of the tilting trains had to be modified after toilets were found to overflow leaving passengers and their nostrils afloat on a sea of sewage.
There have also been problems with the computerized automatic doors. Some passengers have found themselves locked in the WC after the computer system crashed and others have been pressing the help button mistaking it for the flush button.
Merl has been Pendolinoing. He was full of praise for the seats and food in First Class but was not so sure about the toilet arrangements.
In need of a comfort break he wandered down to the WC, pressed the button to open the extra wide, wheelchair access sized door and found himself staring at a first class passenger enjoying a first class pee. Merl - when you pay extra you get extra.
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Last year Milt featured an advent calendar, shamelessly ripped from elsewhere. I've stolen the link again this year.
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