For those of you who fly a lot or have flown recently, I need some help.
You know the way airports have recordings that they play over and over
that drive you crazy, reminders about no smoking, remembering your
luggage, reporting suspicious activity, that sort of thing? Formulaic
stuff about having your boarding pass ready or standing to the right on
the moving sidewalks? They usually play every 5 minutes in a sing-songy
voice. I want some examples of the exact wording. I'm shooting for
accuracy in a story I'm writing, and I must have been so annoyed that I
put it out of my head.


--Lia

Julia Altshuler wrote:
For those of you who fly a lot or have flown recently, I need some help.
You know the way airports have recordings that they play over and over
that drive you crazy, reminders about no smoking, remembering your
luggage, reporting suspicious activity, that sort of thing? Formulaic
stuff about having your boarding pass ready or standing to the right on
the moving sidewalks? They usually play every 5 minutes in a sing-songy
voice. I want some examples of the exact wording. I'm shooting for
accuracy in a story I'm writing, and I must have been so annoyed that I
put it out of my head.


--Lia



The only one that ever sticks in my brain is a warning to watch for
buses when entering the roadway: Caution Bus, Attention aux autobus,
Achtung aux autobusa.

Dale

on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:03:13 GMT, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

For those of you who fly a lot or have flown recently, I need some
help.
You know the way airports have recordings that they play over and
over
that drive you crazy, reminders about no smoking, remembering your
luggage, reporting suspicious activity, that sort of thing? Formulaic
stuff about having your boarding pass ready or standing to the right
on the moving sidewalks? They usually play every 5 minutes in a
sing-songy voice. I want some examples of the exact wording. I'm
shooting for accuracy in a story I'm writing, and I must have been so
annoyed that I put it out of my head.

I think every airport has their own specific recorded messages, all with
the same basic ideas. Here are a few that I remember.

"Please stand to the right to allow others to pass safely on your left."

"Caution. The moving sidewalk is ending. Please look down. Caution.
The moving sidewalk is ending. Please look down."

"Due to high security, unattended bags will be confiscated and may be
destroyed. Please report all unattended bags to airport security."

I know there are more as I am subjected to them pretty frequently, but I
don't really hear/notice them anymore.

One that I would like to hear:
"Get moving or get out of the way!"

--
Lynne

"Lynne" wrote in message
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on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:03:13 GMT, Julia Altshuler
One that I would like to hear:
"Get moving or get out of the way!"

Or as we say to the dogs "Lead, follow or get out of the way!".

Judy

Lynne wrote:
on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:03:13 GMT, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

For those of you who fly a lot or have flown recently, I need some
help.
You know the way airports have recordings that they play over and
over
that drive you crazy, reminders about no smoking, remembering your
luggage, reporting suspicious activity, that sort of thing? Formulaic
stuff about having your boarding pass ready or standing to the right
on the moving sidewalks? They usually play every 5 minutes in a
sing-songy voice. I want some examples of the exact wording. I'm
shooting for accuracy in a story I'm writing, and I must have been so
annoyed that I put it out of my head.

I think every airport has their own specific recorded messages, all with
the same basic ideas. Here are a few that I remember.

"Please stand to the right to allow others to pass safely on your left."

"Caution. The moving sidewalk is ending. Please look down. Caution.
The moving sidewalk is ending. Please look down."

"Due to high security, unattended bags will be confiscated and may be
destroyed. Please report all unattended bags to airport security."

I know there are more as I am subjected to them pretty frequently, but I
don't really hear/notice them anymore.

One that I would like to hear:
"Get moving or get out of the way!"

on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:44:37 GMT, "Judy" wrote:

Or as we say to the dogs "Lead, follow or get out of the way!".

add to that, "...or the woman behind you will mow your ass over!"

I'm flying tomorrow so I'll try to pay attention to the recordings.

--
Lynne

Lynne wrote:

I'm flying tomorrow so I'll try to pay attention to the recordings.


Oh yes! Would you write them down for me? Also, any repeated sign,
like the ones telling you to stow your bags under the seat ahead of you,
or telling you which liquid containers are O.K., anything that you'd
read over and over while you're waiting in line or that you'd hear over
and over.


--Lia

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:
Oh yes! Would you write them down for me?

??? Why not go hang out at an airport for an hour or so?
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle

Melinda Shore wrote:

??? Why not go hang out at an airport for an hour or so?


Difficult, time consuming and expensive when you add in airport
transportation or parking. Easier to ask a friend who's going to be in
an airport anyway to help.


--Lia

on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:11:20 GMT, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

Difficult, time consuming and expensive when you add in airport
transportation or parking. Easier to ask a friend who's going to be in
an airport anyway to help.

I'll do my best! I usually catch up on work when I'm in the airport, but
since it can't take long to note the recordings, I'll try to pay attention
for a change.

--
Lynne