Music For Pounding The Streets

[arnold cheshire]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

[DGP1]

Have always been told you're allowed to wear one earpiece, so you can still hear traffic/people etc, with the other one, works well for me. Not sure you're allowed to do this when driving though lol.

Hands free phone kit

[clashcityrocker]

Torn between two lovers.

[arnold cheshire]

Torn between two lovers.

the streets of salford where i deliver you can not wear headphones you have to have your wits about you

[monkeymutha]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

I only have one earphone in. I still stop, look & half listen before crossing the road. And the relief from boredom by listening to music easily outwieghs the risk to life from doing so.

[UnhappyGremlin]

Got stopped by my dim for wearing phones the other day and he told me we are not allowed to wear them on duty (health and safety etc) is this correct

In our office you're not supposed to, though quite a lot do. It is against H&S, as you are not able to hear cars etc. Which leads to, obviously, if there is an accident - converted to incident soon after naturally - and you admit/they find out you're wearing earphones, then conduct code will follow, and you will be blamed.

I'm sure that our wonderful, caring overlords have our best interests at heart when this form of 'elf & safetee' is used as a punitive measure; although if this was solidly the case then logically it would follow that we would not be employing people with severe hearing impediment such as one chap in our office?

You also can't hear customers shout after you when you've form left their latest shiny piece of crap. Which is why people wear them I assume....

Or people that pull up out of nowhere and demand that you immediately stop what you're doing and attend to their "oi, where's xxxx road" query.
Oh yeah, 5live for me...

Technically it is tantamount to the same thing. Difference being not hiring a person because they're deaf is discrimination, and it is a natural affliction. Not being able to hear because you're listening to music is a decision made by you, and this point would be made in any conduct case. And, as we all know, they use any and every chance and circumstance they can to lay the blame on the postie.

On a separate note, I like to wear mine in the office, to drown out the managers bullshit. Though, if an accident/incident occurred, I would still be blamed.

[borgpicard]

some really good metal, pounding in the van

[UnhappyGremlin]

some really good metal, pounding in the van

Got told off for that, playing it too loud. Apparently it would be a negative representation of the company, in the eyes of our customers, and the public.

[catch22]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

why would you cross road with headphones in thats just stupid...

i pull my headphones out and say good morning to everyone..(i'm polite you see)

only problem is when you're too much of a trance- posted mail through wrong box and they come chasing after you- and you cant hear them... so they've chased you so far and ended up posting their neighbours mail! SCORE!

one day i was in a foul mood- 'disturbed' down with the sickness... seemed to walk faster....

[arnold cheshire]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

why would you cross road with headphones in thats just stupid...

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thats what i said

[spoodoo]

Is three such a thing as good metal?

[monkeymutha]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

why would you cross road with headphones in thats just stupid...

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thats what i said

Yeah maybe stupid but you can rely on your other senses. How do deaf people cross the road?

[arnold cheshire]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

why would you cross road with headphones in thats just stupid...

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thats what i said

Yeah maybe stupid but you can rely on your other senses. How do deaf people cross the road?

they dont work for royal mail you first class tw2t

[clashcityrocker]

i cant understand people walking around with headphones on anything could happen to you . how would you hear a car if you were crossing the road and didnt see it IT HAPPENS

why would you cross road with headphones in thats just stupid...

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thats what i said

Yeah maybe stupid but you can rely on your other senses. How do deaf people cross the road?

they dont work for royal mail you first class tw2t

Why resort to childish name calling?

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