Allen Cintron wrote:
>
> Anyone who has had the pleasure (?) of making frequent trips to
> Atlanta, make sure to decode Gavin's message.  That incessant droning
> actually made me long for musak!
>
> Gavin wrote:
>
> "thecolorcodedmapsandsignsinthisvehiclematchthestationcolors. pleasemoveto
> thecenterovthevehicleandawayfromthedoors"

That was the old "Battlestar Galactica" era synthetic voice.  The new
one is a human voice (still a drone, but not quite as monotonous).  The
one that bothers me is the one as you enter the inter-concourse walkway,
something along the lines of "You are entering the transportation mall.
Smoking is prohibited.  You may take the trams on either side of the
mall, the moving sidewalk, or walk down the center aisle.  If you are
using the moving sidewalk, please walk to the left or remain stationary
to the right of the sidewalk.  Blah, blah, blah".

After getting stuck there overnight and trying to sleep on a hard
concourse gateway floor, there's also the droning announcement every 10
minutes or so about "Attention passengers.  Please keep you carry on
luggage in your posession and avoid strangers handling your carry on
baggage [blah, blah, blah]".  Just as you start to drift off to sleep,
there he goes again with this "informative announcement" for the
umpteenth time.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>