“MIND. THE GAP.” It’s only Embankment station that has this old recording. The rest have been updated. It is kept just for her. The new message is longer and much less stern. Something along the lines of “Please mind the gap between the train and the platform”
The stern warning is iconic tho.
“Roight, blokes. Doff your rubbish in the skip, else me bobbies will haul you roight to the Tower o’ London!”
How sexist. It doesn’t mention birds at all!
How come? Wake up! c/birdsarentreal
Doff your rubbish in the skip
This does mean something but I suspect you have the wrong idea of what!
Put your trash in the little hallway?
to doff is to remove an item of clothing, a skip is a dumpster
So it’s about buttsex?
Looks like they tried to get rid of it 10 years ago then brought it back
I love how the post says the “mind the gap” was recorded in 1950 but TfL started using that message in 1969 😆
Funny thing is, her husband’s not even dead. She just likes the recordings.
Aww. This reminds me of my car, which had a recording of my dad who had it before, saying “Tweak’s phone”. It’s something so small and insignificant, but still warmingly happy.
I set up a streaming radio station with a looped recording of my cat purring. She died in 2018. This way she’d always be purring somewhere in the ether.
Miss you, Choupie.
Can’t say how many times I’ve thought about this the past couple years.
I still have both my parents, but both are about to hit their 70s and their health is already not great. There’s a fast approaching time coming where I’ll never be able to hear their voices again. My dad’s said “love ya” so few times in my life, not because he doesn’t, but he’s from that upbringing where you don’t really say that stuff. He finally picked it up from me a few years ago and now says it any time he sees me. I’ve ended up saving voicemails he and my mom leave, just so I can at least hear their voices again when they’re gone.
Appreciate the time you get with the people you love. It’s easy to take for granted that they’re always there. Someday they won’t be and it’ll be quicker than you can imagine when it happens.
I had the same thought years ago, and also started saving all my voicemail from loved ones to my phone. With a parent and grandparent recently passed, it’s much appreciated to have at least these recordings. I don’t have many vids of them talking directly to me, but these voice messages hit different because for a moment, it almost feels like they’re still alive and reaching out to me.
She’s either 25 or 75
Only if she got married at 2 years of age.
She’ll be about 90 assuming the headline isn’t bullshit, or wasn’t written 30 years ago.
Doesn’t look 90 to me.
Old headline. There’s a video on the story here. Seems like she passed away in 2020 according to the comments
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Clean living
Wouldn’t be easier to record the sound and listen at home?
The announcer changes periodically except at Embankment (pictured). It’s usually a woman’s voice, except for this station where it is this gentleman.
I’m not crying! You’re crying!
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I’m not crying! You’re crying!
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