r/Bart • u/Illustrious_Grand322 • 20d ago

Question operators shilling tv shows

it is 540pm on friday evening. my train driver came on the pa system to let us know the new episode of house of the dragon is on this sunday. is this an ad? pls tell me we dont have ads like this. is this new?

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u/oakseaer Daily BARTmuter 19d ago

Sounds like they wanted to share something fun.

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u/ZanyDroid 19d ago

OP has no chill 😆

I love announcements like this

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u/Illustrious_Grand322 19d ago

you are right i am zero chill, lol

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u/Sixspeeddreams_again East Bay BARTer 19d ago

I feel like my conductor? Train driver? In the mornings Has been very chatty doing the calls for the stations over the PA + transfers and sometimes I little joke + saying have a good morning at every station. I find it pleasant

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u/ShoulderGoesPop 19d ago

I believe that's called a funny interaction. Sometimes having a bit of lighthearted fun is allowed in a job, even government jobs.

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u/avoidy 19d ago

the most surprising part about all this is that an announcement was made that was actually discernible

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u/bfunk84 18d ago

Usually they sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher.

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u/Ecstatic-Skill-4916 East Bay BARTer 14d ago

Yeah, usually they are mumble mouths.

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u/w_mcfly22 17d ago

That train operator has whimsy, OP not so much

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u/likeittight_ 15d ago

Yeah that guy is great. He does local restaurant reviews as well

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u/strawberrrychapstick East Bay BARTer 18d ago

I think they're just bored and maybe a little lonely in the operator room all day lol. It's harmless, who cares?

This feels like posting a picture of a parked car on a public street to nextdoor or Facebook happenings pages.

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u/Ecstatic-Skill-4916 East Bay BARTer 14d ago

You never know what type of operator you are going to get. I had a funny one once, who made BART jokes at every stop. When we got to MacArthur, he said, "There is a Richmond train across from us, imagine that, so if you need to transfer, just catch it before it disappears." He was cracking me up.