Code 8

[lankeela]

While waiting at the tube station yesterday the call came over the tannoy 'Code 8' - couldn't see or hear anything untoward but of course being nosey wondered what a Code 8 is anyone know?

[Buenchico]

According to the web, "Code 8" = "Inspector Sands"
https://twitter.com/emax/status/1030887356386209792?lang=en
which, in turn, is explained here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Sands

[Peter Pedant]

Sick Kids Torarno - in the seventies,
IV 25 meant dead baby

Mrs Brown needs an i.v. = I am going for a coffee

bleepers sort of put an end to this

[Old_Geezer]

So the passengers don't need to be told in normal English that they don't have to panic when the alarm goes ? Seems a bit cruel.

[Dee-M-See]

A Shipping Company I worked for if there was an emergency used to announce on the ships tannoy would the Carpenter report to the Bridge
the crew knew there was an emergency
but didn't panic the passengers

[Buenchico]

Watch what you're stepping in if you hear "Code 2" in Primark ;-)
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/ex-primark-employee-reveals-grim-18112509

The announcement that I used to love hearing in Asda was "All staff get ready to rumble" ;-)

One of the best announcements (or, rather, series of announcements) that I've heard was in a branch of The Range. It started off with a regular "Please would a member of the Pets' Department come to the Customer Service Desk. Customer waiting"

Some time later, it changed to "PLEASE would a member of the Pets' Department come to the Customer Service Desk. Customer waiting a long time!"

Then, finally, it became "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE would a members of the Pets' Department come to the service desk. That's PETS, as in WOOF WOOF, MIAOW MIAOW! Customer getting fed up of waiting!"

At the rail station I worked at, "All platform staff to the Supervisor's Office, please" meant exactly the same as the more cryptic "Code Tango One". It meant that I'd got the kettle on for a brew ;-)

[lankeela]

I did google it after I posted, and I also only found 1 - 7 and Inspector Sands but didn't occur to me that was the same thing! I think using 'codes' makes it more worrying for passengers - why couldn't they just say 'clean up crew to platform 1' or wherever.

We were just grateful we got on a train and out of there before any hold ups if something bad had happened.