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Can you/do you listen to music while at work?

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 16:54:09 GMT

One of the most popular applications I'm asked to install for people at work is Spotify and occasionally I can put my desk phone on Do Not Disturb and work through stuff I don't have to talk to others about and I tend to put my iPod on (yes I still have one) and I find it improves my productivity.

What about you?

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TallTrees — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 19:09:20 GMT

@AnonymousI think there's lots of people listening to music at work. Whenever I get my tyres sorted music is playing somewhere. I hear "muzak" in stores etc apparently well known for good productivity. Builders love their radios too! Depending what work I am carrying out, I will listen to music or discussions.
Headphones if not wanting to disturb others. Exercise clubs use music to get rhythm. Music plays a huge part in life. ❤music

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jonsie — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:23:44 GMT

My early working life was spent listening to Radio Caroline blasting out of an old school radio, the gray metal box type with a massive dial on the front. Brilliant and made working actually pleasurable, that's if you can get anything more pleasurable than repairing cars and lorries!

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TallTrees — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:30:50 GMT

And @jonsie part of the joy was that very special screechy muddled sound of moving the tuner through all those stations from distant lands begging you to stop and listen on your way passed🤔

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jonsie — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:33:14 GMT

I even remember the medium wave length, 199 Radio Caroline

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TallTrees — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:36:09 GMT

Ah woof woof 🙃Arnold

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Cleoriff — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 22:03:04 GMT

Unfortunately we weren't allowed to listen to music at work. Though we often sang this song at stressful times.

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Anonymous — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:09:02 GMT

I took an internet radio into work and it’s always on, and at home it’s Deezer. (Got loads of free codes last year, so I’m paid up til Sept 2020)

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jonsie — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:11:40 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I took an internet radio into work and it’s always on, and at home it’s Deezer. (Got loads of free codes last year, so I’m paid up til Sept 2020)

Nice one. I have to say that I listen to the radio more and more these days due to the absolute dross on tv nowadays. It's dire!

Bring back Killing Eve and Peaky Blinders....

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Cleoriff — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:43:30 GMT

@jonsieand Line Of Duty.

PS they are already working on series 6 of Peaky Blinders. (Well the script is written, need to get all the actors in one place.

By the way, I thought it was great they brought back Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons. I love that bloke.

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anticpated — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:50:39 GMT

Like line of duty I have to admit.

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jonsie — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:59:10 GMT

@anticpated wrote:
Like line of duty I have to admit.

I forgot about that one

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sheepdog — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:20:42 GMT

When I was younger, the radio was ok providing it was on in the background without being too intrusive. But as the years progressed, the quality of music got worse so became annoying. Though fond memories of 90's dance tunes whilst working in the warehouse was "of the time" These days, I can't stand the office noise (especially air-con and other peoples "important" conference calls) so put on the earphones block out all the office noise. Either my own mp3 walkman set to auto shuffle or my current thing is leaving youtube on random (Well random based on my tastes!).

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ComaChameleon — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 01:26:15 GMT

We listen to music in the ambulance all the time. But as driver you are concentrated, so you won't listen really whats on there.

(I'm the teamleader, so originally I have to be the passenger. But with some collegues we swap and can drive again sometimes too)

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Anonymous — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:54:50 GMT

@ComaChameleon

This sprung immediately to mind when reading your post, keep up your excellent work.

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ComaChameleon — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:00:52 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@ComaChameleon

This sprung immediately to mind when reading your post, keep up your excellent work.

I love that song!

Thanks, trying my best ^^

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Mi-Amigo — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:58:54 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
I even remember the medium wave length, 199 Radio Caroline

Thank you for the memory @jonsie . I used to listen to Radio Caroline when I started work in the enquiry office of a local bus company...

@TallTrees

Woof woof Arnold was Tony Blackburn [originally a Caroline dj]. His Arnold the dog dates from his spell on another "pirate" station Radio London on 266m medium wave 1966-67.

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TallTrees — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:11:00 GMT

Didn't know that. Where was radio London broadcast from?
@Mi-Amigo

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Mi-Amigo — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:22:31 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
Didn't know that. Where was radio London broadcast from?
@Mi-Amigo

@TallTrees

Radio London [the offshore station] broadcast from the radioship mv Galaxy outside British territorial waters off the Thames Estuary in the North Sea, not far from the Radio Caroline ship mv Mi Amigo.

Radio London had some djs who later became famous - including John Peel, Kenny Everett and Tony Blackburn...

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TallTrees — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:12:02 GMT

Thanks for the explanation 😁

@Mi-Amigo