Re: Another hint to scrap Metcard?

[Ben <sporologist@yahoo.com>]

Dave Proctor wrote:
> 
> deano wrote in message ...
> >I could not believe the number of folks buying concession tickets and they
> >were clearly no more eligible than I.
> 
> How do you know? They might have been unemployed/disabled (not all
> disabilities show)/single parents (not all single parents are mums)/students
> (not all students are young).
> 
> >I guess they just rely on not getting caught and if they do
> >try and pass it off as a mistake.
> >I stood near a machine for about ten minutes and saw it sell 5 concessions
> >to well dressed business types.
> 
> Might be single parents employed part time (my next door neighbour is one of
> these, goes into a law firm twice a week and he stays home with his kids the
> other three days and has a concession card). They might also be on their way
> to job interviews, etc.
> 
> Dave

I quite often see young people buying a 'go wherever the hell you please
for just a dollar' senior citizens ticket (cityrail).
These people are easily distinguishable from true senior citizens ;)

Ben