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Re: [NSW] Royal Easter Show/Olympic Park



When something "lucky" happens the suggested next step is to buy a lottery
ticket.  With the problems you encountered today I reckon you should visit
your GP for a thorough physical - just to be on the safe side.

Chris

Peter K <peterrk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I travelled to and from Olympic Park from Auburn today - and unless
> something miraculous happens it will be the last time.
> It took over an hour each way, with changing platforms at Auburn twice due
> to the late running of the trains/incompetence of station staff/digital
> voice announcements that are completely useless. I rang 131500, pressed 4,
> spoke to someone who told me to speak to the person on the platform (ha, ha,
> ha).
> The return journey was no better with the up and down the stairs at
> Lidcombe. Same story: trains running late/incompetent staff/digital voice
> announcements that are useless/digital displays that are worse than useless.
> rang 131500, got the same response - I'm starting to think it's really a
> computer.
> For this service I pay a premium fare of $5.40. I can drive to Olympic Park
> in about 10 minutes and park for $10.00. The car park will get my money in
> future.
>
> --
> Peter
> "Chaos, panic, disorder - my work here is done."
>
>