Re: Yarra Trams Article in Sunday Age

["Rail Roamer" <leadscout@one.net.au>]

Well because we live in the computer age and there are also alot of mongrels
out there who go out of there way each and every day to bugger up the
machine so they dont have to get a ticket. Then people such as you get
caught in the middle.
Whilst unfortunate it happens.
One way you can minimze your chances of being 'grilled' is to do a bulk
purchase or seeing as though you travel 6 days out of 7 why not get a weekly
ticket? This way you have the same ticket for each and every day, and only
need to do one purchase each week.
Might not suit you but going by what you wrote it is an option.

Look for solutions.
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> Tell me, why is it that 3 out of 6 days I travel, on average, I am unable
to
> purchase a ticket from my originating station, because the machine I need
to
> use (one that takes notes, or C/C) is out of service, not accepting cards,
> etc.?    And then why is it that I get grilled at destination stations or
on
> trains by RPO's for not having a ticket, because the contractor obviously
is
> unable to maintain the equipment properly?

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> Look Closer
> Andy B.
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