Re: [Melb] Cheap train fares dumped

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Anthony Morton" <amorton@mudguard.ee.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> You really should try it on a packed St Kilda Rd tram in peak hour.
You'll
> find the validators aren't directly opposite the door, particularly if you
> board at the front.
>
> You'll find too that people aren't prepared to fight their way through
crowds
> in 35 degree heat just to keep a bunch of bureaucrats happy.

Awww, I dunno, I did a Qantas mystery flight today (into Melbourne at 0720,
out at 1800, not a bad day) and had no trouble getting to the validators on
packed St. Kilda Rd trams in what felt like 35° heat (boarding near the
Eiffel Tower, or whatever it is called).

Dave