Re: Transport ticket system collapses

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

I've seen one zapped by lightning (Thornleigh), but along with the TVM that
kicked the bucket that week so did the Coke machine at that station.

We couldn't count that as being out of order could we? Since it was an act
of God... in the words of Ron Christie :-) (j/k)

Hubert


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| Tezza wrote:
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| > "Bill Bolton" <billbolton@computer.org> wrote in message
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| > | "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
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| > | > I've never used one
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| > | Say no more!
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| > Got nothing to do with it. As the bit you snipped said, I've read
reports
| > and heard all the whinging from customers and station staff. The Union's
| > also been complaining about their constant of inoperation for years.
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| I am a frequent user of the machines, and I rarely have problems with
| them.
| They are very occasionally out of order. I have never had one take my
| money and not give me a ticket.
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| Sometimes they won't give change, but this isn't very often, and you
| know before you put money in that you won't receive change.
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| I don't ever recall seeing a ticket machine in Sydney out of action due
| to vandalism.