Re: Humorous observation at Melbourne Central [Vic]

["RexManning" <cc44@mailandnews.com>]

just a stupid question.
what is a rail+2 ticket?
i am new to melb so don't flame me please

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"Ben" <smithb@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> Tonight while lining up to buy a ticket at the swanston st end I saw a
girl
> trying to eftpos a 90 cent rail +2. She was rather frustrated when the
> machine refused the transfer, so she tried again. By this time I had
> overtaken her and bought a ticket from the machine next to her using coins
> (you know those shiny round things).
>
> Some people are so stupid.
>
> No doubt (in my mind anyway) she was probably going to travel into zone 2
or
> 3 (go further than 2 stations at least) and sees the rail +2 as a "gate
> pass" for the barriers at city stations.
>
> And I bought a short trip ticket on tram today just to go a few blocks,
mind
> you I wanted to get one of those new blue designs that only seem to be on
> trams. Am I the only honest person left who uses public transport? Stupid
> question.
>
> Ben smith
>
>