Re: Humorous observation at Melbourne Central [Vic]

["Mike Alexander" <malex@bigfoot.com>]

> "Ben" <smithb@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> > 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.

Just for the record, you normally can purchase *any* ticket from the machine
using EFTPOS; even the ones that cost less than $1. I've done it.

Regards,

Mike Alexander
(malex @ bigfoot com)