Re: [Melbourne] W-class trams

["Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>]

"Mike Alexander" <malex @ bigfoot com> wrote in message
news:3aaea4e6@news.microsoft.com...

> And all of them, without exceptions, got away with it, after a piss-weak
> "you shouldn't really travel without a valid ticket" spiel.
>
> I ended up questioning the "connie" about it, told him I was pissed of
with
> subsidising these people, and he told me there was nothing they could do
> about it, as they were only providing "Customer Service". I told him that
> they should start thinking about providing some "service" to the people
who
> are paying their way, and stop letting *obvious* fare evaders get away
with
> it.

Oh, come on... give the poor fellow a break!! He probably already feels
frustrated that he is not able to fine people for not having a valid ticket,
and then you come along and blast him for not doing what he is not allowed
to do.
As a station officer, I have the same problem. I see people travelling
without valid tickets all the time, and the most I can do is tell them that
if they meet a ticket inspector they will get a fine.. We are supposed to
provide a "Barrer Presence" when possible and ask for tickets. It is very
frustrating when some low-life rubs it in your face that he/she doesn't have
one, or a passenger chastises you for the fact that you haven't "Booked"
them. It makes you feel prostty horrible. Please, think twice before telling
someone how to do their job.

Sam