Re: Another example of lack of thought in MetCard

[p.edwards@its.unimelb.edu.au (Paul Edwards)]

In article <IrVr6.460$992.2369@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Daniel Bowen"
<dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote:

> "Paul Edwards" <p.edwards@its.unimelb.edu.au> wrote in message
> p.edwards-ya023580001503011148300001@news.unimelb.edu.au">news:p.edwards-ya023580001503011148300001@news.unimelb.edu.au...
> > Yes, I think that you're right at that. FWIW, we ended up saying "Sod it"
> > (well, we used another, more naughty, word actually), and figured that
> we'd
> > argue the toss if a ticket inspector came along.
> 
> Thin ice. C'mon, it's not advertised like it'll work for two people at once.
> Just buy another ticket.

As it happened, neither of us had any coins on us (notes only), so it
didn't seem like an unreasonable thing to do.

Y'know, this is what *really* pisses me off about the sorry excuse for a
ticket system that we have now. You don't have coins, but try and do the
right thing anyway (ie validate the *multi-use* ticket twice, to ensure
that two fares have been paid/validated), and you're still in danger of
getting shafted.

PE