Re: MET/Hillside madness

[Mick <banjunkmail.mzs@eastwood.apana.org.au>]

Jeremy Lunn wrote:
> 
> Has it occurred to anyone that if you don't buy a ticket on the met and you
> get caught that all you have to say is "the machine is out of order" and
> you'll get away with it?
> 
> Sometimes they'll make you buy a ticket, but at least it saves you from
> getting a $200 fine.  But most of the time telling the ticket inspector that
> the machine is out of order is an honest statement because the met is so
> crap that their machines are stuffed up and vandals pour hydrochloric acid
> down the coin slot destroying internal parts of the machines.
> 
> --
> Jeremy
> Melbourne, Australia
> jeremy@melbourne.8m.com
> http://melbourne.8m.com


BOTH ticket machines at East Ringwood have been out of action for about
a week now.
The coin-only machine is missing the button/display module, and the
large machine
is just plain dead!  As far as I'm concerned, if they aren't going to
fix the machines
when they are stuffed, then they have no right to attempt to fine people
for not
having valid tickets....  I've already used up the last of my reserve
supply of
tickets, and am NOT making any special trips looking for a station where
the
machines **MAY** still be working.

Mick.