Re: Email to John Laws regarding comments this morning

["Jane Campbell" <janecampbell@optusnet.com.au>]

Did you complain to the signaller him/herself or just to people who had
nothing to do with the incident?  Do I have the right to complain about
spelling mistakes?
Garry Hoddinett <hoddos@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> John MacCallum <johnmac@MYlisp.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Someone always has to speculate that a driver or signal man did
> > or didn't do something. There was no danger to the public or
> > rail employees so I don't see what the problem is.
>
> You are quite right , nobody was hurt or injured, only a hundred or so
> passengers on the train, and perhaps a few hundred or more on some
following
> services were greatly inconvienced.  In my case my company paid out about
> $20 -$25 extra in a taxi fare from Blacktown to Penrith to get to a
meeting
> on which I was originally depending on the train.  Despite this I have no
> right to complain - I am sorry.
>
> > This type of incident happens fairly regularly and
> > and is usually the result of a misunderstanding.
>
> This is really disturbing to read.  Is incompetance more wide spread in
the
> railways than the public is aware of?  CityRail / Rail Access are
> responsibile for moving hundreds of thousands of people every day - miss
> understandings should not be occurring - that is negligence.
>
> But you are quite right - people have no right to complain or protest if
> their lives are ONLY messed around by CityRail / Rail Access.  We should
> only complain if we are killed by a simple every day misunderstanding.
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