Re: Whats it like in Melb?

["Dene Macalister Smith" <msmith@hotkey.net.au>]

Ive never known much of a hassle at all. Only ever one incident...and a
quick use of loud forceful profantity quickly ended the altercation :)

Trains are getting safer...unless of course its after a football game....and
vic doesnt have enough coppers to look after us then :)

Truthfully...its no worse than walking K road after dark....plenty to look
at but never much trouble.

Thankgod youre getting out of Auckland :) LOL come home asap!!!@!@!!!

azure@netspace.net.au wrote in message
<377A9447.329E1722@netspace.net.au>...
>> Is anyone able to say why the trains are "intimidating" at night?
>>
>> It's a good few years now since I have been on a night train in
>> Melbourne, as on my frequent visits "home" I have usually used the trams
>> at night and always found them safe.
>>
>> Are there muggers on the trains at night, or just the drunks and other
>> unpleasant types who used to be on them when I was a kid living in Box
>> Hill in the 1970s?
>>
>> David McLoughlin
>> Auckland New Zealand
>
>  Hi David,
>
>It is just the drunks and junkies and some unpleasant types.  Doesn't mean
>it's not intimidating :)  Doesn't mean it can't also be entertaining too.
>Got a great reportaire of jokes overheard one late night train ride going
>home from work.
>
>Leah
>