Re: Sydney Ticket Inspectors

[Joel Cooper <joel@abilitycorp.com.au>]

I couldn't help but notice your very constructive comment there Joe C.
Interesting that because I asked the question, you have just assumed that I
do not buy tickets. As a matter of fact, I live out of Sydney and buy a
weekly ticket every week to get to work. That's $40 a week. And not once
have I not bought one. In fact, I couldn't use it on two occasions because
City Rail staff had a strike. So in fact I was being short changed.

My question was actually after a discussion with a few colleges who catch
the train with me. I asked because I found what one guy was saying hard to
believe. And as it turns out, many people have posted messages claiming the
theory wrong. So how does that encourage people to not buy tickets? So
perhaps lighten up a little bit (take your chill pill or whatever) and get
your facts straight before making a fool out of your self.

Joel

> From: "Joe C" <joec@hunter.apana.org.au>
> Organization: APANA Hunter
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:38:01 +1100
> Subject: Re: Sydney Ticket Inspectors
> 
> It is dickheads like you that make life all worthwhile..........now all the
> total losers that deliberately don't buy tickets will have another weapon
> against honest people doing a good job.
> 
> Keep your information to yourself.......what a dead shit !!!!
> 
> Joe
> 
> Joel Cooper <joel@abilitycorp.com.au> wrote in message
> B4597C50.ABB%joel@abilitycorp.com.au">news:B4597C50.ABB%joel@abilitycorp.com.au...
>> I heard an interesting theory that ticket inspectors on city rail trains
>> cannot physically touch you. Meaning that it would actually be quite hard
>> for them to detain a fare invader if they were asked for a ticket they
>> didn't have. Unless of course the next station wasn't for ages, then they
>> could organise police to be waiting at the platform. Can anyone verify if
>> this is true? Also would this mean that the ticket collectors couldn't do
>> anything about a fare invader actually at the exit to the station?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Joel
>> 
>