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[Maroon Goon]

Hahahaha Funny Posts Everyone.

This Happened Last Time I took the train.

A Guy who was speaking very loud and basically Going to everyone and chatting with them suddenly started Making up words to what it seems Like spanish/Italians. Every one that was Paying no attention to him left what ever they were reading or who ever they were talking to and Turned to Him. Hahaha The Guy who you could bet your Life That he was True Blue Aussie was trying to convince The ticket Inspectors That he Just arrived To australia Yesterday from Italy and Didn't know how to purchase a ticket. Didn't help when most The carriage Started laughing and one of the ticket Inspector was actually of Italian Background. The things People would do to Avoid a fine.

H ah ha ha like this one. Lets face it most ticket inspectors are of Srilanka Indian,Greek Or Italian background with on few skips sprinkled in there. It would pay to pretend to speak French

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Lots of druggies on the Joondalup line the last couple of days for some reason.

 

[FootyJunkie]

H ah ha ha like this one. Lets face it most ticket inspectors are of Srilanka Indian,Greek Or Italian background with on few skips sprinkled in there. It would pay to pretend to speak French

also considering that Oz doesn't have a big French population

 

[Richo is God]

One of Metros best pranks is displaying a platform as the frankston line then one stop later changing to williamstown/werribee etc without warning

 

[Borry]

With wallet/watch?

Yes. Luckily. Have also pulled off the passing out on a midnight Armadale train on a Friday night with wallet and watch in tact.

In NSW the Newcastle to Sydney Central trains on Saturday night are quite interesting. Lots of Newcastle and Central Coast bogans bringing six packs of beer to drink on the train and getting hammered before they hit the Sydney nightclubs.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

I've swapped to myki but I'm not sure how it works. Does not touching off mean that no money is deducted from your card. I get off at Mitcham Station and I see no one bothering with touching off.

 

[BotsMaster]

I've swapped to myki but I'm not sure how it works. Does not touching off mean that no money is deducted from your card. I get off at Mitcham Station and I see no one bothering with touching off.

I would also like to know this as I have also just switched, but when you go to touch on again doesn't that mean it will touch off?

 

[pepsi]

I've swapped to myki but I'm not sure how it works. Does not touching off mean that no money is deducted from your card. I get off at Mitcham Station and I see no one bothering with touching off.

I would also like to know this as I have also just switched, but when you go to touch on again doesn't that mean it will touch off?

I would say that the majority of those people have a myki pass which is basically the equivalent of a monthly, half yearly or yearly metcard ticket.

However if you are just using the myki like a 2-hourly or daily metcard, you need to touch on/off. Otherwise, you will be deducted the maximum rate (ie. daily zone 1 & 2).

 

[Speck]

Its when you touch off that the money is deducted. So most likely you'd pay for a 2 hour fare within the zones you used. If you don't touch off a default fare (the price of a daily zone 1+2 I think) is deducted.

The benefit is that if you touch on and off once within 2 hours (ie. going to work/school etc.) then touch on and off again within 2 hours (ie. going home) that myki will make it one daily fare, not 2x 2 hour fares.

 

[Caesar]

In NSW the Newcastle to Sydney Central trains on Saturday night are quite interesting. Lots of Newcastle and Central Coast bogans bringing six packs of beer to drink on the train and getting hammered before they hit the Sydney nightclubs.

It's got nothing on the Maitland to Newcastle line, trust me.

 

[grimface_87]

Its when you touch off that the money is deducted. So most likely you'd pay for a 2 hour fare within the zones you used. If you don't touch off a default fare (the price of a daily zone 1+2 I think) is deducted.

The benefit is that if you touch on and off once within 2 hours (ie. going to work/school etc.) then touch on and off again within 2 hours (ie. going home) that myki will make it one daily fare, not 2x 2 hour fares.

That's right, so for example if you touch on at Cheltenham and touch off at Flinders Street, you will be charged a Zone 1 & 2 2-Hour fare. When you go home later in the day, you touch on at Flinders Street and off at Cheltenham you will be charged = (Daily Zone 1 & 2) - (2-Hour Zone 1 & 2).

If you have a myki pass, you only need to touch on if you need to go through the barriers later. You don't need to touch on or off at all on trams or touch off at suburban stations once you finish your journey.

 

[Maroon Goon]

If you have a myki pass, you only need to touch on if you need to go through the barriers later. You don't need to touch on or off at all on trams or touch off at suburban stations once you finish your journey.

Good God. Now I'm really mixed upI have a Myki and touch on and off all the time....Whats this about a Myki (Pass) And not touching off at the end at a station later or Tram. If the engine aint broke don't try fix it. Why the hell have we all spent one point three five ( BILLION ) thats Billions of dollars for ANY of this rubbish.... Keep the paper tickets as well i say.

And as a matter of fact why would you even bother touching anything anyway??? As you could just carry one with a few bucks on it.. The ticket inspectors have asked to see mine and just went on there way.. No way to read them...At least when i would get asked ( ALL THE TIME ) on the train with a paper one it had to be date stamped ( Validated and with Zone-Zones ) this Myki is stupid and flawed.

 

[radiojake]

I refuse to use myki - I'll have $2.60 in change waiting for those pigs before I get a myki card. What the hell are tourists supposed to do?

 

[Maroon Goon]

I refuse to use myki - I'll have $2.60 in change waiting for those pigs before I get a myki card. What the hell are tourists supposed to do?

You know he has a point.

 

[Ed_Gein]

a couple of weeks ago i was on the train back from glasgow late at night (11:30pm or so on a thursday) with a mate from germany, so the carriage only had 20-25 people in it all spread out. we were up one end of the carriage, but up the other end there was a group of 4 or 5 who had hit the booze and were fairly drunk. they were all singing songs and the likes and it wasn't really a problem, because it can be quite the norm at times.

but at one point one of them decided to become fireman sam and unhinge one of the nearby fire extinguishers and start spraying it everywhere. a couple of loose ones started splattering nearby people. most of the carriage were women, so instead of standing up and saying something they quickly made their way up to where we were sitting. the dude, undetered started slowly trudging his way up the carriage spraying everything. seats, windows, roof, everything. his mates were all pissing themselves over it, much to the bemusement of the rest of the passengers.

by the time he made his way up to our end with it, one of the other fellas on the train stood up and tried to wrestle it off him. his mates were trying to tell him "och, he's just hivin' a wee bit eh fun", a minutes standoff ensued of both these fellas gripping onto the fire extinguisher with the drunk one just laughing and the likes. not long after the train pulled up to it's next stop and the train driver hops out, comes into the carriage yelling at the top of his voice, "right, whit's gun on here?", grabs the fire extinguisher, turfs it to the floor next to him, grabs the drunk guy by the arm and hurls him out the door and tells his mates to follow him.

my german friend asked afterwards if all train rides in scotland are as exciting as that. but, i'm not sure if exciting is the word. anyway, after the train took off i looked down the carriage and the whole place was soaked as the water was dripping off the roof, seats and windows were covered like it had endured a torrential storm.

 

[Jizzy_Wizzy]

Melbourne Public Transport needs more of this!!

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[Collingwood 4 eternity]

About 10 years ago on the Frankston line also sometimes on the Dandy line , one guy would get on the train put his cap on the floor in the doorway and just start playing tunes on this guitar.

Also saw plenty of times homeless men , one guy at least once a week , with plenty of layers of clothing and would use a plastic bag filled with other plastic bags and use it as a pillow and most probably traveled from city to the end of the line then back all day.

The ticket inspectors probably stop most of that now.

But if you keep an eye out the windows on your journey you will see where some of them now sleep , sad in a way. Won't say where though.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

When you get on a train which seat do you head for first ?

One close to the door so you can get off first. Because as the train fills up trapping you in the middle it's a pain getting past everyone. Or do you head for the window seat anyway ?

If you get on and there are just the odd seats left , as people tend to space out , so as they are not sitting next to strangers , how do you size up who to sit next to ?

Another Male ? Female ? young or old ? Do you feel them judge your decision/motive for sitting next to them ?

If you don't have something to distract you on your journey , eg book , paper , or looking out the window , do you tend to just stare into the distance trying not to look other people in the eye or being busted staring at a good looking woman.

Last year saw a group of ticket inspectors tell off a few girls for standing in the doorway on a 3/4 full carriage then they themselves went to the next set of doors and stood there for the next 4 stops

 

[Maroon Goon]

When you get on a train which seat do you head for first ?

One close to the door so you can get off first. Because as the train fills up trapping you in the middle it's a pain getting past everyone. Or do you head for the window seat anyway ?

If you get on and there are just the odd seats left , as people tend to space out , so as they are not sitting next to strangers , how do you size up who to sit next to ?

Another Male ? Female ? young or old ? Do you feel them judge your decision/motive for sitting next to them ?

If you don't have something to distract you on your journey , eg book , paper , or looking out the window , do you tend to just stare into the distance trying not to look other people in the eye or being busted staring at a good looking woman.

Last year saw a group of ticket inspectors tell off a few girls for standing in the doorway on a 3/4 full carriage then they themselves went to the next set of doors and stood there for the next 4 stops

Yeah i believe under a car park on the Upward side of the tracks leading into Melbourne at the approach South Yarra is quite the place to sleep/rest.
What the problem is is that nowadays the street people are a Lot younger ..
In the older days ( old Bums ) as they were refer d to were scattered with cheep plonk in a brown paper bags..Now its all type of TOXIC drugs and peoples lifes can be wrecked young...Also a lot of people Sleep out by the yarra River under the overhead rails bridge the winds round to Southern Cross via top end of Flinders Street.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Yeah i believe under a car park on the Upward side of the tracks leading into Melbourne at the approach South Yarra is quite the place to sleep/rest.
What the problem is is that nowadays the street people are a Lot younger ..
In the older days ( old Bums ) as they were refer d to were scattered with cheep plonk in a brown paper bags..Now its all type of TOXIC drugs and peoples lifes can be wrecked young...Also a lot of people Sleep out by the yarra River under the overhead rails bridge the winds round to Southern Cross via top end of Flinders Street.

Relevance of post to quoted text is strong.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Some bitch tried to convert me on the bus home from uni today. Gets on, sits on the seat in front of me. After about a minute, turns around and says hello to me. I think nothing of it and assume it was a polite way of asking me to stop using the back of the seat next to her as a footrest. But no. Five minutes pass and this happens:

Do you believe in jesus?
No.
Would you like to?
No.
I can save you.
No you can't.

---two minutes---

Do you ever wonder why we're here?
Shut the hell up.


First remotely strange thing I've ever had happen to me on public transport.

 

[Maroon Goon]

Relevance of post to quoted text is strong.

Yeah well lets just say I've had some misfortune of ending up this way briefly on and off over the years.

 

[Maroon Goon]

Some bitch tried to convert me on the bus home from uni today. Gets on, sits on the seat in front of me. After about a minute, turns around and says hello to me. I think nothing of it and assume it was a polite way of asking me to stop using the back of the seat next to her as a footrest. But no. Five minutes pass and this happens:

Do you believe in jesus?
No.
Would you like to?
No.
I can save you.
No you can't.

---two minutes---

Do you ever wonder why we're here?
Shut the hell up.


First remotely strange thing I've ever had happen to me on public transport.

Yeah it may seem a little bit of a put off for you..I tend to handle it completely differently and i must say i have never had much trouble with these type of people..Quite the opposite and have found them quite harmless.

 

[Simple Jack]

Do you believe in jesus?
No.
Would you like to?
No.
I can save you.
No you can't.

Just imagined you saying that really bluntly and lol'd.

 

[Inferno]

I have fare evaded for about 3 years, think I've only bought 1 whole ticket in that time silly inspectors will never catch me with my evasion tactics, saved a few grand as well

Hahaha this post gave me a flashback, and after 10 mins of searching I finally found the story it reminded me of:

My colleague's brother is a CityRail (Sydney) ticket inspector. He says there's a well known guy known as the shit man who when upon seeing ticket inspectors, reaches into his pants, does a crap and goes after them. The inspectors run for their lives. Funniest thing I've ever heard. So that's ONE way to avoid the fine.

Some bitch tried to convert me on the bus home from uni today. Gets on, sits on the seat in front of me. After about a minute, turns around and says hello to me. I think nothing of it and assume it was a polite way of asking me to stop using the back of the seat next to her as a footrest. But no. Five minutes pass and this happens:

Do you believe in jesus?
No.
Would you like to?
No.
I can save you.
No you can't.

---two minutes---

Do you ever wonder why we're here?
Shut the hell up.


First remotely strange thing I've ever had happen to me on public transport.

I've had better. I was on the train in Atlanta and a guy was trying to convert the entire carriage (which was dead quiet other then him) by preaching and handing out pamphlets. Had just spent the last 30+ hours on planes or in airports including having the people from hell in front of me from Auckland to LA. Was considering telling him that Jesus wants him to move onto the next carriage or something in the hope he would **** off, but considering he was a 6'5' black guy and I was exhausted I wasn't willing to try it

One of Metros best pranks is displaying a platform as the frankston line then one stop later changing to williamstown/werribee etc without warning

Ugh had that happen when my Greensborough train decided to turn into an Epping train without any announcements...