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Pure Spawn: The escape of the massive fine
Having realised it was the 1st August yesterday
afternoon, and that I would need a new monthly pass to use the underground,
I promptly went to the bank after work to get the required cash. I walked
into the station with Matt, a mate from work, was talking, and completely
forgot to buy said ticket. I was stood on the platform then suddenly remembered,
pegged up the escalator, and tried to feed my 50 Euro note into the slot,
but it wouldn't go in because of a piece of card jamming the way. As I removed
the card, I heard my train arriving!
I decided that if I bought a ticket I would miss the train, and as I have only ever been stopped for my ticket 3 times since I've been over here, I decided to chance my arm. So I pegged it back down the escalator, and jumped on the train.
After a stop of two, I noticed that I still had this crumpled piece of card in my hand, opened it up to find that it was indeed a ticket, not only that but a ticket valid for 2hrs after it has been stamped! It had the correct date on it, and had been validated only 10mins previously!
Two stops later, alas, only the fourth ticket inspector I've seen in Germany boards the train, and asks every passenger for their tickets.....
I hand over this piece of crumpled
waste that I had picked up and only hadn't binned because a) I didn't have
the foresight, b) I had to run down an
escalator, & c) I'm not in the habit of littering....
So after a conscious decision to get on the train without a ticket, the lucky swine gets caught by a ticket inspector, only to fluke a valid ticket in amongst his other waste....
Who says you need to be ginger....
Berry
02/08/2002
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