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Recent content by Linux_cat

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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    Thank you DaveNewcastle for breaking down my posts analysing them so thoroughly, but you should read my posts in a light hearted manner and not get your pubic hairs in a tangle. for your information I have learned 1. Railcard is property of the rail company - I had no right to snatch it. 2...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    ^^^^ says it all..... WORSE THAN TRAFFIC WARDENS!!!!
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    lol....im abusing you now....are you for real?? is this what you call abuse? please dont tell me your gonna call a member of the british transport police to intervene?.... cry baby!....lol
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    no, and thats my point, rail staff are rude accross the board unless your in first class...but then i guess they have been told to treat passengers in this class differently?.
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    The inspector does know as he checks my yearly ticket. So, basically if anyone saves money they should expect rudeness from the provider? I go back to the 4k as its not an invalid point, I spend my hard earned money to get to work, i expect not only that i get to my destination, but that...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    Actually....... I can travel by car or bus, both would be cheaper but take longer with the traffic. So its not actually cheaper its faster. meaning i can have an extra hour in bed or stay up an extra hour to spend with the family..... 4k is alot dude, all im and probabally alot of...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    But why are staff so rude, it seems like a common trend im sure their are exceptions to the rule but is it part of your job description?. Seriously, you lot are worse than traffic wardens with your little ticket machines. Its like you get major enjoyment from finding ticket discrepencies and...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    no i didnt swear, in fact i made a mental note not too as it gives them the moral high ground. Well ignoring someone and saying things like 'Do you hear something? whats that annoying sound?' thats pretty immature to me, but i proceeded and took the bait by snatching the ticket then...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    k ill find the pricing information and get back to you.
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    Understood. but she showed the the lady behind the ticket kiosk the railcard who processed it with the code on the ticket!. retrospectively, i should of acted more mature i shouldnt really stoop down to the inspectors level. Understood about the policeman, thats why i didnt even attempt...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    Fair enough First Class. In all honesty, I have been trained to control my anger as I have been doing Thai boxing for 5 years now, I rarely get angry but today the inability of the inspector to even listen or be reasonable to what we had to say made me mad. Yes i was very angry, especially...
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    Monday Morning blues....advice needed

    Morning all, hope all is well. I have to share my experience this morning i had with a ticket inspector as im still realing about it. I caught the train this morning, with a friend it was her first time travelling into london for around 2 years or so. Prior to her meeting me she had...

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