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marty
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Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 14:08:19 GMT

Post by marty on Dec 20, 2006 14:08:19 GMT

Last year while travelling on the Berlin U-Bahn two ticket checkers came into our carriage. I think the two had the weirdest day ever. Firstly, a man sitting near the front did not have a ticket. His reply to the question: "Where is your ticket, Sir?" he answered with: "I didn´t know you needed a ticket." His colleague was looking at the tickets in the other part of the carriage. This conversation developed with one of the passengers.

Ticket Checker: Your ticket please.
Man: Sorry, yes, wait... (rummages in bag)
TC: Today would be nice.
Man: Where is it... (opens all pockets of bag)
TC: If you can´t find it, you´ll have to come with me.
Man: No, I just bought it... (pours contents of bag onto seat)
TC: Hmmm...
Man: I swear, I just bought one...
TC: (starting to get annoyed) Certainly sir.
Man: Oh, where the devil is my ticket?!
Trains enters station
TC: Would you please come with me.
Man gets up, slowly follows Ticket Checker

Then the older lady picks up a ticket and says: Excuse me, is this yours?
Man: I´m not sure!
Lady: Well, the thing is, you were sitting on it.

Many people in the carriage laughing, even the Ticket Checker...

compsci Posts: 847	Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 14:15:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by compsci on Dec 20, 2006 14:15:57 GMT On Monday there were some FCC staff checking tickets for the Peterborough service on platform 4 at KX. The barrier to platform 5 was wide open. I will leave you to consider the implications of this.

Phil
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Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 15:20:00 GMT

Post by Phil on Dec 20, 2006 15:20:00 GMT

marty said:

Man: I swear, I just bought one...
TC: (starting to get annoyed) Certainly sir.
Man: Oh, where the devil is my ticket?!

'fraid I did (sort of ) that myself once! Didn't travel by train much in those days and decided to put the tickets in a very safe place, not on the table, in wallet or pocket etc.

Cometh the ticket inspector: where are they?

To cut a VERY long story short (he was an exceptionally patient guard...) I had put them under my watch strap for 'safety' - but it took almost all of London to Brighton to find them.

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Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 16:11:06 GMT

Post by Tubeboy on Dec 20, 2006 16:11:06 GMT

I am here! ;D

Have loads, a few stick out, one in particular.

A man walked in to the station, down escalator is kaput. Walks onto it with the air of a person who has not a worry in the world. Realises after standing on it for about 10 seconds, he is not going anywhere!

;D

He sees me and says "Its not working"?

"No" I reply,"the steps are cracked and it has had to be taken out of service".

He then says "Hmmm, so when I get halfway down, it will work"?

I didnt know whether to laugh or push him down it. I said "Well, yes it will work halfway down, but it will stop just before you reach the bottom" ;D

This zombie actually believed what I was saying!

"And in the end, it is not the years in life that count, it is the life in your years".

agoodcuppa
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Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 17:13:48 GMT

Post by agoodcuppa on Dec 20, 2006 17:13:48 GMT

There I was quietly riding down the escalator at Chancery Lane in the middle of the day when I heard a train rumble in on the westbound.

That was the direction I was headed in but was in no hurry. there's another one behind.

As I'm standing there watching the adverts go by some bloke goes teararsing down the escalator pushing me aside, so I shout after him "last train, last train".

As he gets off the bottom of the escalator he turns and gives me a filthy look, he didn't seem at all impressed with my helpful shouts.

I don't think he even caught that train.

c5 Guest	Anecdotes Dec 20, 2006 18:28:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by c5 on Dec 20, 2006 18:28:13 GMT If someone has been rude or not particuarly polite after being helped. Call them back and say they've forgotten something. When they ask what - It's their manners.

Post by marty on Dec 20, 2006 14:08:19 GMT

Post by compsci on Dec 20, 2006 14:15:57 GMT

Post by Phil on Dec 20, 2006 15:20:00 GMT

Post by Tubeboy on Dec 20, 2006 16:11:06 GMT

Post by agoodcuppa on Dec 20, 2006 17:13:48 GMT

Post by c5 on Dec 20, 2006 18:28:13 GMT