Some days I hate this freakin' planet - VENT THREAD.

[The BIG X]

I've spent a winter in Vancouver.... very cols. everything was charged with static electricity too.

Stuck on a flippin' Metro train for an hour in the City Loop tonight. Then upon release the 'ghost train' travelled at snails pace behind the previously broken down train all the way to Caulfield.

Metro and the whole flippin' over-priced, inefficient and rundown system is a disgrace.

Any chance you will travel 'free' tomorrow Griz and be caught by the inspectors

 

[grizzlym]

Any chance you will travel 'free' tomorrow Griz and be caught by the inspectors

Nah, not worth it. although in 6 years on the trains I've only ever been asked for a ticket once by an inspector.

The tickets are ridiculously expensive for such a crap service and standard of amenities. It should be free. The notion that we're effectively paying an overseas company to run our trains, then take the profits oversaes, because the government wants a convenient arms-length scape goard is absurd. Can't tell me you couldn't have slapped some big executive style salaries for the best consultants out there to out-source the management for world's best practice. Hell, it would probably be equivalent to the packet that Jim Betts gets writing his stupid white papers in DOT.

 

[go hawks!!!]

According to a professor who appeared on the radio yesterday, there is only one town world wide where public transport is free...... Even beethoven had his critics, name three of them?

 

[grizzlym]

I saw an article recently that showed we had one of the most expensive Public Transport systems in terms of tickets in the world.

As for your analogy, Beethoven was world class, a genius at what he did; Metro is like a tone deaf kid with a Casiotone. It's almost impossible to criticise Beethoven in a subjective way, but, to borrow the parlance of another giant in Metro's case, "let me count the ways".

I believe that Kennett almost made our system free - even had discussions with Stockdale about it. Apparently, he felt that people should value the system and therefore pay for it. They even looked at gold coin donations.

The Bracks government missed a huge opportunity with Regional Fast Rail too, but that's another story. And for a rainy day.

 

[nickrebellious]

Got three assignments due next week. Finished two of them and did them pretty well, but haven't started the longest and hardest one yet. Just can't find the motivation.

 

[Dinsdale]

leave it until the last minute and pull an all-nighter... worked for me thru 4 years of Uni

 

[The BIG X]

I saw an article recently that showed we had one of the most expensive Public Transport systems in terms of tickets in the world.

As for your analogy, Beethoven was world class, a genius at what he did; Metro is like a tone deaf kid with a Casiotone. It's almost impossible to criticise Beethoven in a subjective way, but, to borrow the parlance of another giant in Metro's case, "let me count the ways".

I believe that Kennett almost made our system free - even had discussions with Stockdale about it. Apparently, he felt that people should value the system and therefore pay for it. They even looked at gold coin donations.

The Bracks government missed a huge opportunity with Regional Fast Rail too, but that's another story. And for a rainy day.

Jeff has said many times that is a regret during his time in office - would have liked to know exactly what he had in mind - was it 1 gold coin a day or 1 gold coin per trip - if trip could have been pretty expensive if you travelled bus to train - train to tram and then return.

Re Bracks - guess it is still with the committee for decision

 

[Hodge is God]

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