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UnfairRepresent 09/03/21 1:31:56 PM #1:	Have you? Yes No Have you? - Results (73 votes) Yes 76.71% (56 votes) 56 No 23.29% (17 votes) 17 They still have them in the UK and catches me off guard. They even wake up sleeping travelers to punch their ticket. Seems like the guys who pump gas for you. Job seems superfluous in this day and age. I wonder how many people if any they catch sneaking on without tickets. And what do they even do if the dude doesn't pay? Call the cops at the next station to arrest him? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957703789] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote> Have you? Yes No Vote View Results Have you? - Results (73 votes) Yes 76.71% (56 votes) 56 No 23.29% (17 votes) 17 Show Voting Form They still have them in the UK and catches me off guard. They even wake up sleeping travelers to punch their ticket. Seems like the guys who pump gas for you. Job seems superfluous in this day and age. I wonder how many people if any they catch sneaking on without tickets. And what do they even do if the dude doesn't pay? Call the cops at the next station to arrest him? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 09/03/21 1:34:54 PM #2:	Long Island Railroad checked them fairly often when I lived there --- Buffalo Bills Season Prediction: 13-4 Week 1 (9/12): vs. PIT <cite>theAteam posted [p:957703863] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Long Island Railroad checked them fairly often when I lived there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 09/03/21 1:36:23 PM #3:	I actually haven't been on a train since I was a kid. Seemed like a cool way to travel --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:957703917] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>I actually haven't been on a train since I was a kid. Seemed like a cool way to travel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 09/03/21 1:36:37 PM #4:	It happens all the time here in Germany --- be the best 'cause nothing less will do <cite>teep_ posted [p:957703924] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>It happens all the time here in Germany</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/03/21 1:37:51 PM #5:	teep_ posted... It happens all the time here in Germany Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957703954] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>It happens all the time here in Germany</quote>Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 09/03/21 1:39:13 PM #6:	Im more surprised when there isnt a conductor on board. --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:957703985] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Im more surprised when there isnt a conductor on board. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 09/03/21 1:41:49 PM #7:	UnfairRepresent posted... teep_ posted... It happens all the time here in Germany Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there I refuse to believe Deutsche Bahn trains ever ran on time And yeah, I'm a regular commuter and I get my ticket checked multiple times a week --- be the best 'cause nothing less will do <cite>teep_ posted [p:957704045] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote> It happens all the time here in Germany</quote>Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there </quote> I refuse to believe Deutsche Bahn trains ever ran on time And yeah, I'm a regular commuter and I get my ticket checked multiple times a week</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 09/03/21 1:42:39 PM #8:	Ive never been on a train tho --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:957704066] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Ive never been on a train tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/03/21 1:43:09 PM #9:	lww99 posted... Ive never been on a train tho Thats a little sad tbh There's something magical about trains --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957704085] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>lww99 posted... </cite> <quote>Ive never been on a train tho</quote>Thats a little sad tbh There's something magical about trains </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 09/03/21 1:44:51 PM #10:	When dont they? At least the trains by me always check, maybe not every stop, but they will eventually check. There is a slot infront of your seat to put your ticket to have it punched, so you can sleep without getting disturbed. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:957704125] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>When dont they? At least the trains by me always check, maybe not every stop, but they will eventually check. There is a slot infront of your seat to put your ticket to have it punched, so you can sleep without getting disturbed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3PiesAndAFork 09/03/21 1:45:21 PM #11:	It happens here in Canada on commuter trains. They go on the honour system but they have people checking regularly. Fine's are pretty hefty if you didn't pay your fare. --- @('_')@ <cite>3PiesAndAFork posted [p:957704141] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>It happens here in Canada on commuter trains. They go on the honour system but they have people checking regularly. Fine's are pretty hefty if you didn't pay your fare. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DipDipDiver 09/03/21 1:47:19 PM #12:	All you had to do was follow the damn train CJ <cite>DipDipDiver posted [p:957704193] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>All you had to do was follow the damn train CJ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/03/21 1:51:59 PM #13:	teep_ posted... I refuse to believe Deutsche Bahn trains ever ran on time And yeah, I'm a regular commuter and I get my ticket checked multiple times a week You think they are bad, try GWR I've been stuck on or waiting for Penzance/Paddington trains for hours. Once for 3.5+ hours. Pulled into Paddington at past 2AM. Literally everyone on board (who wasn't just going to London which I'd like 95% of the train) missed our connections and where left stranded. Had to get an uber to Drive me from Central London to halfway up the country in middle of the night. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957704314] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>teep_ posted... </cite> <quote>I refuse to believe Deutsche Bahn trains ever ran on time And yeah, I'm a regular commuter and I get my ticket checked multiple times a week</quote>You think they are bad, try GWR I've been stuck on or waiting for Penzance/Paddington trains for hours. Once for 3.5+ hours. Pulled into Paddington at past 2AM. Literally everyone on board (who wasn't just going to London which I'd like 95% of the train) missed our connections and where left stranded. Had to get an uber to Drive me from Central London to halfway up the country in middle of the night. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 09/03/21 1:54:49 PM #14:	lww99 posted... Ive never been on a train tho This. Most long travel in the US is done via airlines or the interstate. --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v https://imgur.com/N43HJYv <cite>FL81 posted [p:957704397] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>lww99 posted... </cite> <quote>Ive never been on a train tho</quote>This. Most long travel in the US is done via airlines or the interstate. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fade2black001 09/03/21 1:55:09 PM #15:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo --- Put on a smile cause Jesus loves you <cite>Fade2black001 posted [p:957704408] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fade2black001 09/03/21 1:55:23 PM #16:	lww99 posted... Ive never been on a train tho Same --- Put on a smile cause Jesus loves you <cite>Fade2black001 posted [p:957704414] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>lww99 posted... </cite> <quote>Ive never been on a train tho</quote>Same </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 09/03/21 1:55:50 PM #17:	Fade2black001 posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo Came in to post this. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:957704432] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Fade2black001 posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo</quote>Came in to post this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 09/03/21 4:56:12 PM #18:	lww99 posted... Ive never been on a train tho Same here. They're not that common in the US. <cite>garan posted [p:957709098] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>lww99 posted...</cite> <quote>Ive never been on a train tho</quote> Same here. They're not that common in the US.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/04/21 9:03:54 AM #19:	FL81 posted... This. Most long travel in the US is done via airlines or the interstate. sadly --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957725483] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>FL81 posted... </cite> <quote>This. Most long travel in the US is done via airlines or the interstate.</quote>sadly </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 09/04/21 9:13:05 AM #20:	Pretty much every single time I take the train in NYC --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:957725609] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Pretty much every single time I take the train in NYC </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archedsoul 09/04/21 9:13:42 AM #21:	They still do it here, like on the LIRR (Long Island Railroad) in NYC for example. --- "Fear cuts deeper than swords." <cite>archedsoul posted [p:957725616] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>They still do it here, like on the LIRR (Long Island Railroad) in NYC for example. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/04/21 9:23:52 AM #22:	On Amtrak, the LIRR, and on the L.A. Metro. --- 1 line break(s) 145 characters allowed <cite>brestugo posted [p:957725782] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>On Amtrak, the LIRR, and on the L.A. Metro. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 09/04/21 12:43:48 PM #23:	Yes. I have also had the moment where I show up on the platform just as the train starts to leave. Luckily I was still able to get a bus and make my way down into The City before my friend got there anyway. In fact, I remember CEman helping me with directions. Even telling me to look for an Easter Egg in one of the NYC tunnels. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:957729816] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yes. I have also had the moment where I show up on the platform just as the train starts to leave. Luckily I was still able to get a bus and make my way down into The City before my friend got there anyway. In fact, I remember CEman helping me with directions. Even telling me to look for an Easter Egg in one of the NYC tunnels.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sauceje 09/04/21 12:59:26 PM #24:	Yeah, once in Sweden, and just after I took a trip with an invalid card to top it up at a station where it could be topped --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead <cite>sauceje posted [p:957730172] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, once in Sweden, and just after I took a trip with an invalid card to top it up at a station where it could be topped </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheRadiant 09/04/21 1:00:06 PM #25:	Don't they use horse and buggies in the UK? --- She/her <cite>TheRadiant posted [p:957730186] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Don't they use horse and buggies in the UK? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SocialistGamer 09/04/21 1:02:53 PM #26:	Yes when I was in London a few years ago. --- Capcom is the best developer ever! Steam ID: SocialistGamer92 <cite>SocialistGamer posted [p:957730241] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yes when I was in London a few years ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Serious Cat 09/04/21 1:14:51 PM #27:	I haven't really been on a train in 20+ years, but was checked fairly often when I did. Even got grumbled at for something--I think it was a pass for what was supposed to be one round-trip ticket that we got off on the return trip and reboarded the next train in. --- I are Serious Cat This is serious thread <cite>Serious Cat posted [p:957730519] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>I haven't really been on a train in 20+ years, but was checked fairly often when I did. Even got grumbled at for something--I think it was a pass for what was supposed to be one round-trip ticket that we got off on the return trip and reboarded the next train in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KainWind 09/04/21 1:17:22 PM #28:	I'm confused, are you saying they should just assume you bought a ticket with no proof whatsoever? --- Momentai <cite>KainWind posted [p:957730583] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>I'm confused, are you saying they should just assume you bought a ticket with no proof whatsoever? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/04/21 1:17:57 PM #29:	Yeah A couple times in Germany --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957730597] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yeah A couple times in Germany </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dj1200 09/04/21 1:18:16 PM #30:	I got them checked in Europe and California --- "It was so ridiculous and I have so many feelings about it." -Virtual Energies <cite>dj1200 posted [p:957730603] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>I got them checked in Europe and California </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ApherosyLove 09/04/21 1:19:42 PM #31:	Depends on the train. The GO train in the GTA? Maybe twice in all my years. The VIA Rail? Every single time. --- I, Apherosy, Goddess of Love. https://imgur.com/YTIL81T <cite>ApherosyLove posted [p:957730639] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Depends on the train. The GO train in the GTA? Maybe twice in all my years. The VIA Rail? Every single time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3PiesAndAFork 09/04/21 1:22:14 PM #32:	ApherosyLove posted... The GO train in the GTA? Maybe twice in all my years. Really? I take the GO at most twice a month and I've been checked probably three or four times in a year. Edit: granted, a lot of the time it's on the weekend so maybe it's easier for them to check then. --- @('_')@ <cite>3PiesAndAFork posted [p:957730707] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>ApherosyLove posted... </cite> <quote>The GO train in the GTA? Maybe twice in all my years.</quote> Really? I take the GO at most twice a month and I've been checked probably three or four times in a year. Edit: granted, a lot of the time it's on the weekend so maybe it's easier for them to check then. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/04/21 1:23:14 PM #33:	KainWind posted... I'm confused, are you saying they should just assume you bought a ticket with no proof whatsoever? Why not? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957730730] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>KainWind posted... </cite> <quote>I'm confused, are you saying they should just assume you bought a ticket with no proof whatsoever?</quote>Why not? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shezarr 09/04/21 1:23:43 PM #34:	UnfairRepresent posted... Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there Here we go again lmao --- The artist formerly known as RebelElite791 <cite>Shezarr posted [p:957730750] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Really? When I lived in Germany I never got checked But I hear talk that it's gone downhill since then. They ran on time when I was there</quote>Here we go again lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 09/04/21 1:25:23 PM #35:	Fade2black001 posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo Technically not a train tho https://youtu.be/J0i1dolr2SE --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:957730791] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Fade2black001 posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHSPf6x1Fdo</quote> Technically not a train tho https://youtu.be/J0i1dolr2SE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 09/04/21 1:25:50 PM #36:	Havent been in a while but Metro North to/from NYC checks. I did see a guy that snuck on without a ticket. Its easy because they dont have a turnstile or anything before you get on the train. Dude tried moving the first time the conductor came through. Second time he got caught & had to pay in train price for the longest distance ticket (so New Haven to Grand Central). --- AC - Violet on Penny. (N), Rose on Sapphire (S) <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:957730804] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Havent been in a while but Metro North to/from NYC checks. I did see a guy that snuck on without a ticket. Its easy because they dont have a turnstile or anything before you get on the train. Dude tried moving the first time the conductor came through. Second time he got caught & had to pay in train price for the longest distance ticket (so New Haven to Grand Central).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/04/21 1:25:51 PM #37:	Ill check your ticket --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:957730806] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Ill check your ticket </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen 09/04/21 1:27:38 PM #38:	UnfairRepresent posted... Thats a little sad tbh There's something magical about trains There's nothing magical about trains --- Why do nerds always get caught up on the details? Michael Jordan is both the greatest and most overrated basketball player of all time. <cite>RetsuZaiZen posted [p:957730853] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Thats a little sad tbh There's something magical about trains</quote>There's nothing magical about trains </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ApherosyLove 09/04/21 1:30:50 PM #39:	3PiesAndAFork posted... Edit: granted, a lot of the time it's on the weekend so maybe it's easier for them to check then. Ah, I only ever used to the GO to get to and from school on weekdays. --- I, Apherosy, Goddess of Love. https://imgur.com/YTIL81T <cite>ApherosyLove posted [p:957730942] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>3PiesAndAFork posted... </cite> <quote>Edit: granted, a lot of the time it's on the weekend so maybe it's easier for them to check then.</quote>Ah, I only ever used to the GO to get to and from school on weekdays. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KainWind 09/04/21 3:56:04 PM #40:	UnfairRepresent posted... Why not? Why pay for anything? --- Momentai <cite>KainWind posted [p:957734722] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Why not?</quote> Why pay for anything? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PMarth2002 09/04/21 4:07:40 PM #42:	Never been on a train in my life. --- They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:957734995] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Never been on a train in my life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NES4EVER 09/04/21 4:10:48 PM #43:	Yeah when I was in Europe. It was pretty novel to me, and I always made sure I had my ticket ready so I didn't get thrown out the window like in Indiana Jones. --- *nu-horsemen 4evar* [A GameFAQs Moderator was deleted by this message] <cite>NES4EVER posted [p:957735077] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yeah when I was in Europe. It was pretty novel to me, and I always made sure I had my ticket ready so I didn't get thrown out the window like in Indiana Jones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hexenherz 09/04/21 4:15:54 PM #45:	dolomedes posted... y'all should take a train somewhere! at least the suburbanites - it's a nice way to get into a city without having to worry about traffic or parking. :D take commuter train downtown, take innercity transit around I've wanted to try it, especially since it would probably be less stressful to carry cats on there but it's like just easier to drive :/ used to take the Metro in to DC but now I know the parking game and it doesn't make sense to drive 40 minutes to a station to save ten minutes getting to the city --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957735194] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>dolomedes posted... </cite> <quote>y'all should take a train somewhere! at least the suburbanites - it's a nice way to get into a city without having to worry about traffic or parking. :D take commuter train downtown, take innercity transit around</quote>I've wanted to try it, especially since it would probably be less stressful to carry cats on there but it's like just easier to drive :/ used to take the Metro in to DC but now I know the parking game and it doesn't make sense to drive 40 minutes to a station to save ten minutes getting to the city </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teep_ 09/05/21 11:56:27 AM #46:	I don't remember if this is still the case, but a few years ago the most punctual train operator in the UK was the one owned by Deutsche Bahn I don't remember the name of the operator, but they ran the trains out of Marylebone into the Cotswolds --- be the best 'cause nothing less will do <cite>teep_ posted [p:957756743] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>I don't remember if this is still the case, but a few years ago the most punctual train operator in the UK was the one owned by Deutsche Bahn I don't remember the name of the operator, but they ran the trains out of Marylebone into the Cotswolds</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 09/05/21 11:57:02 AM #47:	When I visited Japan. --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:957756751] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>When I visited Japan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sayoria 09/05/21 12:12:13 PM #48:	Yes, but I know how to cheat the system a bit. In the city, we have a Red Line subway system. The red line runs adjacent to a commuter rail and hits a few similar stops. My stop is beyond the red line though, so I need the commuter rail. I notice that if I get on at the big station the commuter rail starts, I have to pay about 9 dollars one-way. If I ride the red line (2.50 ticket) to the end of that line and get on the commuter rail, the commuter rail ticket would be 3.50 to my stop. The thing is, conductors seldomly check tickets beyond the initial starting station, and 95% of the time, I never get checked and can save that ticket for another trip into the city. They always check going into the city though, but I spend the 3.50 to get off at the start of the red line. --- Japanese Crack: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pzggr <cite>Sayoria posted [p:957757054] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Yes, but I know how to cheat the system a bit. In the city, we have a Red Line subway system. The red line runs adjacent to a commuter rail and hits a few similar stops. My stop is beyond the red line though, so I need the commuter rail. I notice that if I get on at the big station the commuter rail starts, I have to pay about 9 dollars one-way. If I ride the red line (2.50 ticket) to the end of that line and get on the commuter rail, the commuter rail ticket would be 3.50 to my stop. The thing is, conductors seldomly check tickets beyond the initial starting station, and 95% of the time, I never get checked and can save that ticket for another trip into the city. They always check going into the city though, but I spend the 3.50 to get off at the start of the red line. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 09/05/21 12:23:27 PM #49:	Sayoria posted... Yes, but I know how to cheat the system a bit. In the city, we have a Red Line subway system. The red line runs adjacent to a commuter rail and hits a few similar stops. My stop is beyond the red line though, so I need the commuter rail. I notice that if I get on at the big station the commuter rail starts, I have to pay about 9 dollars one-way. If I ride the red line (2.50 ticket) to the end of that line and get on the commuter rail, the commuter rail ticket would be 3.50 to my stop. The thing is, conductors seldomly check tickets beyond the initial starting station, and 95% of the time, I never get checked and can save that ticket for another trip into the city. They always check going into the city though, but I spend the 3.50 to get off at the start of the red line. For the longest time I confused the Greenline with the Redline, and I think it was because the Greenline went past Fenway, and everyone was wearing Red. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:957757287] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>Sayoria posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, but I know how to cheat the system a bit. In the city, we have a Red Line subway system. The red line runs adjacent to a commuter rail and hits a few similar stops. My stop is beyond the red line though, so I need the commuter rail. I notice that if I get on at the big station the commuter rail starts, I have to pay about 9 dollars one-way. If I ride the red line (2.50 ticket) to the end of that line and get on the commuter rail, the commuter rail ticket would be 3.50 to my stop. The thing is, conductors seldomly check tickets beyond the initial starting station, and 95% of the time, I never get checked and can save that ticket for another trip into the city. They always check going into the city though, but I spend the 3.50 to get off at the start of the red line. </quote> For the longest time I confused the Greenline with the Redline, and I think it was because the Greenline went past Fenway, and everyone was wearing Red.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Croutonman 09/05/21 4:54:29 PM #50:	UnfairRepresent posted... They still have them in the UK and catches me off guard. They even wake up sleeping travelers to punch their ticket. Seems like the guys who pump gas for you. Job seems superfluous in this day and age. I wonder how many people if any they catch sneaking on without tickets. And what do they even do if the dude doesn't pay? Call the cops at the next station to arrest him? There are still stations here in the U.K. that have no barrier to entry, so you can get in the train for free. Theoretically, if there is no ticket checker you can get free rides if you know there is no barrier on the other side. Apps like Trainline make this so much easier to do since you can buy a ticket in seconds in case you see a checker on a platform or coming down the aisle. So it never makes sense to pay the full fare if you know the layout of both stations as long as you have a good mobile signal. --- https://imgflip.com/i/1b7gmg <cite>Croutonman posted [p:957764292] in Have you e... [t:79644493]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>They still have them in the UK and catches me off guard. They even wake up sleeping travelers to punch their ticket. Seems like the guys who pump gas for you. Job seems superfluous in this day and age. I wonder how many people if any they catch sneaking on without tickets. And what do they even do if the dude doesn't pay? Call the cops at the next station to arrest him?</quote> There are still stations here in the U.K. that have no barrier to entry, so you can get in the train for free. Theoretically, if there is no ticket checker you can get free rides if you know there is no barrier on the other side. Apps like Trainline make this so much easier to do since you can buy a ticket in seconds in case you see a checker on a platform or coming down the aisle. So it never makes sense to pay the full fare if you know the layout of both stations as long as you have a good mobile signal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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