Tragic train ticket trip
admin May 18th, 2008
I usually get my weekly travel pass early on Sundays when I go for my walks. I usually go with mum to get the ticket, and I always bring some extra money just in case. And I always get it from the ticket machine without fail (because I can’t be bothered asking the ticket seller to come to the counter to serve me).
But this week, it’s different. My aunt and them came over, so I haven’t the chance to get it early. So I got it late whilst on my daily walk. Mum was cooking (she cooks on weekends) so it was my dad and I. Because I overspent yesterday, I didn’t have extra money to bring.
So I got to the ticket machine, and stuck 20c in. Nothing happened, so I thought it needed a tiny push and put a 10c piece in. Still not working. I canceled the ticket and only the 10c piece came out. Then I went over to the counter (they guy was already sitting there today) and I told him the machine wasn’t working properly, and that my 20c was lost in there and that I was 20c short. The guy told me he couldn’t do anything about it, so I let it be and asked dad for some money (man, I was starting to look VERY cheap here). I got my $21.50 travel pass and started to walk home, having dad lecture me about bringing extra money in case that scenario happened (inner self: It doesn’t usually!!!).
On the way, I saw mum walking towards us. She was catching up on her walking, so we once again walked to the station again. Then I saw that guy who served me open up the ticket machine and asking the other customer how much he had stuck in. So I came around just to have a look, and the seller looked at me and said “you put 20c in?” to which I nodded (I’m like, shit, I must look VERY VERY cheap now).
Curiosity got the best of us 3 so we stood and watched him enter the pin and started whacking the machine to eject some coins out. Realising that the THREE of us look as though we were waiting for our 20c, I suggested us to leave before we got it back, because by then, we’d look VERY VERY VERY cheap.
So embarrassing! >.<
Moral of the story? None, it was just pure bad luck.
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