Gripe thread

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:59 am

Being up all night at work, meaning i'm the only one on MB at 3 in the morrning

So lonesome

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:22 am

Ani wrote:Being up all night at work, meaning i'm the only one on MB at 3 in the morrning So lonesome

Being up EARLY for work.... meaining im the only one on MB at 6 in the morning..

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:11 am

Tonsilitis sux, but what sux more is having to be at work while still sick from it.... damn no more paid sick leave...

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:06 pm

T I C K A wrote:Ok ...petty gripe here, but we've all done it...

Burning the top of your mouth with a pizza !!!
damn i hate that!!!

I hear ya Ticka. i did that the other day with party pies.

Damn parties pies why do you want to hurt me so? i only have the utmost love for you and you go and do something like this

TimmyG · Post by **TimmyG** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:18 pm

48 hours without a cigarette and going strong.

Every cigarette looks like it's been hand rolled by god and moistened with claudia schiffer's pussy right now...

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:55 pm

that tram ticket i got nailed for....in between weekly tix. honestly.
didnt realise that a law had been passed that allows trammies to ask for your ticket anywhere as long as they see you alight the tram....

I was approached about 6 meters away from the tram in bourke st mall by 4 undercover trammies! I protested (by trying to bolt no less) and was dealt with by 2 of them putting me in a arm lock type thing. im not aggressive or dangerous. i was humiliated with the heavy handed way I was treated. At least it made for some after work entertainment for those watching....

anyhow.

1 more gripe,... $3.10 2 hour tickets! its a really annoying amount of money to have in change.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:07 pm

floury baps

KAmis · Post by **KAmis** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:18 pm

lmao @ timmyG

no gripes, one of those rare times when everything is alright in my world

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:20 pm

nic wrote:that tram ticket i got nailed for....in between weekly tix. honestly.
didnt realise that a law had been passed that allows trammies to ask for your ticket anywhere as long as they see you alight the tram....

I was approached about 6 meters away from the tram in bourke st mall by 4 undercover trammies! I protested (by trying to bolt no less) and was dealt with by 2 of them putting me in a arm lock type thing. im not aggressive or dangerous. i was humiliated with the heavy handed way I was treated. At least it made for some after work entertainment for those watching....

anyhow.

1 more gripe,... $3.10 2 hour tickets! its a really annoying amount of money to have in change.

I'm pretty sure they can't ask you once you're off the tram, only while on. I remember a guy once refused to show them a ticket because he wasn't on the tram. He had a valid one, but was going on principle. He won the case when they took him to court. I don't think that they were in the right somehow with you. I dunno.

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:22 pm

Yep. That was the case I was thinking about, I was adamant....apparently after that case the law changed.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:36 pm

Nic that is pretty bloody crap that they did that to you.

Ya know considering i work in one of the top law firms in Australia i should have access to finding out what they can and can't do. I shall see what i can find out.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:21 pm

Any gumby asking to see my ticket after i'm off the tram will be answered in the negative, but if they were to grab me, then there is no telling what i'd do.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:25 pm

Lizkins wrote:Nic that is pretty bloody crap that they did that to you.

Ya know considering i work in one of the top law firms in Australia i should have access to finding out what they can and can't do. I shall see what i can find out.

You can all thank me by showering me with gifts - check it -

221 (1) [subs (1) rep Act 101 of 2003 s 17, effective 3 December 2003] Travelling with a valid ticket.

(2) A person may make a journey in a carriage, or be on land or premises for entry to which a ticket is required, without a ticket ifâ€”

(a) prior to commencing the journey or entering that land or those premises he or she takes all reasonable steps to purchase a ticket; and

(b) while making the journey or being on that land or those premises he or she has no reasonable opportunity to purchase a ticket; and

(c) on completion of the journey or on leaving that land or those premises he or she takes all reasonable steps to purchase a ticket.

Essentially you can state that you have intention to purchase a ticket upon leaving the tram at the nearest Metcard outlet.

Nic did you walk past one? i.e Metcard outlet. Before they jumped you.

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:55 pm

Right!
Thanks alot for that Lizkins. I didnt walk past a metcard outlet, but I didnt declare my intention to purchase a ticke either ?t:? . I was too busy getting angry. Im going to look into it further. For $150.00 it worth a bit more of a look into !

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:15 pm

nic wrote:Right!
Thanks alot for that Lizkins. I didnt walk past a metcard outlet, but I didnt declare my intention to purchase a ticke either ?t:? . I was too busy getting angry. Im going to look into it further. For $150.00 it worth a bit more of a look into !

I also checked out some case law and although a couple of the judges took on their own interpretation as â€œquestioning a passenger upon leaving the tram areaâ€, they both agreed to wave the fee as it does state in the section I posted that you can be going to purchase a ticket. In one case the judge refused the person this exemption and claimed that there was not suitable evidence to show that he was intending to buy a ticket upon leaving the tram. The judge stated adequate proof would need to be provide to allow such an exemption, which he acknowledged would be somewhat difficult to prove but required.

I think your best bet would be to write a letter back telling your side of the story and also using an example of an instance where you could have been going to get a ticket as sanctioned in Section 221(2) of the Public Transport Act 2003. Any use of legal jargon always scares the willies out of em

Plus I would at length describe the incident of how they physically handled you. It would be good if you got any of their names, but if you didnâ€™t just use â€œauthorised personâ€, and put it in quotation marks for good measure

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:26 pm

Very much appreciated Lizkins. Im onto a letter right now.
Hopefully it works out.

I owe you a beer or 2
Good use of an afternoon at work!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:36 pm

nic wrote:Very much appreciated Lizkins. Im onto a letter right now.
Hopefully it works out. I owe you a beer or 2
Good use of an afternoon at work!

No worries dude. Happy to help!

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:00 pm

yep...that is awsome lizkins !!!
... im gonna print that out and carry it in my wallet.... fuck them Met'ers...

Hatsudai · Post by **Hatsudai** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:43 am

nic wrote: $3.10 2 hour tickets!

Holy shit!
3 bucks 10 for a two hourly ticket!!! FUCK ME The public transport system seems to have gotten so much more expensive in the last 1 1/2 years (since I left Mellie).

Do they serve complimentary champage nowerdays?

(PS its still Feckin cheap compared to Tokyo

)

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:52 am

Hatsudai wrote:
nic wrote: $3.10 2 hour tickets!
Holy shit!
3 bucks 10 for a two hourly ticket!!! FUCK ME The public transport system seems to have gotten so much more expensive in the last 1 1/2 years (since I left Mellie).

Do they serve complimentary champage nowerdays?

(PS its still Feckin cheap compared to Tokyo )

I'm curious... whats the Tokyo equivelent?

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:12 am

no way! tokyo's public transport kicks fucking ass!

worth paying to see stuff like this:

ctoafn_DMZ · Post by **ctoafn_DMZ** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:42 pm

"Are you a good smoker" - lol

Interesting stuff wit hthe train/tram tickets. After that guy fought the ticket on the basis of a loop hole the every reliable and honest bracks govgernment closed that loop hole quick than your could say "there will be no tolls on the scoreby freeway".

My gripe is similar to the pizza one. Its when your hungry and you eat hot chips but your to impatient to wait til they cool down that little bit. When they start going down your throat really hot and hurt like buggery going down but then you can't find a drink anywhere so instead the chip goes all the way down your throat burning like hell.

Hatsudai · Post by **Hatsudai** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:00 pm

Hardy wrote:
Hatsudai wrote:
(PS its still Feckin cheap compared to Tokyo )
I'm curious... whats the Tokyo equivelent?

Hourly/daily/monthly tickets arent really used so much, you usually just pay from station to station, its hard to give an idea cos it depends where you are goin.

My monthly ticket to work costs about 210 bucks aussie

@Valuetime, yep it rules but at a price!

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:41 pm

hatsudai, i just want them to do the suica card thing here...

i liked just touching my wallet to the little scanner as you walk through the barriers. you don't even have to break stride! it saved me two seconds every single trip!

score!

Hatsudai · Post by **Hatsudai** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:02 pm

valuetime wrote: i liked just touching my wallet to the little scanner as you walk through the barriers. you don't even have to break stride! it saved me two seconds every single trip!

2 seconds in Tokyo is like an hour Melb time!

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:14 pm

Got 2 teeth pulled on Thursday arvo. Bled for about 2 hours. No real pain during procedure, just the horrible wet-stick snapping sound when the teeth broke free.

Mouth feels like ninth layer of hell now. Centimeter deep holes in my gums. Doped up on Panadiene Forte. Amazed I managed to make it to Bad Company last night. Can't eat anything hard. Can't eat or drink anything hot. Can't stop fucking tounging the holes in my mouth.

The horrible thing is, it's all in preparation for braces in 2 weeks. Braces at the age of 22. Fuck.

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:41 pm

You are not alone, Ollie. I had braces at 22 for about a year, ostensibly because my emerging wisdom teeth had undone much of the good done by the braces I had at 15.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:29 am

Fucking sick....

and where the fuck is our summer...

Weed and DVD's it is then today.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:59 pm

Summers coming fents. 30 tomoz ... 37 on tues.

B0mBjAcK · Post by **B0mBjAcK** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:04 pm

cunts being grumpy at you when your trying to help them.

30 n 37 just when I have to work! great!

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:11 pm

Housemates who don't wash dishes, just let them pile up, GRRR! F&^%en wash a plate! How hard is it?!

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:17 am

Fucking Nova FM on at work....

Killing me quickly....

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:26 am

almost as bad as 101.1 mk... and the big sign on the stereo "DO NOT CHANGE THE STATION". I actually watched the clock once, and they had ads going for a 20mins +....

mkultra · Post by **mkultra** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:26 am

fucking australian idol songs on the radio....

doing my fucking head in....

isn't there already a Craiug David, why do we need an shite white australian version...

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:39 am

no friggin air-con in a (brand new) office

today isn't too bad, tomorrow is gonna be a killer

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:46 am

breaksRbest wrote: tomorrow is gonna be a killer

Yes it will, 37 or so. When my old office aircon broke down, they had massive factory style pedistal fans, noisy as f*#k but they worked.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:48 am

mkultra wrote:Fucking Nova FM on at work....

Killing me quickly....

i hear ya Mkultra, i cop the same thing here at work. Drives me crazy some times but i like having some music, so i bear with it.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:57 am

people being fucktards: ie.

the dude with michael jackson gloves, fubu jacket and bandana who ran out infront of my car on saturday and made me come to a screeching holt. he then put his hands on the bonnet and told me to STOP.

then his mates came around and bashed the windows.... lucky i kept the momemtem of the car going and it freaked this wastoid out that he had to move.

was i in an attempted car jacking?

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:59 am

Where were you Karl? What road?

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:02 pm

Corner of Collins and King Street, they tried the car before mine as well.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:06 pm

Probably were trying to jack you, the gloves could have been so no prints were left????

Fukn tools

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:08 pm

or it really was michael jackson refilming "Just Beat It" (or whatever the song is actually called)

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:09 pm

Thank goodness I have claws of steel. That scared em.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:10 pm

lynt wrote:Thank goodness I have claws of steel. That scared em.

You sure it wasn't the screaming like a school girl that scared them off.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:11 pm

quick wrote:
lynt wrote:Thank goodness I have claws of steel. That scared em.
You sure it wasn't the screaming like a school girl that scared them off.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:33 pm

quick wrote:
lynt wrote:Thank goodness I have claws of steel. That scared em.
You sure it wasn't the screaming like a school girl that scared them off.

hehe funny!

Glad to hear you got away Lynt, that shit is messed up. I would have ran over one of their feet for good measure.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:36 pm

I wasn't stopping man...

sure put me in a good mood though!

Realm Korrupt · Post by **Realm Korrupt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:42 pm

Thats f#%ked up Lynty! Maybe ya should have started waving ya arms and yelling FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAP! That woulda scared em!

Post by **lynt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:47 pm

Aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahah

Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:02 pm

Lizkins wrote:
mkultra wrote:Fucking Nova FM on at work....

Killing me quickly....
i hear ya Mkultra, i cop the same thing here at work. Drives me crazy some times but i like having some music, so i bear with it.

im back at work. some people play shite radio. but its all too easy for me really, im currently blasting some thick boymerang basslines out of my SUBWOOFER. no that was not a typo. i certainly have a sub setup on my g4 at work. (g5 got rolled out to some bastard in the studio)

actually there is my gripe. having to go back to the g4 after having the g5 for several months.