Paris Metro ?
Aug 5th 2004, 2:03 am
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"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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> Lennart Petersen writes:
> > Some people, being train,tram or metro enthusiast are possibly keen to
cover
> > the whole system.
> Covering the whole system can easily take a day or more. And anyone
> that enthusiastic can easily afford more than one ticket for the
> purpose.
Yes I'm not arguing particularly against paying.
Generally a day or weekly ticket is the best solution for enthusiasts
covering whole systems,and a carnet for the metro isn't much money.
Just tried to explain the question : "Why would you want to ride the metro
for 3hours?"
The answer is ,simply, there are such persons as we are all different.
And travelling the Metro just for fun isn't so bad, you'll see a lot of
people being in their daily life, the mix of them is likely to differ from
area to area. As a tourist to a foreign city you're likely to spend some
time in the local transport, instead of seeing it as a troublesome way of
transport from A to B one should relax, make observations mix with people
and have fun.
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> Lennart Petersen writes:
> > Some people, being train,tram or metro enthusiast are possibly keen to
cover
> > the whole system.
> Covering the whole system can easily take a day or more. And anyone
> that enthusiastic can easily afford more than one ticket for the
> purpose.
Yes I'm not arguing particularly against paying.
Generally a day or weekly ticket is the best solution for enthusiasts
covering whole systems,and a carnet for the metro isn't much money.
Just tried to explain the question : "Why would you want to ride the metro
for 3hours?"
The answer is ,simply, there are such persons as we are all different.
And travelling the Metro just for fun isn't so bad, you'll see a lot of
people being in their daily life, the mix of them is likely to differ from
area to area. As a tourist to a foreign city you're likely to spend some
time in the local transport, instead of seeing it as a troublesome way of
transport from A to B one should relax, make observations mix with people
and have fun.
Aug 5th 2004, 3:03 am
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[email protected] writes:
> How do you know that she can 'afford' it ?
By the way she is dressed.
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> How do you know that she can 'afford' it ?
By the way she is dressed.
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Aug 5th 2004, 3:04 am
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Miss L. Toe writes:
> Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> Another missed opportunity ?
It was an attempt to defraud the RATP. She can find someone else less
dishonest than myself to serve as her accomplice in crime.
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> Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> Another missed opportunity ?
It was an attempt to defraud the RATP. She can find someone else less
dishonest than myself to serve as her accomplice in crime.
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Aug 5th 2004, 4:11 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] writes:
> > How do you know that she can 'afford' it ?
> By the way she is dressed.
Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
about a month, I barely had enough to buy a métro ticket. However,
my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
expensive.
Anyone who said, 'he can afford to buy a métro ticket' would have been
blowing hot air out of his arse.
just like you're doing now.
> [email protected] writes:
> > How do you know that she can 'afford' it ?
> By the way she is dressed.
Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
about a month, I barely had enough to buy a métro ticket. However,
my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
expensive.
Anyone who said, 'he can afford to buy a métro ticket' would have been
blowing hot air out of his arse.
just like you're doing now.
Aug 5th 2004, 4:11 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> Miss L. Toe writes:
> > Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> > Another missed opportunity ?
> It was an attempt to defraud the RATP. She can find someone else less
> dishonest than myself to serve as her accomplice in crime.
I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
> Miss L. Toe writes:
> > Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> > Another missed opportunity ?
> It was an attempt to defraud the RATP. She can find someone else less
> dishonest than myself to serve as her accomplice in crime.
I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
Aug 5th 2004, 7:26 am
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[email protected] writes:
> Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
I saw her; you did not.
> There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
> about a month, I barely had enough to buy a métro ticket. However,
> my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
> expensive.
So you barely had enough, and thus didn't have to enter the system
fraudulently.
If you could eat, you could buy Métro tickets. And if you couldn't buy
Métro tickets ... you could walk.
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> Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
I saw her; you did not.
> There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
> about a month, I barely had enough to buy a métro ticket. However,
> my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
> expensive.
So you barely had enough, and thus didn't have to enter the system
fraudulently.
If you could eat, you could buy Métro tickets. And if you couldn't buy
Métro tickets ... you could walk.
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Aug 5th 2004, 7:27 am
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[email protected] writes:
> I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
> your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
The U.S. government is not a conscious entity, and thus has no dreams at
all.
I'm the type of person who is scrupulously honest in all matters.
Strangely, many people consider this a fault, even though the world
would be a considerably nicer place if everyone were so honest.
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> I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
> your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
The U.S. government is not a conscious entity, and thus has no dreams at
all.
I'm the type of person who is scrupulously honest in all matters.
Strangely, many people consider this a fault, even though the world
would be a considerably nicer place if everyone were so honest.
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Aug 5th 2004, 10:37 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] writes:
> > Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
> I saw her; you did not.
I see sexy bints every day in the métro. I don't automatically
assume that they're rolling in money, just because they're well-
dressed.
> > There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
> > about a month, I barely had enough to buy a m?tro ticket. However,
> > my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
> > expensive.
> So you barely had enough, and thus didn't have to enter the system
> fraudulently.
I didn't 'enter the system' fraudulently.
> If you could eat, you could buy M?tro tickets. And if you couldn't buy
> M?tro tickets ... you could walk.
How fortunate we are that the world isn't in black and white, as you
appear to perceive it.
Take someone who has just enough to buy a meal, _or_ buy a métro ticket
to attend an interview on the other side of Paris.
I took the choice: I spent two hours walking to the interview. I got
the job, and all that's in the past now, but I don't automatically
condemn those whose situations I am completely ignorant of.
> [email protected] writes:
> > Complete rubbish, like most of what you post.
> I saw her; you did not.
I see sexy bints every day in the métro. I don't automatically
assume that they're rolling in money, just because they're well-
dressed.
> > There was a time when I was hard-pushed for money. Over a period of
> > about a month, I barely had enough to buy a m?tro ticket. However,
> > my clothes, bought whilst money was still in plentiful supply, were
> > expensive.
> So you barely had enough, and thus didn't have to enter the system
> fraudulently.
I didn't 'enter the system' fraudulently.
> If you could eat, you could buy M?tro tickets. And if you couldn't buy
> M?tro tickets ... you could walk.
How fortunate we are that the world isn't in black and white, as you
appear to perceive it.
Take someone who has just enough to buy a meal, _or_ buy a métro ticket
to attend an interview on the other side of Paris.
I took the choice: I spent two hours walking to the interview. I got
the job, and all that's in the past now, but I don't automatically
condemn those whose situations I am completely ignorant of.
Aug 5th 2004, 10:37 am
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Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] writes:
> > I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
> > your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
> The U.S. government is not a conscious entity, and thus has no dreams at
> all.
> I'm the type of person who is scrupulously honest in all matters.
> Strangely, many people consider this a fault, even though the world
> would be a considerably nicer place if everyone were so honest.
*plonk*
> [email protected] writes:
> > I bet you're the sort the US government has wet dreams about: 'denounce
> > your neighbour !! Tell us about anything suspicious !!'
> The U.S. government is not a conscious entity, and thus has no dreams at
> all.
> I'm the type of person who is scrupulously honest in all matters.
> Strangely, many people consider this a fault, even though the world
> would be a considerably nicer place if everyone were so honest.
*plonk*
Aug 5th 2004, 11:09 am
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Yes indeed, I would certainly have suggested that dinner would also be
included in the deal..........
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote:
>
> > The Métro is very heavily subsidized and it is not expensive. I rather
> > shocked a pretty young woman yesterday when she asked if she could pass
> > through the turnstile with me and I said "no." She can afford to buy a
> > ticket.
> >
>
> Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> Another missed opportunity ?
included in the deal..........
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote:
>
> > The Métro is very heavily subsidized and it is not expensive. I rather
> > shocked a pretty young woman yesterday when she asked if she could pass
> > through the turnstile with me and I said "no." She can afford to buy a
> > ticket.
> >
>
> Maybe it was a chat-up line.....
> Another missed opportunity ?
Aug 5th 2004, 12:30 pm
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[email protected] writes:
> I see sexy bints every day in the métro. I don't automatically
> assume that they're rolling in money, just because they're well-
> dressed.
One need not be rolling in money to buy a Métro ticket. Even vagrants
can afford Métro tickets.
> I didn't 'enter the system' fraudulently.
That's what I said. You had money to pay for tickets, like everyone
else.
> How fortunate we are that the world isn't in black and white, as you
> appear to perceive it.
There's nothing black and white about my perception, although it tends
to be relentlessly objective.
Paris is a small city. You can walk from one point to another if you
don't have money for Métro tickets. But Métro tickets are very cheap.
A Métro ticket is far less expensive than a cup of coffee or a sandwich.
> Take someone who has just enough to buy a meal, _or_ buy a métro ticket
> to attend an interview on the other side of Paris.
What about him? If he only has enough money for one or the other, he
won't survive long enough to hear the results of the interview.
> I took the choice: I spent two hours walking to the interview. I got
> the job, and all that's in the past now, but I don't automatically
> condemn those whose situations I am completely ignorant of.
I don't automatically assume that anyone defrauding the Métro system is
doing so because she is too poor to pay for it.
One thing I've learned is that people who ask for money or handouts are
not necessarily the same people who actually need them.
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> I see sexy bints every day in the métro. I don't automatically
> assume that they're rolling in money, just because they're well-
> dressed.
One need not be rolling in money to buy a Métro ticket. Even vagrants
can afford Métro tickets.
> I didn't 'enter the system' fraudulently.
That's what I said. You had money to pay for tickets, like everyone
else.
> How fortunate we are that the world isn't in black and white, as you
> appear to perceive it.
There's nothing black and white about my perception, although it tends
to be relentlessly objective.
Paris is a small city. You can walk from one point to another if you
don't have money for Métro tickets. But Métro tickets are very cheap.
A Métro ticket is far less expensive than a cup of coffee or a sandwich.
> Take someone who has just enough to buy a meal, _or_ buy a métro ticket
> to attend an interview on the other side of Paris.
What about him? If he only has enough money for one or the other, he
won't survive long enough to hear the results of the interview.
> I took the choice: I spent two hours walking to the interview. I got
> the job, and all that's in the past now, but I don't automatically
> condemn those whose situations I am completely ignorant of.
I don't automatically assume that anyone defrauding the Métro system is
doing so because she is too poor to pay for it.
One thing I've learned is that people who ask for money or handouts are
not necessarily the same people who actually need them.
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Aug 5th 2004, 12:31 pm
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randee writes:
> Yes indeed, I would certainly have suggested that dinner would also be
> included in the deal..........
Dinner would be orders of magnitude more expensive than a Métro ticket,
so if I'm not willing to pay for the latter I'd hardly be willing to pay
for the former (and in any case she did not ask).
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> Yes indeed, I would certainly have suggested that dinner would also be
> included in the deal..........
Dinner would be orders of magnitude more expensive than a Métro ticket,
so if I'm not willing to pay for the latter I'd hardly be willing to pay
for the former (and in any case she did not ask).
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Aug 5th 2004, 2:56 pm
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Heh, the point is, did you ask? She might have accepted a dinner
invitation - maybe even dancing afterwards.........
Don't know unless you ask.
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Mxsmanic wrote:
>
> randee writes:
>
> > Yes indeed, I would certainly have suggested that dinner would also be
> > included in the deal..........
>
> Dinner would be orders of magnitude more expensive than a Métro ticket,
> so if I'm not willing to pay for the latter I'd hardly be willing to pay
> for the former (and in any case she did not ask).
>
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invitation - maybe even dancing afterwards.........
Don't know unless you ask.
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Mxsmanic wrote:
>
> randee writes:
>
> > Yes indeed, I would certainly have suggested that dinner would also be
> > included in the deal..........
>
> Dinner would be orders of magnitude more expensive than a Métro ticket,
> so if I'm not willing to pay for the latter I'd hardly be willing to pay
> for the former (and in any case she did not ask).
>
> --
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Aug 5th 2004, 10:12 pm
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randee writes:
> Heh, the point is, did you ask?
No.
> She might have accepted a dinner invitation - maybe even
> dancing afterwards.........
Why would I want to invite her to dinner or dancing? I don't even know
her.
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> Heh, the point is, did you ask?
No.
> She might have accepted a dinner invitation - maybe even
> dancing afterwards.........
Why would I want to invite her to dinner or dancing? I don't even know
her.
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Aug 5th 2004, 10:18 pm
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"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> randee writes:
> > Heh, the point is, did you ask?
> No.
> > She might have accepted a dinner invitation - maybe even
> > dancing afterwards.........
> Why would I want to invite her to dinner or dancing? I don't even know
> her.
Well as she made the first move, maybe she would have invited you to dinner
and.....
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> randee writes:
> > Heh, the point is, did you ask?
> No.
> > She might have accepted a dinner invitation - maybe even
> > dancing afterwards.........
> Why would I want to invite her to dinner or dancing? I don't even know
> her.
Well as she made the first move, maybe she would have invited you to dinner
and.....
