tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post5644404894861124734..comments2024-03-29T01:42:22.267+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: I did it online and it was easy.Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-74366430902360117432013-02-23T20:49:51.092+10:302013-02-23T20:49:51.092+10:30Delores; I remember bus passes from school days, k...Delores; I remember bus passes from school days, kids had them to travel to and from school all year, but they couldn't be used for weekend trips. We do have some late night bus services, to cater for shift workers I presume and for hotel patrons wishing to get home, possibly after hours office cleaners too, hospital workers etc. The bus that takes me to work for the city has a bus that runs from the city at 11.10 pm, reaching it's destination at 11.30, then there is a return bus which arrives back in the city at close to midnight. I'm sure other routes have the same. <br /><br />Joanne Noragon; that's the best part about living in a city suburb. Plenty of buses and bus stops. Although when I was younger, as little as 15 years ago, my daughter K and I would often ignore the bus stops and walk into the city from a suburb quite a bit further out than the one I am currently living in. <br /><br />Pearl; I love mine, it doesn't get accidentally bent like the paper tickets sometimes did, and the senior part is great for free travel in the specified times. <br /><br />Red Nomad; I used the card because I had to validate the newly loaded rides, but since I had a few rides left it just validated one of those, so I still don't know if the online purchase has worked. All weekend rides are free, so I won't know until Monday when the machine should show many more rides left than 5. If it doesn't I'll be fronting up to the metro office and finding out why. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-51044434603553020402013-02-23T20:04:17.583+10:302013-02-23T20:04:17.583+10:30That seems a bit strange to me - why do you have t...That seems a bit strange to me - why do you have to use your card (and potentially use up your money) when you don't want to?? Hope it worked though!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-68207801171422951722013-02-23T05:43:58.278+10:302013-02-23T05:43:58.278+10:30A metropass is a wonderful thing, and I have one a...A metropass is a wonderful thing, and I have one as well (although mine is not yet senior-related).<br /><br />I, too, am rather good at doing nothing. :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-14940960257695347812013-02-23T02:50:07.511+10:302013-02-23T02:50:07.511+10:30Bummer that you had to take an unneeded bus ride o...Bummer that you had to take an unneeded bus ride on your day off. Too bad it couldn't have been validated online or on the telephone like you can credit and debit cards.<br /><br />Or the other hand, you might not have ever found that butcher shop if you hadn't gone out, so all's well that ends well.<br /><br />Happy weekend!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53440510693117659692013-02-23T01:34:45.697+10:302013-02-23T01:34:45.697+10:30Our nearest bust stop into the city is two miles a...Our nearest bust stop into the city is two miles away. My brother-in-law loves to go to the local baseball games, but hates the hassel of leaving the parking lot. He decided on the bus. He would walk to and from the bus stop! A man thing. After the game he found it was too late to have a bus to the closer stop; he had to get off three miles from home. At midnight he called my sister to get him. He was half way home. In all fairness, he's as old as I am, and put on a lot more miles than I could.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-9667827649410132702013-02-22T23:33:13.372+10:302013-02-22T23:33:13.372+10:30No, I didn't read it right. sorry.No, I didn't read it right. sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-78389635700279548912013-02-22T23:32:24.202+10:302013-02-22T23:32:24.202+10:30Here we have something called a bus pass....specia...Here we have something called a bus pass....special rates for seniors and the disabled and those on assistance. Good for whenever the bus is running. Am I reading this right...you have buses in the middle of the night?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-58287492188474882652013-02-22T20:15:55.634+10:302013-02-22T20:15:55.634+10:30Andrew; 24 rolls for $10, less staff discount. I l...Andrew; 24 rolls for $10, less staff discount. I loaded the ticket this afternoon, then went straight out and took a bus ride. I don't know what would happen if I didn't validate. I didn't read that far. <br /><br />Kath Lockett; I've been using it since October and it has been glitch free so far. <br /><br />Mimsie; the bus rode turned out to be a blessing. I went to a shopping centre I don't usually go to and discovered a family owned butcher shop that sells only locally sourced, humanely raised, South Australian lamb, beef and pork. <br /><br />Tempo; perhaps you could start your own chauffeur service? Failing that, is there any avenue of complaint open to you and the rest of the town? Local government MPs? Councillors?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-77888118520675598032013-02-22T19:29:30.707+10:302013-02-22T19:29:30.707+10:30Oh thats got to suck..I guess the lesson is to put...Oh thats got to suck..I guess the lesson is to put money on it earlier during the week. We dont have that here..we dont even have a publicly funded bus service. It's a company run, pay as you go, bad attitude service that no one really likes.Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-35394766297193065672013-02-22T19:09:37.702+10:302013-02-22T19:09:37.702+10:30They are a great idea especially for we older seni...They are a great idea especially for we older seniors that travel out of peak time. Similar rules apply here in Perth. MOH catches the bus when he has to but only a few times a year. However they are a great idea for seniors who like to go into town to the movies or do a city shop or even used locally.<br />What a pity you had to forgo your day of doing nothing. No peace for the wicked? No, no I don't think you are wicked.....just coining a phrase is all. :)Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-85051357035182193702013-02-22T17:45:05.106+10:302013-02-22T17:45:05.106+10:30Good on you for getting one and I hope that it rem...Good on you for getting one and I hope that it remains good value and glitch-free.MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53114013892530056382013-02-22T16:37:53.006+10:302013-02-22T16:37:53.006+10:3020 rolls for $10, less staff discount. What was th...20 rolls for $10, less staff discount. What was the gap between when you loaded more on to the ticket and the 23/02? What happens if you did not validate it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com