Yesterday, i was returning from a visit to a very special lady i saw in Dublin. Was on top of the world after a fantastic night with her.
Now i dont drive yet so i was coming home by train. Had booked an online ticket for the 9am train from dublin to kerry.
As luck would have it, i was actually early and was able to make the 7am train. At the turnstile in Heuston, i asked the guy at the departure gate was it ok to go on this train, I would've waited no hassle for the later train but he told me no probs, train wasnt full.
So i settle down and daydream about the previous night i had spent with my favourite lady and what a fantastic time i had, always do :o
An hour or so later, guy comes along checking tickets. Sour faced prick he was too. Handed him my ticket. He looks at it, looks at me, looks at the ticket again, then puffs out his chest and goes "you're not supposed to be on this train" in his most prickish, im a big fat prick, voice of authority.
I reply without even looking at him, "I was told at Heuston i could travel on this train."
He says "you're not in Heuston anymore boyo, you're on my train now and thats an €80 fine"
I sit bolt upright, throw my hoodie off my head, look him straight in the eye and say "you're not getting a penny off me"
So what does Mr. Cunty McBolloxface do, calls another member of staff, tells him im a fare jumper and that when the train stops in Mallow, im to be escorted to an office where i'll be dealt with, guards called if necessary.
The other guys sits down beside me, in fairness, he was pretty cool and explained the guy in Heuston should NOT have told me i was allowed to travel on the train.
We get to mallow and im brought to an office to meet with the stationmaster or some shite. He reels off the same twaddle as the prick who is out to get me.
I tell him categorically, im not paying the fine. They reel off some stupid set of rules about travelling on different trains blah blah blah. I say "i paid for a ticket, i paid for a seat, I didnt take anybodys seat, the train was half empty, not as if i didnt pay at all. Not my fault if you people get your wires crossed and one of you tells me i can travel on the train, and the other cant. Make your minds up and stop shifting the posts to suit yourselves" and on and on it goes.
Eventually after a half hour or more, they say i can go, but if im ever caught doing that again, the guards will be informed and i will be black listed from travelling with Iarnroid Eireann.
Moral of the story? I wont get caught again, so fuck you Irish Rail, bunch of in-bred fucktards
Was i wrong doing what i did, should i have just waited for the right train and should i have paid the fine and just let it be?
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24-07-10, 14:37Navillus04Guantanamo Bay - Irish Style
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24-07-10, 14:45WestsidexDont let it go. Threaten them legally as in verbally by you, not officially. Get hold of some personal person in their head office and explain the situation and ask them what they are going to do about it. Never ever take the ball off them,always let them have the ball and kick it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navillus04
Whats wrong is that you were probably his only job all day besides checking tickets. He only did it to make himself look good in his job, so thats why you shoudlnt let it go. Get onto them and ask them what happens next.
Put some pressure on them,
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24-07-10, 14:48Navillus04I was thinking the same thing myself, im not a legal expert, but i dont think they had any right to escort me off the train and question me like they did, im still hugely pissed off about itQuote:
Originally Posted by Westsidex
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24-07-10, 14:53WestsidexGet onto them and push it and they will never try it again. They have no balls, none. Get onto a senior staff member in their HQ and ask them what now? Where does your future traveling on trains go to now that you can be escorted off the train for nothing. Tell them you have no peace of mind traveling by train now.Quote:
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put a bit of pressure on them,
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24-07-10, 14:56MilfminxQuote:
Originally Posted by Navillus04
This kind of attitude is one of the reasons I do not use public transport, I would certainly not let this go, make a few notes of what happened so that you have your facts right.
I take it the train you were on was going Hueston to Tralee and you get off at Killarney , so cannot understand what the problem was , get some advice on this , as you state yourself you paid for a seat, you occupied your seat so why ?
And then for your future sanity start driving !!!!!!
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24-07-10, 15:01Navillus04Yeah,maybe getting in their face and putting the pressure on them and not letting it go might get me somewhere. If its one thing i can do, its be an irritating prick when i feel ive been wronged, they havent heard the last of me :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Westsidex
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24-07-10, 15:06Navillus04Its certainly opened my eyes Ms. Minx, i could understand maybe if i hadnt paid at all, but i did and there was no difference in price for the tickets that day. I had no problem in waiting for the later train either but i thought i was safe when i got the go ahead at heuston. If i thought i was taking someones seat, i would not have got on the train or i would have gladly given it up and stood for the rest of the journey, the attitude i got just made me sickQuote:
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24-07-10, 22:36Toolbox
What a bunch of knobs they are. The 1st one sounds like a proper little Hitler.
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24-07-10, 22:41benin
i really hate to say you are right nav...but ffs you cant let this sit..follow the bastards and sue them ...ffs if the train was full then fair enough...
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24-07-10, 22:43Navillus04All he was missing was the little square moustacheQuote:
Originally Posted by Toolbox
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24-07-10, 22:45Navillus04Shit benny, you saying im right, is this for real lol? im pretty laid back and nothing really gets to me but that guy who did the bad cop routine, he really got on my titsQuote:
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24-07-10, 22:48Navillus04
If my special lady is reading this, id go through it all over again in a heartbeat for another night with you :o xxx
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24-07-10, 22:55ber
I imagine u have no legal recourse as they were within their rights to do what they did (all be it not in a very consumer friendly fashion) . U should have gone to the ticket office in heuston and seen would they exchange it . I quite sure that if not printed on
the ticket it self there are notices stating the ticket is only valid for the journeys its issued for.
I dont agree with how they handled it, in fairness when the train wasnt full if he just said look ure not allowed do this,in future u
must have the correct ticket for the train ure travelling on.
The problem i presume is that if trains were full and u had people using tickets from other times u could have serious overcrowding.
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24-07-10, 23:00Navillus04I appreciate that Ber, and like i said earlier i had no problem waiting the train i was supposed to be on except the guy in heuston on the turnstile said there was no problem and even with that, i would have wholeheartedly stood for the entire journey if i thought i was depriving someone else of their paid seat. What i dont like, is the attitude of the guy who just cos he had a uniform on thought he could act like a cunt and push me aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by ber
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24-07-10, 23:08berIm not condoning his attitude, but i assume u werent threatend or intimidated just told what the sanctions were,so the point imQuote:
Originally Posted by Navillus04
making is they were within their rights therefore u really have no recourse unless u make a complaint against his attitude and
then seeing as he probably has broken no rules its just ure word against his, I think u know how that will pan out
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24-07-10, 23:11benintis a long walk from dublin to kerry lolQuote:
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24-07-10, 23:13Navillus04Oh i totally accept what you are saying Ber and i know i did break the rules, but what im peeved about is the fact that one guy said i was doing nothing wrong and the other hauls me out for questioning? Which i still think he prob didnt have the right to do?Quote:
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24-07-10, 23:31MonkeynutI agree with the sentiments expressed on this thread and Im surprised I even find myself agreeing with that numpty with the stupid avatar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navillus04
As has been pointed out Irish Rail were right in what they did but NOT right in how they went about it. I would have a go at them by means of a complaint in writing and demand an apology. It wont get the guys that did it up against a firing squad at dawn but you might just get a little satisfaction from it! -
24-07-10, 23:33benini think bers avatar is lovely leave him aloneQuote:
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24-07-10, 23:34Monkeynut
Benny you're a tool
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24-07-10, 23:36benini agree lolQuote:
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24-07-10, 23:36Navillus04I thought i was the tool?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkeynut
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24-07-10, 23:39beninno your a wamkerQuote:
Originally Posted by Navillus04
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24-07-10, 23:40Navillus04order is restored :DQuote:
Originally Posted by benin
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24-07-10, 23:41berResults
The results of all this is that Navillus will now always travel on the correct train
Also he will mutter profanaties under his breath everytime he sees a ticket collector on a train
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24-07-10, 23:43Navillus04Ah not quite correct Ber, see one of my previous posts for making an exception for my special ladyQuote:
Originally Posted by ber
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24-07-10, 23:54anon361
I've read your post and the replies and I surprised nobody has pointed out where you went wrong, so let me enlighten you, don't were a bloody hoody FFS, your always going to get threated like shit, the general consensus is Hoody=Scum. If it were a Ryanair plane everyone would be saying you were silly, why would you just accept the word of a guy at a turnstile:confused:
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24-07-10, 23:58Navillus04Hoodies are the only thing my generation wear, im a respectable hoodie :DQuote:
Originally Posted by anon361
Im now thinking that guy at the turnstile wasnt properly awake at that time of the morning, but jeez, you would expect him to know things like that, he's a ticket checker after all, it aint rocket science :confused: