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Re: Charming Conductor and unpreparted passengeHow the LIRR and Nassau PD Conspire Against Commuters |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Thu Jan 10 11:28:58 2008, in response to Re: How the LIRR and Nassau PD Conspire Against Commuters, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Jan 10 11:19:17 2008. One time, I boarded a Metro-North train on the Harlem line headed for Grand Central. I don't remember whether there was no ticket machine or I didn't have time to buy a ticket. It was a late night train.At any rate, this very lovely 40-something conductor comes by and asks me for a ticket. I was thinking about something else and remembered "Oh, yeah, I didn't buy one yet." So Ireached in my pockets and pullled out bills, coins etc., counted it up and realized I didn't have enough. Instead of giving a lecture, the conductress turned her charm setting to "high" and while talking to me sold me a Senior citizen ticket (I did have enough money for that). If she had twirled her charm dial to "maximum" the MTA police would have had to give me a summons for melting into a puddle all over the car floor and causing the floor to be slippery for other passengers. She did a good job of salvaging a paid ticket out of this, winning my trust, shaming me for not coming prepared with a ticket or enough money for the train, and putting her smiling face in my head, where it still is to this day.... |
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