Ticket Machine

February 3, 2006 @ 10:12 pm · Filed under Musings

Went to collect my tickets from the fast ticket machine for coming home on 17th Feb. I know it’s early, but otherwise I’ll forget or be in a rush on the day and not have the time to get them if I’m not to miss my train.

Put my card in the machine, expecting it to prompt for the confirmation code I had in my other hand. The card came out I put it away. “Searching” it said, suddenly, no confirmation code asked for, it said “Printing” and my ticket details on the screen that it said was printing. They’ve done away with the silly code, how cool.

Suddenly *BANG* out shoots ticket number one. Not into the tray, oh no, skittering across the floor of the station. 10 metre projection at least. I hurry to pick it up, *BANG* ticket number two comes out, misses my outstretched hand and hits the lady operating the machine next to me. Just as I think it’s all over and I go to apologise *BANG* my receipt is spewed out in the same fashion, this time missing me and impacting with the ticket inspector who had just made her way over to come to my aid with the clearly defective machine. Don’t you just love technology?

   

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