Today, my train was canceled so my ticket expired by the time another train arrived. I was fined $90 by ticket inspectors 'cause my claim that the early train didn't run was "unsubstantiated". Leaving the train I was pushed by the crowd, fell, lost a shoe and had to walk home with one bare foot. FML
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Today, I'd purchased a ticket for the train on my mobile app. Some idiot pushed past me on his way out and in the process makes me drop my phone, ruining it. A conductor then came to check my ticket and I got fined 150 dollars. FML
Today, I hopped on a tram without a ticket to travel one stop in order to save 5 minutes off my walk. Instead, I got a $230 fine and ended up 15 minutes further away from my destination. FML
Today, I took the train home to save a few dollars on an Uber fare. I fell asleep on the train, got a fine for travelling outside of my paid zone, and had to take an even longer Uber home than it would have been from where I started. FML
Today, I was on the bus, when the inspector asked to see my ticket. I couldn't find it, and ended up being kicked off the bus while a few of the other passengers jeered at me. I found my ticket on the long walk home, buried in my pocket. FML
Today, I had to run for the train, but because of my bad foot and limping they held the train, much to people's displeasure. No one let me sit down, so for the 20 minute journey, I stood. With a bad foot. FML
Today, I was waiting for the train. It arrived, I got on and the woman behind me stepped on the back of my shoe. My shoe came flying off and landed in the gutter between the train and the platform. The doors closed, the train pulled away. FML
Today, I ran for the train that was about to leave. I tried to hold the doors open with my leg and got stuck. The conductor just yelled out how unbelievable and ridiculous I was and waited 2 minutes to finally release me. Everyone was laughing at me. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided to start an argument and storm off the train we were on. Two stops later, ticket inspectors hopped on the train. He had our tickets. FML
Today, I forgot to pay for my train ride for the first time. Today was also the first time I've ever seen transit security checking for people's tickets and kicking offenders off. FML
Today, I was sitting waiting for my train for a long while. When it finally came, I had pins and needles in my foot. When I got up, I fell and unsuccessfully stumbled towards the train. The doors closed and it left without me. FML
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allmidnighteyes 10
You could've hopped home like Peter Cottontail hoppin' down the bunny trail. Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way...
emilysanftwsom 0
FYL.
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Comments (49)
itsnotfair 0
i bet you 20 bucks it was connex! i almost missed an important exam because of them!
ravestradamus 0
of course it was connex! i take the v line train practically everyday and they're such sweethearts, if you don't have time to buy a ticket or whatever they help you out. I've been caught out more than once and they've always been so good about it. obviously it's not viable to have conductors on all the city trains, but thank god i live in the "country"!
god_damn_me 0
Before i saw where you live, i read your whole entry and thought to myself "this could only happen in melbourne". hahah, damn MTM.
god_damn_me 0
correction. damn you connex (god damn me)
blacklite69 0
WHY was I not surprised to look down and see "Victoria, Australia" at the bottom of your post? Bloody connex. I feel ya.
Wooloff 0
//makes a note to avoid the trains if I'm ever in Australia!
pig_dancer 0
connex gtfo
onemilliontacos 0
threaten legal action. email/write to them informing them of the situation (in really official looking language), let them know you are prepared to "lawyer up" essentially, if you have to talk to a legal team (free to most uni students :) ) my cousin has gotten out of like 3 connex fines this way. they kept sending "final notices" and he kept ignoring them. now they don't bother him at all.
thefury 0
ydi who the hell uses the train any more?
leahwoodzy 0
When it rains, it pours.
liam_oshea 3
I could hit the metlink ticket inspectors right in the face
georgia_pine 15
Well, in the words of Sam Winchester "I lost my shoe :'( "