I find people who blame others for power trips are the ones who have their own issues.
I completely disagree with you. I was a lifeguard for years at a wide variety of places, and whenever I would tell someone to stop doing something or deny them a privilege, they would give me the same rant you just did about my "power trips" and failure to be open to an explanation. These people are hired to enforce policies, and if you don't follow them, that's your own fault. Keep in mind "these personality types" don't make the rules, they must enforce them.
Would have loved to- we were on the way to Kaui and Maui, and the flights via LA were more than 50% less than via San Fran
You know, this will sound bizarro, but my hometown zoo walks the elephants outside of the premises, to give them more freedom and movement..I know when I can meet the elephant parade if I walk that area at certain hour..
Heh, well I played organ too, and that's a major biatch to retrain my foot for car pedals.
Mhahahah, that made me laugh. I asked my Swiss Alemand colleague explain this.
On Tuesday, my daughter took the 10.35 h bus from our house to the train station to go to a doctor's appointment at 11.15h. On Wednesday, she took the 10.07 h bus to the train station. She had bought a day ticket on Tuesday and showed that to the inspector when he came on the bus. Big was her surprise that he fined her. She was confused and said that she didn't know the day ticket is only valid for 23 hours instead of 24 hours. The inspector showed her the ticket and the time on the ticket was 09.40 h! According to the ticket, it was bought the previous day at 09.37 h! She explained to the inspector that that is impossible as she was still at home at 09.37 h the previous day. She arrived at the doctor's office shortly before her appointment of 11.15 h.
He was very rude and in tears she took the fine ticket of CHF 100. We went to the SBB office twice and they said that the ticket is clearly printed at 09.37 h and their ticket machines are always correct.
It is very clear that the ticket machine was not correct on Tuesday because my daughter did not buy that ticket in the bus at that time, but exactly an hour later! I have asked if they could at least check with the bus driver. He must have noticed this irregularity at some point in his work day. We did not hear back.
Was the problem one of the machine not having been adjusted for daylight saving?
BUt, are the day tickets actually for 24 hrs? I thought they were for a day, up to something like 3am of the following orning ( having ionce bought 2 day cards at 2300hrs, at the Basel airport, thinking it would do for my two guests over thje next day. NO! It expired in the early hours of the morning javing only been used once for the ride into town from the airport. :-(
Think of it this way: If the conductor closed his eyes and said "Don't do it next time!" and winked at you, maybe you or someone else would do it on purpose and again come up with the same excuse to another conductor.
That's how things work in order in this country. Fines are a part of it. If they were not that high and strict, breaking rules would not be that scary.
Having paid the same fine at a time when I had to jump into a 1st class vagon with a huge suitcase, I will pay utmost attention to not do it again. I recommend you the same.
That's what fines are for or in other words: Learning by paying
ZVV day tickets are valid for 24 hrs.
SBB day tickets are valid for a calendar day plus the following day until 5am.
Thanks for your replies. It is a ZVV ticket that is valid for 24 hours. My daughter left home at 10.30 h on Tuesday, bought this ticket at 10.37 h on the bus and took a bus at 10.07 h the next day. She did not pay for the ride on the bus because she had kept her ticket from the day before. Apparently, the ticket she had received on the bus the day before, did not have the correct time. It was one hour behind. This was only noticed when she got checked. From now on, we will always check the time on the ticket at the moment we buy it. SBB recommanded this as well. I spoke to a bus driver just now, and he suggests that I contact the bus company (they are located just behind where we live ) to see whether they can prove the technical failure on that day. They should be able to find this technical glitch on the disk that is in the ticket machine in the bus. This disk is replaced once per month. They will just need to find the right bus for that route on that day.
I fully agree that when one breaks the rules, one needs to pay the fine. The problem here is that no rules were broken. My daughter was still at home at the time the ticket displays. The bus driver said that these failures happen more when one buys a 24hr ZVV ticket on the machine. What happened on Tuesday, proves that it happens in busses as well. I'll go to the bus company on Monday. From now on, we will always check the time when we buy a ticket. That is a lesson learned!