tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post389517464759479385..comments2023-10-12T00:07:25.722+13:00Comments on roarprawn: OF TRAINS AND WANKERSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-65583543801821547142008-11-24T18:39:00.000+13:002008-11-24T18:39:00.000+13:00The Pom was probably recruited by the Unions after...The Pom was probably recruited by the Unions after it became KiwiRail - there used to be heaps of them as the mainstay of the Railway Unions and causing petty officious problems like that - back to the future, thanks Cullen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-43575946045166479702008-11-24T15:54:00.000+13:002008-11-24T15:54:00.000+13:00For some reason never really had problems with the...For some reason never really had problems with the train conductors in Asia. But then I did play the 'dumb foreigner can't speak the local lingo' card so they couldn't be bothered enforcing them.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680274679737065263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-68977400194766114212008-11-24T10:13:00.000+13:002008-11-24T10:13:00.000+13:00It's very good value because all us Porsche Cayenn...It's very good value because all us Porsche Cayenne driving wankers in Auckland subsidise it through our fuel tax :-)Bryan Spondrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242379800565861852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-60850966646751306092008-11-24T08:14:00.000+13:002008-11-24T08:14:00.000+13:00LOL isn't the smallness of NZ interesting - have f...LOL isn't the smallness of NZ interesting - have friends in Rangitumau so know exactly what your bit of paradise must look like.winohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006694018337225608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-44653960823083795642008-11-24T00:12:00.000+13:002008-11-24T00:12:00.000+13:00The inconsistent enforcement of the rules thing re...The inconsistent enforcement of the rules thing really grates me too.<BR/><BR/>I hope you snuck your pack back when he wasn't looking.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-45508930871662337982008-11-23T19:34:00.000+13:002008-11-23T19:34:00.000+13:00We know all about grumpy train conductors - contro...We know all about grumpy train conductors - control freaks. My wife and I almost got chucked off the Jung-frau train at the last stop before you go into the mountain by an officious Swiss Miss. All because we did not have our Eurail documentation with us - we had shown it at the station in Grindelwald when buying our tickets and then put it back in the safe in our hotel room as we were not told to take it with us.<BR/><BR/>The bolshy Swiss Miss (god forbid if she was a Mrs I would hate to be her husband) inferred we were ripping off the system. The train was held up for close to 5 minutes while we debated the issue with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com