Comments on: I fought the law, and the law (as usual) won http://www.ditdotdat.org/bigcity/2006/11/i-fought-the-law-and-the-law-as-usual-won/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nick http://www.ditdotdat.org/bigcity/2006/11/i-fought-the-law-and-the-law-as-usual-won/#comment-156 Nick Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.ditdotdat.org/bigcity/2006/11/i-fought-the-law-and-the-law-as-usual-won/#comment-156 I've been operating the same fare dodging practice as you but against a different principal namely: if they want my money they ought to come and get it. It's akin to having a shop unstaffed and asking customers to leave their money on the counter, as if... I find that paying the fines is far cheaper than buying a ticket each day. I’ve been operating the same fare dodging practice as you but against a different principal namely: if they want my money they ought to come and get it. It’s akin to having a shop unstaffed and asking customers to leave their money on the counter, as if…

I find that paying the fines is far cheaper than buying a ticket each day.

]]> By: blogmywiki http://www.ditdotdat.org/bigcity/2006/11/i-fought-the-law-and-the-law-as-usual-won/#comment-140 blogmywiki Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:22:15 +0000 http://www.ditdotdat.org/bigcity/2006/11/i-fought-the-law-and-the-law-as-usual-won/#comment-140 Tannoy announcement a Charing Cross last night: "Trains are being delayed due to congestion in the London Bridge area. This is being caused by late running of previous services." So they did give a reason: the trains are late <i>because they are late</i>. Left me stroking my beard, I can tell you. Tannoy announcement a Charing Cross last night: “Trains are being delayed due to congestion in the London Bridge area. This is being caused by late running of previous services.”

So they did give a reason: the trains are late because they are late.

Left me stroking my beard, I can tell you.

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