Why Are Aussies So Hated?

Racist.

Fucking shit place.

Reading the article it is managed by an "electronic system", i.e. the swipe card is the authentication.

The second you had to hire a human being to attend the cage is the second it becomes untenable from a financial perspective.

I like the idea but it does create a false expectation regarding security- and that's never a good thing.

It's not necessary to have a person only dedicated to monitoring the cages. It could be built into the work of other station staff (if indeed there still are station staff ...).

Very few stations are manned any more.

Depends on the station. I think during the day there might only be one person inside the ticket office at most.

Look at any Tesco/Sainsbury- people cost too much, they are being replaced wherever possible.

When it is vital to have a person they will be the lowest paid person that can be considered qualified for that job.

i.e. they won't care about what they are doing as it only pays £4.20 an hour, and they would like people not to bother them so they can finish reading the newspaper.

There is no way the majority of stations are manned Hippy... I lived on the Funkytown line and most of those stations are ghost towns.

PT in Oz is fucking shit.

I went on a night ride from Townsville to Mt Isa, 24 hours, 1000k slow as anything, fucking ace!want to go on the 'Ghan' one day when Im grown up and everything.

Like this seppo?

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25599450-5014090,00.html

there's also nothing stopping a tea leaf from registering for the cages and then just systematically stealing bikes, but i reckon it's not going to be a huge problem - as hippy says we're talking about melbourne, not london, and it will prevent casual vandalism/dickhead kids.

that said, i still wouldn't lock up a nice bike there all day. MUCH better than the current alternatives though.

@balki
ha, funny story^^
no not like that mate, with room service, cuddles, hot chocolate and a blow-job in the morning preferably.

The game is on right now.

what? i thought it was this coming weekend?

That was the preliminary final.. The Granny is this weekend.

Got your ticket yet Balki?

Im in two minds. Its a big expense for a couple of weeks and it means I wont be able to go back for Christmas. Have to speak to my boss today too...

There is no way the majority of stations are manned Hippy... I lived on the Funkytown line and most of those stations are ghost towns.
PT in Oz is fucking shit.

I meant, at most, you will have a guy in a ticket booth and only during the day.
ie. There won't be anyone patrolling the platform watching your bike.

I'm basing this on my Croydon-Hawthorn kinda route, 5 years ago.

Oh, ok...

But you could leave your bike unlocked in Hawthorn... dont know about Croydon though!

The only bike I've ever had stolen was a polo mtb, nicked from a cage outside my office in Hawthorn.

The tea leaves probably lived in Croydon though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQmMh0LBgLQ

The tea leaves probably lived in Croydon though

I know I did.

Oh.. wait..

urgh...

that song was fucking horrible.

gonna have to go with geelong this sat fella's. me grandad's team n all, he's given me the rundown on em.... i'm a nswelshman so.... swans are out!!!

nrl - fucking animals that they are, parra all the way, they've kept outta trouble all year and the likes of sterlo and kenny and eric growth still have an influence as far as how to conduct yourself in the public eye.....

League is a poor spectacle.

@dayno - bulldogs will beat parra, and broncos won't get a look in
its time for another STORM