AnimalCrossingPerson
Please respect GDPR
I won't delve into too much detail, but on Fridays I get the bus into town and back home again in the morning and evening. The same fares collector is on the bus both ways. In the mornings she collects my almighty ?1.50 a few minutes after I get on, but on the evening journey she doesn't seem to bother. Not sure if she's too busy on her phone to notice me or just can't be bothered climbing to the upper deck. Either way, it results in a free ride for myself.
Now, is it wrong for me to just sit there, unnoticed as someone who has yet to pay up, or should I emphatically shout "take my money!"? I think we can all agree that taking up a seat and not paying (unless you're elderly or have a mental condition, but let's not get into that debate) isn't the right thing to do, but when the fares collector isn't doing their job properly...? I've noticed other people not get asked for money, a ticket or what have you, so it's not as if I sometimes turn into a ghost. WooOOoo!
So... yeah. Am I a filthy criminal who deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law or am I just an innocent traveller? As a sidenote, these fare collectors seem to have to work very long shifts so I wouldn't really accuse any of them for wanting to go home and have a good snooze. Apparently they get drug tests too? For the drivers I guess it makes sense, even though you're not exactly going to crash from having a few puffs of everyone's favourite plant the night before, but for fare collectors? Come on now.
tl;dr: Sometimes I don't get asked to pay on the bus.
Now, is it wrong for me to just sit there, unnoticed as someone who has yet to pay up, or should I emphatically shout "take my money!"? I think we can all agree that taking up a seat and not paying (unless you're elderly or have a mental condition, but let's not get into that debate) isn't the right thing to do, but when the fares collector isn't doing their job properly...? I've noticed other people not get asked for money, a ticket or what have you, so it's not as if I sometimes turn into a ghost. WooOOoo!
So... yeah. Am I a filthy criminal who deserves to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law or am I just an innocent traveller? As a sidenote, these fare collectors seem to have to work very long shifts so I wouldn't really accuse any of them for wanting to go home and have a good snooze. Apparently they get drug tests too? For the drivers I guess it makes sense, even though you're not exactly going to crash from having a few puffs of everyone's favourite plant the night before, but for fare collectors? Come on now.
tl;dr: Sometimes I don't get asked to pay on the bus.