At 09:50 PM 9/5/98 +0200, the Otter wrote:
>How I love those train/bus ticket machines, for example;
The electric trams in Melbourne, which were once served by friendly
fare-collecting conductors who helped little old ladies and mothers with
prams and somehow caused thugs and noisy children to control themselves
just by their presence,
>always ready to serve you without a murmur. If only everything were so
>efficient...
Damien Broderick