You were being transferred to a new facility, and inmates aren’t expected pay a fare.
He was behind schedule. If he could catch up, he wouldn’t be penalized. That’s real money for him personally. The fare goes to his company.
Your last post is a TIL once you have peed yourself, public transit has all sorts of unspoken rules.
Posted a minute before this one. Nice catch.
Thanks!
Admittedly, it helped that I already had OP tagged as “worrying incel.”
Ooo, you can do that?
Yup! I’m using connect and if I click the three dots at the bottom right of a comment, one of the options is “add user note.” I find it super helpful!
What am I tagged as?
I haven’t tagged you. Sorry!
What advice do you have for me?
Therapy.
Your analysis of your own interactions seems wildly off. I would talk to a professional. You seem fairly young so if your parents have extended benefits, they may still cover you.
I only read the rule that implies that. I did not pee my pants
In Japan the bus drivers went on strike by offering passengers free rides rather than leave them stranded
In America, if they did that, the bus company would sue the drivers for the cost of fuel and wear/tear on the bus.
And win.
Possibly because that bus system has no fare, or they were having an exasperating day, or you are so bad at paying a fare that its easier just to have you sit down?
We all know which one it is.
The public bus system doesn’t want you to know this one simple trick…
Where i am if the ticketing machine is down the diver will ask people to take a seat without paying. They usually use the same phrase as your driver.
Because they don’t have change?
Happened to me before. The ATM only gives out 20s but the driver only wants small coins, only cash is accepted.
It happened in several countries and it’s still a mystery to me how you’re supposed to get small change when you’re fresh off the airplane or something (or why they don’t just take card).
what country are you in, or even what town?
London for example - you don’t pay the bus driver. Theres terminals on the bus to scan your payment card. Distracting the bus driver when there is no need would be annoying
So this is a troll account?
Real life is hilarious if you pay attention
Just because someone’s persona isn’t serious, doesn’t necessarily make them a troll.
It’s Dullbanana. Dude’s probably the youngest in Lemmy dev team iirc.
Most of the time, the fare thru collect is nowhere near enough to pay for the service they offer. However, partially because is capitalism, they can’t give the service to for free because, well, reasons.
The fare is useful to track how many ride different lines at different times of day stuff like that. Plus, it gives a way to count how many people use the service for the purpose of getting grants and whatnot - which is what actually funds the bus service.
So, if the driver is in a hurry for any reason, he’ll often give you a free ride…cause actually paying the fare is, well, kinda for appearances, really…
