Kicked off the train - Adelaide to Melbourne, Australia. *The Overlander*
Longhair
journey to Melbourne for the Grand Prix. This was not my first
interstate rail trip across Australia, and it WON'T be my last.
At 2am in the morning, the train pulled into Horsham station and came
to a halt. An unexpected halt that is! Upon looking out the window of
the train I spotted two uniformed policemen talking with my so called
mate "Pat" the conductor.
After a few minutes of discussion, the policemen entered my rail car
and proceeded to ask me to leave the train. Why, because I was smoking
dope in my seat. Yes, I agree, a silly thing to do, but let me tell
all you straightarses out there one thing!
I know who dobbed me in, and god bless her... I don't hate her. I
don't hate her boyfriend either. I didn't even talk to them or look
them in the eye. I just hopes she knows that that very train ride
could may well have been her last. If we hit a few cars somewhere, I
know I went with a smile on my face and not sitting in my seat looking
out the window waiting for it to happen.
Pat, the conductor, well, what can I say? When he entered our rail
car, he made a speech about the trip in front of 60 or more people
with a great big pile of spit on the side of his mouth. Silly prick!
Didn't have the heart to tell him, and neither did anyone else. Good
one Pat!
Why don't all you dickheads out there get a life. I'm not asking you
to smoke dope. I'm asking you to wake up, smell the roses, and LIVE
every fucking day as if it's gonna be your last, because you never
know, one day it will.
Thanks to the two English fella's I met on the train, I know Kevin was
one of you, a Pink Floyd fan!!! I know you guys were right there with
me! Cheerio!
MESSAGE TO ALL CONCERNED:-
I was taken to Horsham Police Station where they held me for 30
minutes, searched me then let me go. No fine, nothing! I had a gram of
dope stashed somewhere, but I'm sure these cops would have told me to
piss off outta there with it if they had of found it.
MESSAGE LEARNT:- What a total waste of my fucking time guys, thanks!!!
---
Longhair!
Perryn Fowler
probably too stoned to notice :)
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Doug Sm... Well, James Kirk actually.
>On March 7th, 1996, I boarded 'The Overlander' in Adelaide at 7pm on a
>journey to Melbourne for the Grand Prix. This was not my first
>interstate rail trip across Australia, and it WON'T be my last.
Snipped here
>MESSAGE LEARNT:- What a total waste of my fucking time guys, thanks!!!
>---
>Longhair!
Well mate, if you think smoking in a public place where smoking is
prohibited is OK then the police let you off lightly. Your case has
little to do with what you smoked and more to do with when you did it.
Other people have a life too. Most of us couldn't care less if you
smoked yourself into a burden on society or not (most long term shit
smokers develop schizophrenia and end up on a disability support
pension)) but every one of us, in defending your right to do as you
please... Demand you don't interfer with our right not to.
If you bother to consider others you might find they'll leave you
alone.
Doug Smith B.SC.
Editor of Qld Computer Trade News
Zebee Johnstone
: long...@dove.mtx.net.au (Longhair) wrote:
: >On March 7th, 1996, I boarded 'The Overlander' in Adelaide at 7pm on a
: >journey to Melbourne for the Grand Prix. This was not my first
: >interstate rail trip across Australia, and it WON'T be my last.
: Snipped here
: >MESSAGE LEARNT:- What a total waste of my fucking time guys, thanks!!!
: Well mate, if you think smoking in a public place where smoking is
: prohibited is OK then the police let you off lightly. Your case has
: little to do with what you smoked and more to do with when you did it.
I note he has also asked for work overon aus.ads.jobs, presumably
thinking that no one reads both groups.
I tend to think that someone's general behaviour outside of
work hours mirrors their behaviour at work. I know plenty of
good techos looking for work who don't have attitude problems.
Hell, I've smoked certain substances on the Overlander many
years ago. I wasn't stupid enough to do it in a carriage or
in a no smoking area. And if I had written it up for a Usenet
group, I wouldn;t have made myself look quite so... unemployable.
Zebee
Warewolf
As a young bunny i smoked dope and used other drugs for over a decade,
and was never ever busted, questioned or even frowned at by a copper.
The secret don't smoke/use in public, if you want to smoke on a train
then go do it in the fucking toilet. It's irrisponsible idiots like you
who are holding up the decriminalization prossess by giving ammunition to
the "anti drug" radicals, who don't hesitate to cram it down everyones
necks.
wake up fuckhead.
This posted reply removed from aus.jokes. (wasn't funny).
Original artical contained below for general info. (not that anyone gives
a shit).
>long...@dove.mtx.net.au (Longhair) wrote:
>On March 7th, 1996, I boarded 'The Overlander' in Adelaide at 7pm on a
>journey to Melbourne for the Grand Prix. This was not my first
>interstate rail trip across Australia, and it WON'T be my last.
>
>MESSAGE LEARNT:- What a total waste of my fucking time guys, thanks!!!
>
>---
>Longhair!
>
>
David Bromage
>
>>On March 7th, 1996, I boarded 'The Overlander' in Adelaide at 7pm on a
>>journey to Melbourne for the Grand Prix. This was not my first
>>interstate rail trip across Australia, and it WON'T be my last.
>
>
>>MESSAGE LEARNT:- What a total waste of my fucking time guys, thanks!!!
>
>prohibited is OK then the police let you off lightly. Your case has
>little to do with what you smoked and more to do with when you did it.
It's worth noting that the conductor can throw you off the train for
smoking ANYTHING on board. Smoking is banned on all trains, planes, buses
and most taxis in Australia.
Cheers
David
David Bromage
>On March 7th, 1996, I boarded 'The Overlander' in Adelaide at 7pm on a
Longhair must have been too stoned to notice the big silver and burgundy
name boards below the windows which clearly read "The Overland" and have
done so for about 60 years.
[Non-railfans stop reading here]
Yes, I know the Joint Stock E cars had chromed name boards (later painted
black) above the windows. :)
Cheers
David
viol...@earthlink.net
>
>
> After a few minutes of discussion, the policemen entered my rail car
> and proceeded to ask me to leave the train. Why, because I was smoking
> dope in my seat. Yes, I agree, a silly thing to do, but let me tell
> all you straightarses out there one thing!
>
This is one of the porblems with using it as a medicine.
I have anxiety attacks if I DON'T smoke weed, it's much
safer than Xanax but I can't hardly light up my less
dangerous medicine because it smells a sight more than
Xanax too.
Can't somebody make a smokeless cannabis inhaler?
Oh yes plus just end Prohibition that would be nice too.
I'm sorry you had the bad experience, glad you are still
in freedom.
Arthur Marsh
: As a young bunny i smoked dope and used other drugs for over a decade,
: and was never ever busted, questioned or even frowned at by a copper.
: The secret don't smoke/use in public, if you want to smoke on a train
: then go do it in the ****king toilet. It's irrisponsible idiots like you
: who are holding up the decriminalization prossess by giving ammunition to
: the "anti drug" radicals, who don't hesitate to cram it down everyones
: necks.
Don't go smoking ANYWHERE on interstate trains.
I'm sure that the AN or Countrylink staff will happily eject anyone smoking
on board.
--
Arthur Marsh, telephone +61-8-370-2365, fax +61-8-223-5082
art...@dircsa.org.au
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Andrew Metcalfe
However - I can safely drive 20km/h over the speed limit, but am fully
aware that if I am caught, it will cost $185.
You were aware of the possible consequences of your actions too.
MarBau
smoking ANYTHING on board. Smoking is banned on all trains, planes, buses
and most taxis in Australia.
Cheers
David>
Smoking is not banned on the Overland. At least one van has a little
dogbox with fans that you are allowed to smoke in and the Ghan club car
has a glass walled section in it for smokers. Of course the Ghan club car
isn't always on the Overland.
Mark.
I need more money and power and less shit from you people!
Arthur Marsh
: <It's worth noting that the conductor can throw you off the train for
: smoking ANYTHING on board. Smoking is banned on all trains, planes, buses
: and most taxis in Australia.
: Cheers
: David>
: Smoking is not banned on the Overland. At least one van has a little
: dogbox with fans that you are allowed to smoke in and the Ghan club car
: has a glass walled section in it for smokers. Of course the Ghan club car
: isn't always on the Overland.
: Mark.
The club car with the smoking bubble in it that sometimes runs on the Overland
is actually a piece of Indian Pacific rolling stock.
Matthew Geier
>: The secret don't smoke/use in public, if you want to smoke on a train
>: then go do it in the ****king toilet. It's irrisponsible idiots like you
Do that on a Country Link train, and the fire alarm will go off, and the
train will come to a rather rapid stop as the drivers console lights up
with the alarm signal. The fire alarm signal gets just about as a sudden
response as pushing the alarm signal button.
The staff would then be quite temped to put off the train then and there,
no matter how remote the location they pulled up at.
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