2015-07-11 (Saturday)
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@dracos Indeed. But the fella's in his 80s now and he's a bit behind the times.
@antimega Maybe one day I'll have a shed at the bottom of the garden where I retreat for a quiet afternoon of selling train tickets.
@gwire Admittedly, that period might only last nanoseconds, but what wonderful nanoseconds they'll be!
@gwire Sure, but I'm hoping for a glorious period between installation of working machines and their realisation they no longer need us.
Similarly, the process to become a train station ticket seller is akin to combining a PhD with Royal Marine training. Only 3% complete it.
City of London, London, United Kingdom
There's only one man left with the ancient knowledge and skills to make train station ticket machines. This is why there are so few of them.
City of London, London, United Kingdom