Re: Ticket barriers and the law

Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:

> On 2008-07-28, David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>
> > Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2008-07-28, Charlie Hulme wrote:
> >>
> >> > Of even out by the lift that goes down from the
> >> > 'lounge' (I'm glad the seats in my lounge aren't like
> >> > that!) to Fairfield Street for the bus to the
> >> > University area and a quiet route to taxis and Metrolink.
> >>
> >> Would it be too cynical to suppose that the poor provision (quantity
> >> and quality) of seats is intended to boost the revenues of the coffee
> >> shops in Piccadilly?
> >
> > I'm as cynical as anyone, but I think that on the whole the redesign of
> > Piccadilly is good. The lounge above 13 and 14 serves its purpose I
> > think- it's very busy after all, and a lot of the passengers there are
> > commuters who aren't hanging around long. There are toilets, an ATM, and
> > during the day a coffee shop and a newsagent. These are all useful
> > things, as are most if not all of the shops in the main part of the
> > station.
>
> Yes, but when I used to spend a lot of time waiting in Piccadilly (as
> opposed to leisure travel), I wanted a place to read --- not just
> without having to buy something but on the platform where my train
> would come in.  Piccadilly is (as I recollect from a few recent trips)
> still lousy for that because they don't provide enough seating on the
> platforms.
>
> And what's the excuse for installing those absurd perches instead of
> real seats?  As Charlie said, you wouldn't buy them yourself.

I think the reasoning is that it's designed for people waiting briefly.
I don't know if that's a good thing or not. To be honest, whenever I've
wanted a seat at Piccadilly I've got one. There's lots of seating
upstairs in particular and I've never seen the staff in the outlets push
anyone away if they weren't ordering from them. I wouldn't want a seat
on the platforms- the diesel fumes get up my nose. Yes, I suppose the
main waiting area is a little bit like a shopping mall, but it's
spacious and bright.

I can't say any of the things mentioned bother me. I _am_ bothered by
the chronic lack of anywhere to deposit litter (due to pointless
security 'advice') and the ticket checkers, but that's a fact of life in
many UK stations nowadays...

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