From Friern Barnet to Highgate

Since the introduction of Oyster Cards my bus route has certainly sped up somewhat. There is no dallying around whilst Mrs Jenkins fiddles around in her purse trying to find 13 more pennies to make up the bus fare, or whilst teenagers try and switch their bus passes by running upstairs and throwing them out of the window to their mates downstairs.

There are however occasions where somebody doesn’t have an oyster card. What puzzles me is who are these people and why don’t they have an oyster card. Do they not watch TV, read newspapers, listen to the radio, use the internet or even look at billboards and advertising at the bus stop they got on at. Presumably not, either that or they are just plain ignorant.

I’m guessing the idea of Oyster Cards is a non profitable one for the government; otherwise Ken would be encouraging us to pay cash fares.

One theory is that they are uncool in the proverbial sense hence the lower classes are anti – oyster. Perhaps the Jewish population do not use them as they are not Kosher. And the most frustrating are the high brow Muswell Hillians who see no need for them as they don’t need to save money. Well next time I miss my connection because of one of these No-yster ‘s I think that their perception of London transport may change, and change quickly.

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