January Newsletter
What is the new policy on bus travel for under 16s in London from 1st January?
One the school newsletter, it stated that from 1st of january 2008 everyone from 11 – 16 will need an oyster card, the community suport police on the bus were discussing with me about it and with the bus driver, they said it would cause alot of grief. I didnt see it advertised anywhere, and on the bottom of the page there was something about a £20 fine. Then when i went to apply for an oyster cards, the man ‘insisted’ that i should come back on Monday (the day most schools go back in the borough) he said that the £5 admin fee would be removed and i would get them for free then gave me 2 more applications identical to the previous but green instead of blue. Are Transport for London trying to scam everyone, or is everything a coincidence or error. Why do 11 -16s need an oyster card if travel is still free. If there is no oyster card, will they have to pay £2 normal bus fee?
Go to this website to find out what you want to know.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/06/14/bus_freeforunder16s_feature.shtml
Good luck.
January Newsletter
Is this out of line or is it okay?
I was laid off about three weeks ago (great timing, huh). I’m finally finding some jobs that fit my skills. At my old job, I wrote newsletters – two of them were technical. Considering some of the positions are contractual technical writing, I would like to use examples of these newsletters to show that I can do it.
They only laid off about 50% of the company. Another 25% is slated to be laid off in January. I have several people there who I know and befriended during my time there. They both received these technical newsletters.
Would it acceptable for me to email them and request that they forward me the last issue of the newsletters?
If they are friends of yours and there are no hard feelings due to your leaving, I don’t see why not. You are not asking for anything confidential or illegal. Good luck.
Alf Orpen – January Newsletter
