The Lair

The general state of the universe, I vaguely recall, is of increasing entropy - that is to say that things usually get worse.

So how does one begin to explain the fact that private bus conductors in SL (notoriously some of the sharpest operators around) have actually started giving back more change than they should? At least 5-6 times in the last few weeks, I’ve been given 10 bucks change from a 20 for a 11 buck fare. I know this is an unfair generalization, but these are the guys who usually swipe change from hapless travellers.

I’m mystified about this phenomenon and still find it hard not to gawk. But almost as a defense mechanism, I’ve actually become more careful about carrying exact change for the fare now.