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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: James FarrarJames Farrar Date: Jul 26, 2008 05:49
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:06:32 +0100, yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Greetings.
>>
>> I have a retractable keychain I wear on my belt. I find it useful to have
>> my Oyster Card on this as I don't have to fumble for it in my pockets
>> whenever I board a bus or enter a Tube station; the card is always hanging
>> from my hip, within easy reach of the Card readers.
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>> Until now I've been putting my Oyster Card in the official plastic wallet
>> and punching a hole through that to put it on the keyring. However, after
>> a while the soft plastic cracks or rips. I figure a more durable solution
>> would be to punch through the Oyster Card itself, though I'm afraid that
>> doing so in the wrong place would render it useless.
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>> Does anyone know if/where it is safe to punch a hole through an Oyster
>> Card? Ideally I'd like to punch the hole near one of the corners, or near
>> one of the short edges.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tristan
>>
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>You can buy a card holder that you can wear around your neck.
Or, possibly better, on a belt-mounted retractable reel.
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