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Category: Artistic Endeavors

  • How To Defend Yourself Against Switzerland Railway Systemic Corruption

    How To Defend Yourself Against Switzerland Railway Systemic Corruption

    August 5, 2026: Three out of four train trips in Switzerland William was confronted with systemic Grift. The third time he pushed back under threat of being brought to jail!

    Do not fall victim to this “badge scam”!

    The conductor will claim your ticket is invalid and will inform you of a fine being imposed which needs immediate payment.

    The Conductor Will Ask For Cash

    Under no condition give the Swiss Railway Robbery man cash. He/She /They will tell you they are giving you a break on the penalty if you hand over, 60, 80 or 100 francs immediately.

    Do not fall for the SBB scam! If you paid for your ticket and believe it is valid. Stand your ground!

    Switzerland Police Involvement Makes The Scam Seem Real

    William found himself cornered by two uniformed Switzerland Police and one SBB conductor near the stairs away from cameras in Bern, Switzerland.

    It did not make sense how they all pushed for cash payment of a fine for a valid ticket!

    William understood he was being hustled but also knew his ticket was valid.

    When he offered to pay officially online with a credit card and receipt the conductor claimed it was a ridiculous idea.

    Leave A Paper Trail

    The conductor and police let William go but still standing in Bern even though his ticket was valid.

    What worked in this situation? William insisted if he was forced to pay a fine it be ‘ on the record’.

    This shined light on the cockroaches scam and they scattered.

    Their was no fine because William’s ticket was valid! William brought his phone to the ticket office in Bern, Switzerland and they printed a copy and he left with his original ticket and no further problem except a bad taste in his mouth.

    William encountered several more passengers with similar stories including two young college students who were wrongly fined and spent their precious time traveling to SBB office to refund their money. Instead of enjoying their youth.

    Do Not fall for this SBB scam if your ticket is valid they must return you to your destination. Follow link to contact SBB and ask if this could happen to you.

    Swiss National Police

    Cantonal Police Bern, Switzerland

    The men who demanded William to hand over cash identified as police officers but wore orange reflective vests over any badge or nametags.

    Is this normal? Is anyone safe on Switzerland Trains?

  • People Like Us Write Books About People Like Us

    People Like Us Write Books About People Like Us

    Large Learning Modules have turned writing into a lost art. Do you have what it takes to dotCompete in this preternatural, half-baked, dystopian futuristic Sci-Fi landscape that has become present day reality? We got machines that never sleep who are jealous of our dreams and pretend to empathize when they cannot even sythethesize sympathy for the humans going hungry on these mean streets!

    Don’t Go Off Half Cocked

    I wrote a ton of short poems and stories but struggled to finish a chapter.

    I remember meeting many people beginning their memoirs around 30 years of age. Now I laugh because I still meet people perfecting their 30 year old manuscript of their memoirs.

    What is the book about? A lifetime of being rejected by editors?

    Perfectly Good Enemies Of The Good

    Now that I am pushing 60 years of age, I laugh at my Self . Thinking I had the life in the Brook of NH.

    Being excited about getting replies to my blog post. The well crafted , clever story about meeting my Self in an alternate reality future where I did not give up on my dreams.

    Siren Calls

    That was a wake up call to my Self from my Self to take the book of my life off shelf and get back up and outside.

    Today I complain about living too much life in Europe and realize it ain’t nothing but a thang, man . Life ain’t nothing but a thang…

    Look To Your Heroes For Inspiration

    The writers I most enjoyed did not become well established until later in life. Hemingway, Frost, Bukowski, Whitman, Burroughs. You cannot beat their styles

    I learned a lot about my Self and my writing style after starting a blog during Covid Isolation. This kept me alive and almost sane. The problem at the end is I believe I was encouraged to misbehave as I received more attention and I pulled the plug.

    Check out the Wayback Machine for a glimpse of my American Nightmare Higher Times Blog dot com

    They say you cannot be a great writer until you have lived a thousand lives and died nine hundred and ninety nine times!

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    Have fun out there and thank you for being you!