Make no mistake about it. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I’ll go into that more as the season progresses. But let me tell you… The other night, Reggie and I were on our way home from PetSmart, and I drove past a house that already had their Christmas tree up in their… Continue reading Too Early
Category: Boston
Trader Joe’s
I needed to make a Trader Joes run today. This should have been fairly simple. I usually take the T to Coolidge Corners and it’s right there. So I got on the Blue Line en route to Government Center where I’d jump on the Green Line. I do this almost every day, and it’s no… Continue reading Trader Joe’s
Diversion
Due to a broken wire at airport station, the last stop for my blue line train will be Maverick. Shuttle buses will replace the trains to Orient Heights where the train service will resume. The poor souls going to the airport… Maverick square is a mess with massport, silverline, and assorted mbta buses tring to… Continue reading Diversion
Referenced
Remember a few weeks ago when my commute was hell when someone shot at a bus and I really had to pee? UniversalHub picked up my story. http://www.universalhub.com/node/5998
Official Driver
I’m official, now. I have a Massachusetts driver’s license. It came in the mail yesterday. When I went to the registry, they confiscated my RI license and gave me a paper temp license. I doubt I’d be able to board an airplane with that, although I do have a passport. Today, I’m going to run… Continue reading Official Driver
Breaking News: Shot Fired From MBTA Bus
Today was one of those days that every MBTA commuter dreads—something wrong everywhere I turned. I should have gone to the bathroom before leaving the office. I had to pee the whole way home. This completely fucked up my commute tonight. First, the silver line bus I was on went out of service because its… Continue reading Breaking News: Shot Fired From MBTA Bus
T Rant
The MBTA has announced they’re proposing to hike fares again in the near future. Today, there was a woman handing out leaflets and explaining to people why they should fight the fare increase. I only heard part of her discussions, but she basically had two points: 1) Her minimum wage job hasn’t given her a… Continue reading T Rant
Why I hate PTT phones
In the construction industry, our field people live and die by their Nextel push-to-talk (PTT) phones. It’s the standard in the instrustry, and after a while, the chirping sounds they make can drive you crazy. The last thing I want to hear when I leave work is someone’s phone constantly chirping. Worse yet, I don’t… Continue reading Why I hate PTT phones
MBTA Police Bullshit
This story really pissed me off. (link) Hey, asshole union worker! I don’t care if your nose is all out of joint because you think someone else is doing your job. If the MBTA “police” were actually doing their jobs, maybe our T system would be a lot safer than it is. I really hate… Continue reading MBTA Police Bullshit
Taxi Incursion
I was crossing the street this morning in a crosswalk. I shouldn’t really have crossed because the sign said “Don’t walk.” But I was the pedestrian and kept walking. A taxi came flying down Washington Street, honking at me because I was in his way. Never mind that I was in the crosswalk, putting the… Continue reading Taxi Incursion