tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post6130450057553177152..comments2023-03-25T08:04:56.910-04:00Comments on Train Stopping: Train Rider is BackTrain Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-65093405743641202402009-01-15T09:49:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:49:00.000-05:00Just when I was going to say that the MBTA was doi...Just when I was going to say that the MBTA was doing a great job this week, they screwed up royally today. The 7:35 train from Worcester was cancelled and the next one was not leaving until 8:45 meaning that I had to drive to Alewife, pay the $7 parking fee and take the red line to work. There is no available parking where I work. This really sucks and on top of that people had to wait in the cold at some stops for a train that never showed up. At least the Worcester stop has a station. Does anyone know why they screwed up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-23515008010552223502009-01-13T15:18:00.000-05:002009-01-13T15:18:00.000-05:00Good call AJ. I'll throw in my two cents with one ...Good call AJ. I'll throw in my two cents with one of my pet peeves at the Framingham station. When people are done stuffing their $4 into the board, often times they'll just turn around and wait for the train there, blocking other people from getting to the board to pay. It can get crowded surprisingly quickly, especially since there is a lot of other places people can stand and wait or chat. Put your money in, then move aside so the other people can pay, too, its not that difficult.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm not a fan of the smokers nearby, but thats another issue for another time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-15663231394156464552009-01-13T11:24:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:24:00.000-05:00Welcome Back TR! I was really starting to worry th...Welcome Back TR! I was really starting to worry there!<BR/><BR/>I thought I would pass this along. Now that my wife drives me, she spends time observing the people in Grafton. She told me last night she didn't know how I dealt with the Rat Race!<BR/><BR/>I've pleaded on your blog before for people to be more understanding and compassionate. We all ride together, no sense making each other miserable. That said, it's to the point where the 506 pm train is effecting the 709 in the morning. It now takes longer to park because everyone has to back into their spot because if you don't, and you take the 411 or the 506 home, no one will let you out. Your only chance is to back in and push your way into traffic. Because everyone is backing in, the traffic line into the lot spots, and everyone waits. Or people stop entering the lot to drop someone off, stopping traffic for everyone else instead of just looping around and using either the drop-off area, or dropping off on the way out. <BR/><BR/>Why does everyone feel they, or what they are doing, is more important than anyone else? Can we be civil? Alternate letting people go. Do you really need to be the first one off the train? Is it necessary to push your way on and off the train? I'm not talking about figuratively, I mean literally PUSH! I just don't get it. Is it really so much to ask?<BR/><BR/>Everybody has to rush for something at one time or another, I understand that. Such behavior still isn't warranted.<BR/><BR/>As George Costanza would say, "We live in a society people!"AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924944462734862836noreply@blogger.com