Boston: full of SC's(long)

[Bagboy]

Yup, I was visiting family again in "America". This was a couple of days before the snow.

SILVER LINE SUCKAGE


I got on the silver line "Bustrain" at Terminal C. Basically, the guy behind me, was very impatient. Told me to "Get the out of the way. The driver said: "Not on my bus you won't. Kudos to him. He even said "That's the fifth one today."

SOUTH STATION SUCKAGE

You'd think that a subway station would be the last place in Boston to find SC's. WRONG! crawling with 'em. At the Charlie Card machines there was this old hag that wouldn't shut up about how the machines are satan and that the world will become a machine.

Then there was the "I hate America" musician. You'd pass him, and he'd say "America Sucks, go to Canada." The quick trip down the stairs to my waiting red line subway passage to Harvard square was long, like that one scene in the passion of the christ where they're all walking to Calvary.

HARVARD SQUARE SUCKAGE

Luckily, the passage to Harvard Square was not bad. I got off of the train went up to where the pay phones were, and called my aunt, who works on Mt. Auburn Street. She told me to wait at the center island by the Walla Sign. I get there and wait. I could hear suckiness coming from the newsstand.

M: Manager- awesome
SC: Sucky Customer-really bitchy

M: Look, we don't carry that brand of soda.
SCreally nasty) Its a freakin' RC Cola!
M: Mam, I don't think that it is sold up here.
SCreally bitchy retort): I'll leave here and tell all of my friends not to come here!

Luckily, my aunt comes and we walk down Dunster Street, and get some lunch in a restaurant on Mt. auburn.


PORTER SQUARE SUCKAGE

Why must they let the creepy people out of their confinement? We had snaggleteeth,demented,wino's, and various other types. Had a creepy individual ask me if I wanted a good time. Luckily, I got onto the Commuter train to North Station.

WAKEFIELD STATION SUCKAGE

The train ride up from North Station was ok. It is a bit of a hike from the station to my grandfather's house, but I could manage. The sucky part? watching a fist fight. The local punks almost seem to own the station I guess.

End of trip.

[Slayergrrl]

I feel your pain... Try living here! On another note I haven't seen RC cola since I was a kid in the 70's!

[Stormraven]

I do believe I've seen it out here on the West coast. But I'll admit to not paying a lot of attention as it's not in my top three.

[Whyme]

How funny, I'm from Boston and moved to Arizona. I alway say there are way more SC's out here than back in Boston.

They sell RC Cola here in AZ, I can't remember seeing it in Boston but I haven't been back in a few years. I've always found it odd what items sell here that aren't sold back East, and what items I easily found in Boston I can't find in AZ. I don't get pissed about it though, that's just how it is.

[Seshat]

Why must they let the creepy people out of their confinement? We had snaggleteeth,demented,wino's, and various other types.

For the same reason that we now let blind, deaf, crippled, pregnant teenagers, and all sorts of other people participate in society. Even in the first decades of last century, many of these people (especially unwed mothers!) were kept cloistered away by many European and European-descended societies. Frankly, I'm not in favour of returning to that.

I would prefer that those in need had access to sufficient medication and support services, but it's truly only a minority who are dangerous or who require intensive and constant care. The rest can be part of society - why shouldn't they?

[wagegoth]

That's the problem with going out in public, the public!

We've got RC Cola here in California. Diet RC is really good for diet.

[GolfCart34]

Ah, the interesting sights you see on the "T." I used to take the green line all the time from Chestnut Hill to North Station when I was in college and didn't have a car (my parents would pick me up in Newburyport at the end of what I call the purple line to bring me home on weekends). I, myself, absolutely love the Charley Card. I have one even though I only go to Boston about twice a year. They're so convenient.

Anyway, my trick when I go to Boston is I park at Alewife and take the Red Line into wherever I'm going. I remember taking it several times and there was this kid trying to bum money off of people every time I went on the train. The kid was no more than 10 or 12, he was usually by himself, and he had the same line every time he was there. And this wasn't on one day either. I saw him over the course of several weeks!

By far the worst people on the T are the people who just want to push and shove so that they are first to get on. They also shove to get the seats too and will not get up for any disabled people. Gotta love people.

[Wembley]

SOUTH STATION SUCKAGE

You'd think that a subway station would be the last place in Boston to find SC's. WRONG! crawling with 'em. At the Charlie Card machines there was this old hag that wouldn't shut up about how the machines are satan and that the world will become a machine.

Then there was the "I hate America" musician. You'd pass him, and he'd say "America Sucks, go to Canada." The quick trip down the stairs to my waiting red line subway passage to Harvard square was long, like that one scene in the passion of the christ where they're all walking to Calvary.

I wonder if you were there for the newspaper lady... every morning she's downstairs at South Station handing out newspapers... "Freeeeee paper! Freeeeee Metro!" She's a wonderful person, and works hard, but, sometimes people give her a hard time.

Oh, and the charliecard machines are great, having a plastic tapcard is a lot easier than dealing with tokens.

I happen to work for one of the transportation agencies in Boston... not the T, but, on rails also.... I am in the mechanical side, so I no longer deal with customers, and from the stories I hear from the customer-facing employees, I'm glad I dont!

I hope you get to visit Boston again sometime

-Wembley

[draggar]

At least you didn't go to Fanuel (sp?) Hall or take the green line up to Boylston St.

And, at least you took the red line, that train travels FAST, the green and orange lines have a stop every 3 feet to let even more sucky people on!

[Finduilas]

The last time I was on the T, going between Quincy Adams and South Station, there was a man who spit on the floor.

....Not only that, but he could have spit on a newspaper that was about a foot away from where he spit.


WHAT!?!?!