This morning, we had the construction worker saved by plastic sheeting. And now comes word, via Jerzy Eisenberg Guyot, of a slippery lunchtime rescue at the Downtown Crossing T stop:
Man trapped with suitcase in Downtown Crossing MBTA turnstile, turnstile experts are on the scene with lubricant.
A few minutes later:
Luckily the turnstile support team was able to save the man, although he's now drenched in oils.
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Use the wide gate
By Ron Newman
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 2:06pm
I'm always having to tell folks with big wheeled suitcases (or shopping carts, bicycles, etc) that there's a gate over there wide enough for you and your bag.
I thought by "turnstile" they
By M
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:08pm
I thought by "turnstile" they meant one of those big black cage-looking revolving door-esque station exits, rather than the fare collection door-panel thingies that swoop out of the way.
I do hope you can understand my extensive use of technical language :)
I'd forgotten about those
By Ron Newman
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:39pm
though I've always heard them called 'Iron Maidens'.
Well, that's a pretty apt
By M
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:58pm
Well, that's a pretty apt description. I'll use that next time I talk about them!
He needed lubricant?
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 2:07pm
Funny, that's how most people feel when they use the MBTA.
They should have asked this guy:
By anon
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 3:08pm
http://www.universalhub.com/2013/police-green-line-rider-investigated-phone-thief-t
But seriously folks....
By BikerGeek
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 5:47pm
Now I know what practical use there is for the 55-gallon drum of water-based personal lube I once saw on Amazon.
(Won't paste the link because it's possibly NSFW but you can find it easily enough.)
And it apparently didn't occur to anyone
By roadman
Mon, 02/04/2013 - 6:56pm
to shut the power to the faregate off. Then it would have opened (that is the default mode for the new faregates in case of power failure).
Probably not a fare gate
By Ron Newman
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 1:52am
See replies to my earlier comment above.
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