Police: Stop listening to music on the T

... (happily not at the moment), I will note that people listening to music on the T were significantly less likely to offer their seats to people with canes, crutches, etc. (also frail, elderly)

I have an ipod, and I don't use the provided headphones for two reasons..

1. They suck for sound
2. Since those white earbuds are a dead giveaway that you have an iPod/iPhone (basically you're telling would be robbers that yes, you could very well have an iPod/iDevice/iPhone, so come rob me!)

And I won't even discuss the idiots who use the iPAD or LAPTOP on the subway? (outside of the "is it really that important for you to work for that 10 minute ride"). You're just asking to be mugged.

(I love my technology as much as the next guy but I would NEVER use an ipad or laptop on the train, I'm not THAT addicted to my computer)

As a frequent user of the Ashmont line, I'd be interested in knowing what time of day most of these thefts occur, and average age of the victims. I'm an older guy who for the past 8 years has worn expensive noise-canceling cans when listening to his iPhone, and even though I find myself falling asleep (sometimes near the doors) nobody has tried to lift them yet. Am I doing something wrong?

One of my greatest joys is listening to house music while riding on the Ⓣ. The newer generation of Apple earphones are a great improvement from the earlier ones. Besides the sound being a lot better, they don't block as much of the ambient noise.

Sometimes, when my mixtape is just right, it'll seem to be synchronized with the sounds of the trains; things like the door chimes, the rhythm of the wheels, the ventilation fans coming up to speed; and especially when the train traveling under the harbor between Maverick and Aquarium is bouncing in perfect time with the music.

I'm certainly not going to take up a seat; I'd much rather stand up and dance! The energy of the music moves my body, but it's perfectly counterbalanced by the movements of the train itself. With the visual eye candy of lights and motion, I'm transported off to a much higher plane. If I'm standing on the center platform at Park Street Under as two trains arrive right on cue, it'll send chills up my spine!

I cherish my commute on the Ⓣ, thanks to my wonderful DJs and their fabulous, skilled mixing:
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Apple picking has been going on since Adam, Eve or Steve first pressed play on a subway. Perhaps it is a seasonal thing? Real apples in Fall and fake apples in Winter?

I do notice men and women still walking around yammering at the cell phones at night perfecting their vulnerability. No matter what the gibberish of conversation the subtext is, "Hit me and steal my phone." No one argues that they are directly asking to be robbed. But they effectively volunteering to be a target. Don't want to be robbed or mugged? Don't volunteer to be a target. Not a guaranteed, but a thug is simply a predator looking for an easy target. Young woman walking alone in the dark, talking on cell phone, oblivious to environment is a tasty target for a predator who wants to eat.

But to everyone who plays their devises loud enough for others to hear the whine? Thank you. The damage you are doing to your ears makes my hearing aid stock worth more and more. The ringing that you will hear for the rest of you life? Think of it as your personal continuous musical note played just for you 24/7/365.