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When asked why
By ChrisInEastie
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 3:04pm
an MBTA spokesman simply responded, "Because #$@^ you, that's why."
Back in the early days of T passes
By anon
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 3:20pm
Back in the early days of T passes (early 80s), a person with a T pass could get a guest onto the T for free on Sundays. It didn't last long, but for a while that was the policy. I had a pass, and one Sunday morning at about 12:30 AM after we had been out for Saturday evening, I attempted to get my friend on the T on my pass, as was the policy. Or so I thought. We were rudely informed by a T employee (T employees were still seen around at that hour in those days) that 12:30 AM was still considered "Saturday" by the T. Apparently the "get a guest on for free" policy only applied to when the T reopened on Sunday morning. How absurd is that? 12:30 AM on Sunday morning is 12:30 AM on SUNDAY morning.
That policy was in place until the mid-2000s
By BostonDog
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 4:47pm
The bring a friend for free on Sundays policy was in effect until fairly recently, at least though the end of tokens being sold (2007?), maybe later. Not just an 80s thing.
It was an interesting policy to encourage weekday suburban commuters to come back to the city on the "slow" day of the week. It's a shame they ended the policy.
encouraging commuters to come into the city on weekends
By Matthew Miller
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 5:23pm
I wonder if there's a way to analyze if that policy actually had that effect, and what the benefits to the city would be in bringing it back.
YES
By anon
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 6:43pm
Now that you mention it, we did this in college! I graduated in May 2007, so this program definitely existed until more recently.
We'd also walk to above-ground stations when going outbound to save the fare when fares were free outbound. Freezing for 20 minutes was usually worth saving the $1.25.
I had no idea
By anon
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 8:36pm
I had no idea the two for one Sunday admission program lasted as long as it did. The T certainly didn't go out of their way to promote it.
The policy did transition to
By JJJJJ
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 5:55pm
The policy did transition to the Charlie Cards, and the fare gates elt you tape twice on Sundays. It went away during an unrelated fare hike.
The devil's in the details.
By Refugee
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 6:21pm
The devil's in the details. Even though riders had the understanding that guests are free "on Sunday", the actual MBTA rules were probably more specific.
What I expect to see on Sunday morning:
By BostonDog
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 3:14pm
Expect residual delays accounting from unscheduled emergency clock maintenance...
Do bars get to stay open an hour later
By Ron Newman
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 3:46pm
if they have 2 am licenses?
I don't see why not
By Matthew Miller
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 4:14pm
The clocks go from 1:59 to 1:00 -- 2am isn't reached in EDT, just EST (after the switch back to standard time).
No
By cybah
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 6:31pm
Bars technically close at 1:59am.. a minute BEFORE the time change, which is at 2am.
(i've asked this question to a bar manager friend before)
Well, okay then!
By Matthew Miller
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 7:41pm
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Dang
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 10/31/2015 - 8:05pm
It worked so well when I was 16 and had a 2am curfew. I guess the Licensing Board isn't as rational as my parents were.
I can't believe Teresa let
By bulgingbuick
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 10:07am
John dress up like that.
Saving Daylight
By adamg
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 11:29am
On the plus side, for the
By anon
Mon, 11/02/2015 - 11:43am
On the plus side, for the spring time change, the T runs until about 3 am.
In other words, employees are on duty for the same number of hours, regardless of what the clock does.
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