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Board delays action on proposed South Station mini-packie to see if owners can somehow convince the T to support the idea
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A T cop on Commuter Rail?
The only time I have ever seen a T cop on commuter rail was because he was going home after drinking with me when he was off duty.
Grow up T. The law breakers are already there and they are doing what they want for the most part unimpeded.
I think their issue ...
Is more with the station itself than on the trains, which is why the board wants to hear from Keolis as well.
TITS
Tavern In The Square is already at South Station.
Grow up Brandon
You only posted that so you could use that headline.
You have to admit though
You have to admit though @Gary C it was a funny headline.
As much as I used to go through South Station everyday for 15 years and even got my shoes shined looking directly at the sign I never thought of that.
Juvenile = Yes, Funny = Also yes.
Umm...
people have been calling the chain "TITS" since it was founded. Usually as part of the sentence, "ugh, I guess if everyone else is going to TITS I'll stop by to say hi but then I'm going to the Silhouette".
so stupid
Getting your business opened should be the default position and the burden should be on special interests to prove that there's a real need for a denial, not the other way around.
Yes and no.
In this case, the worst outcome isn't that bad. If they were selling fireworks or razor knives, there is a good reason to err on the side of caution.
One could argue
That the MBTA, Transit Police, and Keolis have all provided reasons for a denial. That you disagree with the reasons is a moot point, as the interested parties are doing exactly what you want them to do.
What evidence?
Can someone explain to me why this is bad when train stations, trains, and commuter rails all over the world and country do this already?
to be fair
I actually agree with T Police, Poftak...
Not sure this is a good idea. But the price point may stop alot of the 'brown paper baggers' so it might work. But then again, I tend to err on the side of caution with most things.
Their reasons are lame
"Oh! MY! Someone might drink a can of beer on a train and enjoy themselves!"
I would argue that people would feel less pressure to "tank up" before arriving at the station, if they knew they could have one on the train home. (I know that's not exactly what they are proposing here, but it all seems much-ado about nothing. )
Not their reasons
Pay a visit to South Station some time and try to figure out why a packie could be seen as problematic. It ain’t the commuters.
It's the tourists?
Those are the other people who use the station.
There's another subset
That would be the people who are in the station all day, but never seem to get on a train. Not even to visit their son or parole officer or whatever in either Worcester or Plymouth.
Completely reasonable,
Completely reasonable, provided that the MBTA, in return, demonstrates people can tolerate the current level of service without inebriation.
Leather District
Really, how many thousands of people live here? There was already a packie on South Street, and that gem-of-a-dive, The Corner Bar. If anything, those who want a drink on the train ride home will probably stay in the South Station area.
/end of leather/pearl clutching
Just here to appreciate the
Just here to appreciate the term “mini-packie”