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MBTA begins removing ceiling panels at Harvard station, like the one that almost beaned a rider
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FFS
I fear the state of the T is so much worse than we all know.
"Hey, the thing we didn't
"Hey, the thing we didn't know about that could have killed someone, that's fixed! And that's the only thing! That we know about!"
What the woman was thinking
"Wait, did I get off at Alewife?"
Sturdy Bostonian
I love how she almost got hit, looked down for a moment, and just kept on going!
"I must have missed my stop,
"I must have missed my stop, this is clearly not the United States."
The panels were wet and covered in black
Which could indicate black mold which could close Harvard station till the mold is removed
Or is it ... the removal won
Or is it ... the removal won't affect the overall safety of stations because they remain unsafe for dozens of other reasons that won't be addressed until something else fails.
Perhaps the T should issue
Perhaps the T should issue hard hats to anyone who plans to walk through any of the stations.
So I was right
The guy claiming this happed to him on Twitter was clearly full of it.
No, you're wrong
He was already on the stairs when the thing fell - behind him.
Apology owed
Peter D'Angelo is the guy two steps ahead of the falling tile, and posted about this on Twitter and was quoted in the Globe.
In the previous thread about this an anonymous poster claimed that he was just "being dramatic" and was probably nowhere around when the tile fell.
Looks like "anon" owes him an apology.
The T is almost entirely reactive in its maintenance
They wait till stuff breaks or worse, kills or injures someone, before making a plan for repairs.
This is so awful.
Best case for masking on the T so far....
I'm so glad (and frankly astonished) that nobody was hurt by getting whacked. But that cloud of blackness--EGADS.
If I were one of these folks, I'd have my lungs autoclaved immediately. Or D & Ced. Or whatever you can do here...even that UV light Trump wanted everyone to use....
It makes me cough just to watch that video.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is so
Neil deGrasse Tyson is so perfectly right when he reminds us to look up above at the sky. Our man Adam G. has shown us that it is important to look up above at so many decaying interiors of the MBTA stations. Then, run for cover.
1978?
but but that part of Harvard Station didn't exist until 1983.
Does that mean the panels are
Does that mean the panels are a preexisting condition?
Please, don’t confuse them
Please, don’t confuse them with the facts.
That's enough of that logic!
It's just 5 years. Who will actually know that we haven't done maintenance since the Nixon administration?
I agree
As someone who was attending a certain school nearby in the early 80s, that comment drew my attention also.
Red line is currently closed
Red line is currently closed at Broadway to JFK...as usual
But this was announced in advance
Maintenance and stuff.
Cha-ching
I'm not the litigious type, but that young lady could complain of stress-related sleeplessness, anxiety, etc. and sue for at least a lifetime Charlie card.
I heard it's called "The Gold
I heard it's called "The Gold Card". Unfortunately I have no facts to back that rumor up.