I had to take a train out of south station two weeks ago and the bathrooms were unusable because homeless people were living in the stalls. I’m not opposed to having a beer on the train ride home, but the only way this would work is if you had to present a valid train ticket to the clerk before purchase.
I'm fine with switching former Mexican restaurants into liquor stores, as long as they switch a corresponding number of former liquor stores into Mexican restaurants.
I would so much prefer a bar/restaurant. The TITS at the top of the escalators is standing-room-only for 3 hours in the evening commute every day and is uncomfortably tight.
Not adverse to a liquor store on principal, but, that's pretty much the only space in South Station for a semi-dedicated restaurant/bar which would be a much better use of the space.
Penn Station has loads of places that will sell you an ice cold beer as you head towards your commuter train, all perfectly legal, as is cracking one open on the train. There doesn't seem to be a problem of drunk commuters pissing and puking.
An employee at the CVS in the station told me that shoplifters are stealing items from the store daily. One can only imagine the problems a liquor store will have with shoplifters in the station.
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I had to take a train out of south station two weeks ago and the bathrooms were unusable because homeless people were living in the stalls. I’m not opposed to having a beer on the train ride home, but the only way this would work is if you had to present a valid train ticket to the clerk before purchase.
I'm fine with switching
I'm fine with switching former Mexican restaurants into liquor stores, as long as they switch a corresponding number of former liquor stores into Mexican restaurants.
Great.
We'll have lots of drunk commuter rail riders pissing and puking all over the place.
After the recent St. Patrick's Day parade, I saw plenty of 'em at North Station.
I would so much prefer a bar
I would so much prefer a bar/restaurant. The TITS at the top of the escalators is standing-room-only for 3 hours in the evening commute every day and is uncomfortably tight.
Yeah
Not adverse to a liquor store on principal, but, that's pretty much the only space in South Station for a semi-dedicated restaurant/bar which would be a much better use of the space.
St. P's Day
Aw come on.. St Patrick's Day is an anomaly for this behavior. Stupid fools come from elsewhere and do this crap (or pss) everywhere.
Its not commuters going home that were doing this.
MA has more alcohol related
MA has more alcohol related deaths than opiates last year, but whatever helps you justify your addiction I guess
Doesn't seem to be a problem in NYC
Penn Station has loads of places that will sell you an ice cold beer as you head towards your commuter train, all perfectly legal, as is cracking one open on the train. There doesn't seem to be a problem of drunk commuters pissing and puking.
"legal"
So long as it's in a bag. Always seemed particularly stupid to make that a requirement when all it did was waste paper.
Although I suppose it prevents people from showing off they do or don't drink expensive beers.
Is that a thing?
Not that I took it often but never had an issues with it. Then again that was when there was a bar cart which I have been told doesn't exist anymore.
With the population
That congregates at SS. Sound like a brilliant idea.
Shoplifting at South Station
An employee at the CVS in the station told me that shoplifters are stealing items from the store daily. One can only imagine the problems a liquor store will have with shoplifters in the station.
Sounds like they're trying to
Sounds like they're trying to get ahead of that:
"Miller added that all the bottles would be behind a counter and that a full-time greeter would open and close the one entrance for customers."
A single employee in a high
A single employee in a high crime, high addiction area selling items that lead to high crime and addiction. What could go wrong?