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All that's missing is the olive oil
By adamg on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 9:13am
Signal problems at Sullivan Square mean sardine-level packing on inbound Orange Line trains this morning.
Meanwhile, there are major delays on the Worcester Line due to a train hitting and killing somebody.
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It could be worse
Imagine if someone DID open a can of sardines on the train. Oof,the stink.
Eating on the T
People DO eat all kinds of pungent smelling foods on the T. I don't get this thing of eating elaborate foods on the T.
Can you elaborate for us?
About the most pungent thing I'd see people eating or drinking on the T - apart from Dunkin's nauseating coffee blends that make me think of liquid chocloate chip cookies - was the articical buttered popcorn, before they banned vendors from selling it.
Food on the T
I've seen people eat all kinds of burritos and things on the T that can be smelled. McDonald's food as well. I've also seen people eat Chinese food out of styrofoam containers like the kind you get when you order "luncheon special #1", "Luncheon special #2", etc.
Bag searches
This is what happens when you call for a switch repairman and instead get thugs in blue harassing riders and their bags.
Also on commuter rail
The dreaded slippery rail was slowing things down.
Green Line slippery rail, too
They've been sliding a bit on the E Line all day. I'm sure it's worse on the C and D.
Only one problem with
the MBTA's rationale for the delays - there are no switches at Sullivan Square. Score 1 for the "big dart board with stock phrases in the PR office" theory.
Was going to say same thing
Can't even be possible!
I'm betting that the reality is the ATC signal system is screwing up in that area.
Or the flagpeople at the Assembly Square
construction site are unnecessarily stopping trains again. And I checked my e-mail and texts, it appears that the MBTA didm't send out an all-points bulletin repeated every ten minutes about this one.
Or I screwed up
And wrote "switch" instead of "signal."
Not to worry Adam
I'm sure the T's response would be "Switch, signal, doesn't matter to us. Now, have you tried our new smartphone app?"