Pavlov's Dogs
June 8, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
I walk to work now. From Cambridge, over the Longfellow Bridge, to MGH. It's a nice walk, except for the harrowing near-misses from death crossing the road outside of the Liberty Hotel. I pass by t...Safety First
May 30, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
Whatever happened to "Safety First?" So devastating to hear that it took the life of Terrese Edmonds, the operator driving the D Line trolley, to force us to reassess the Green Line. Outraged Libera...Fighting For My Life As A Pedestrian
May 18, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
Since I started at this new assignment, my only experience with the T is with the Red Line when I have to go to the main office at the Seaport, meet friends or run errands over the weekend. I have be...Relinquishing the T
April 6, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
I am transitioning to another jobsite -- one just across the river within walking distance from my home. I no longer need to depend on the schizophrenic schedule of the bus, nor the T. It's liberati...Evacuation Day
March 17, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
So, today is Evacuation Day. All schools have it off -- hence, less traffic and people on the road. It's awfully quiet out there today. It also happens to be St. Patrick's Day. Coincidence? I thi...Please Exit At The Rear Of The Bus
March 11, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
Today, the bus stopped at a stop, and a young man said very nicely "can you open the back door please?" In fact, he said it so nicely, and even though it should have been loud enough for the bus driv...Silence: When No News Is Not Good News
March 10, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
So what happened to the Red Line, that prevented me from getting my work done today? I finally asked that question. As I go online to research, there was not a SINGLE item of news on this breakdown,..."Strict Machine"
March 10, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
So what do people think of the new Charlie card system? A step in the right direction? I think so.But it takes so long for a person to feed the machine cash when one boards the bus. Not fun in this...The Red Line Is Down
March 10, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
I must have pissed off the public transportation gods today. Everything has been going well. I stick to the Cambridge area only these days; when I take the 69 bus in the morning, I can usually see o...Taken For Granted?
February 16, 2008 mbtarants.blogspot.com
Lately, the 69 bus has not been following a schedule in the morning, it seems. According to the schedule, a bus would leave the terminus at 7.29am and at 7.41am. Being just a couple stops away from ...