The Daily Report

Sorry for the lack of updates, but i've been both busy and annoyed lately. Annoyed on account of the fact that a number of idiots in the state are trying to ruin its political prospects by electing a REPUBLICAN SENATOR. FROM MASSACHUSETTS. Like he would be much help when the MBTA inevitably needs to get a federal bailout. Sorry. Rant over. Ok, so this morning, the (T) site said 20-25 minute delays on the Orange Line, so I took alternate transportation. In the afternoon, I went to Copley as always, and it was moderately peopled, a little more than normal, but not much. As I was walking down the platform, a train came in and decided to go out of service, AT COPLEY. I have a sneaking suspicion that it came off the Huntington branch, as it immediately disgorged a very large crowd of rather confused passengers, adding considerably to the platform crowd. Then after that train left, a Lechmere train came in. Packed to the gills, and completely impossible to board, so i skipped it out of sane reasoning and a desire to live till at least Saturday. Then three Government Center trains came in in a row. Fun times. Then and only then did a North Station train come in, and it was a slow journey behind the GC trains. But, because I was early and it was late, I made a good connection to the Orange Line, to begin stage two of the afternoon annoyance phase. First, on approach to Community College there was a NEMC-like stop characteristic of speeding, or when the train loses the ATO code. After that, the train then decided to overshoot Sullivan and then back up. And once again dumped the breaks while entering Wellington, before almost doing it again near Oak Grove. Really good way to run a subway, MBTA! So, over this long weekend and next week I will probably post a description of some MBTA terms, and maybe a rant or two, and hopefully not one on wednesday. Until then, be seeing you, and don't vote for Scott Brown!

And so it goes, another week riding forever 'neath the streets of boston.