Monday, March 8, 2010
Morning Commute -- Mar. 8, 2010
I got to the stop at 8:06 and a train came at 8:07 but it was very crowded and I was stranded in a sort of no-man's land where I had nothing to hold onto and kept swaying and staggering into other people. Relieved, I got off at Copley at 8:16 and got a seat on the very next train to come in, at 8:17.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Evening Commute -- Mar. 5, 2010
I met friends for dinner downtown, which meant I had two evening commutes.
(1) On the first, I arrived at Government Center at 6:25 and ran immediately to catch a D line train that was coming in.
(2) On the second, I arrived at Park Street at 8:23. A C line train arrived at 8:24, which was far sooner than I expected, but we then were "held" at the station until 8:26.
(1) On the first, I arrived at Government Center at 6:25 and ran immediately to catch a D line train that was coming in.
(2) On the second, I arrived at Park Street at 8:23. A C line train arrived at 8:24, which was far sooner than I expected, but we then were "held" at the station until 8:26.
Morning Commute -- Mar. 5, 2010
At 7:54, I arrived at the stop and made a mad dash to catch the train that was pulling in as I arrived. Because the second car of the train is almost always less crowded then the first car, I dashed past the first car to the second car. The driver, seeing me coming, closed the doors on the second car, in order to avoid the inconvenience of having a passenger enter the car. I paused and looked back to the first car, who had also closed its doors, now thinking that I was going to find myself in the position of standing next to a subway that refused to let me on. However, the driver of the second car took pity on me and opened his door again.
And then, because I had been smart enough to get on the second car, I actually got a seat at Hynes.
And then, because I had been smart enough to get on the second car, I actually got a seat at Hynes.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Commutes -- Mar. 4, 2010
No commutes today, because I had to drive outside of the city. So, I guess there was still a commute. Involving lots of traffic. So, yeah, still some commutingfail.
Update from the Red Line -- Mar. 4, 2010
Red Line Baron states as follows:
Today on the Red Line I was trying to read my new book. I had just started to get into it when the lights in our car wen out. They came on again a minute later and I went back to my book. But then they went out again, and kept going out. They'd come back on for a minute, I'd start to read, get halfway through a sentence, and they'd go out again. This happened almost the entire ride to Park Street.
I am beginning to suspect that the subway is cutting costs by playing on our assumptions of their incompetence. Like, no one would suspect that they were intentionally turning out the lights to save money--we just assume it is the train sucking as usual mixed with the usual failure to take care of equipment. Same thing with the buses. They never seem to show up when scheduled. I think they just cut buses every so often and assume that *we* will assume the bus was just caught in traffic or something.
But perhaps I sound paranoid.
Today on the Red Line I was trying to read my new book. I had just started to get into it when the lights in our car wen out. They came on again a minute later and I went back to my book. But then they went out again, and kept going out. They'd come back on for a minute, I'd start to read, get halfway through a sentence, and they'd go out again. This happened almost the entire ride to Park Street.
I am beginning to suspect that the subway is cutting costs by playing on our assumptions of their incompetence. Like, no one would suspect that they were intentionally turning out the lights to save money--we just assume it is the train sucking as usual mixed with the usual failure to take care of equipment. Same thing with the buses. They never seem to show up when scheduled. I think they just cut buses every so often and assume that *we* will assume the bus was just caught in traffic or something.
But perhaps I sound paranoid.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Evening Commute -- March 3, 2010
Look! My computer is finally back! Huzzah!
Got to Government Center at 6:19, just as a C line was pulling away. A B line came at 6:20, and an E line at 6:21. I got on a D line at 6:22. It moved excruciatingly slowly underground, who knows why? But here are some musings and observations from tonight's commute:
(1) Why can't people take their newspapers with them when they get off the subway? Is that a difficut thing to do? Stick it in your bag, throw it out when you get to wherever you're going? Really?
(2) A girl asked me if she could sit in the seat next to me. I was surprised by that, as I didn't have my bag on the seat, so it's not like she really needed to ask permission. Normally, people would just slide into the empty seat. However, once she sat down, she said to me, "Sorry, is this train going to Kenmore?" and I realized that she had been so polite because she doesn't normally ride the subway.
Got to Government Center at 6:19, just as a C line was pulling away. A B line came at 6:20, and an E line at 6:21. I got on a D line at 6:22. It moved excruciatingly slowly underground, who knows why? But here are some musings and observations from tonight's commute:
(1) Why can't people take their newspapers with them when they get off the subway? Is that a difficut thing to do? Stick it in your bag, throw it out when you get to wherever you're going? Really?
(2) A girl asked me if she could sit in the seat next to me. I was surprised by that, as I didn't have my bag on the seat, so it's not like she really needed to ask permission. Normally, people would just slide into the empty seat. However, once she sat down, she said to me, "Sorry, is this train going to Kenmore?" and I realized that she had been so polite because she doesn't normally ride the subway.
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