The Justification for this Blog

Many people have said to me recently, "Isn't your anti-T blog a little...much?"

It forced me to consider my reasoning. Maybe the T isnt' so bad. I mean, it does provide a relatively inexpensive means of transportation when compared to the skyrocketing costs of gasoline.

But, after an experience that occurred yesterday, my dedication to this blog's message was reaffirmed.

It was a rainy afternoon; the kind of day where you'd much rather watch Talk Soup re-runs and eat frosting out of a can than set foot outdoors. I, however, had errands to run. I had to go downtown to the Hynes stop to pick up my check from work, cash that check in the Pru, and then I had to go down to the Boylston stop. It sounds like a pretty simple trip.

It wasn't.

I waited in the rain at Packard's Corner for an inbound train. Luckily, a train came right away! Hooray, the T finally came through for me when I needed it most. Spoke too soon. It was packed, shoulder-to-shoulder, filled to capacity. There was no way I could squeeze in. So, I continued to wait in the rain for another to come. 40 minutes later, one did. Let me repeat that last number: 40 minutes. I was angry, but relieved. But wait--that train was full too! Even more full than the previous train. Again, I waited in the rain.

20 minutes later, a T came that had room for my half-dead body. That brings my grand total waiting time to one hour. One hour for the T. A new record folks.

After an uneventful ride filled with high school kids yapping on their cell phones and pre-pubescent girls playing each other voice mails from their boyfriends on speaker phone, I arrived at Hynes and got my check. I proceeded to the Pru to go to Sovereign bank to cash said check.

After my bank business was complete, I went underground once more to catch an inbound train to Boylston. Let me remind you that the Prudential stop is on the E-line, which is quite possibly the worst of all lines. This time, the train took 30 minutes to arrive.

All in all, I spent 1.5 hours waiting for a the T to come. And people complain about the cost of gas....