Tag Archives: public transit

Autistic kid

Posted on 26 July 2002 by meta

There was a boy on the subway just now who looked to be about 14 years old. He was with his father. I think the kid was autistic, because his behavior was very like Raymond in Rain Man. He even … Continue reading →

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Rail vs air

Posted on 25 February 2002 by meta

A $15 billion bailout for the airlines to save them from their own incompetence, yet we can’t even find $1.5 billion to save Amtrak.

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A lesson for Amtrak?

Posted on 10 October 2001 by meta

Railtrack, the UK company set up to run the track part of the UK’s railway network, has gone bust. All the suckers who bought shares hoping that vital infrastructure could be treated as a profit-making industry will get little or … Continue reading →

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What is it with the T this month?

Posted on 29 August 2001 by meta

I just sat next to a new and different kind of crazy person on the T. I don’t know how you’d even begin to categorize his behavior, apart from “bizarre”. He looked perfectly normal as I sat down. Smelled perfectly … Continue reading →

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Much more of this and I’m buying a car

Posted on 21 August 2001 by meta

This morning on the T there was a really stinky guy with psoriasis and matted grey hair who insisted on standing shoved up against me, and breathing with his mouth hanging open. Obviously the psoriasis isn’t his fault, but the … Continue reading →

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Tourette’s Syndrome

Posted on 20 August 2001 by meta

Coming home, I was sat next to the guy with Tourette’s Syndrome. At least, that’s what I assume it is; I’m no expert. He’s often travelling either to or from Davis Square. He sits and basically babbles whatever enters his … Continue reading →

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Time is an illusion, subway time doubly so

Posted on 13 October 1988 by meta

I do hope that everyone else has noticed LRT’s big lie. I’m talking about the big lie in flashing lights on every station platform… ”EUSTON 2 mins”, “HAMMERSMITH 4 mins”, and so on. From asking people, I’ve come to the … Continue reading →

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