Love the comments section on every Boston.com. Along with the ill-informed rantings of the out-of-touch, there's always a smattering of folks dropping the obligatory "How is this news, Globe?!" or "This is NOT news!"
It's as if their entire consumption of media is governed by the question, "Is this news or not news? If news, get angry about content. If not news, dismiss content entirely."
There are many cool things you can reach via the Orange Line -- Forest Hills Cemetery, the Arboretum, Franklin Park, the Haffenraffer Brewery complex in JP, Northeastern University, the Charles River Dam, two community colleges, the Middlesex Fells, Pine Banks Park in Melrose -- but this article didn't mention any of them.
This piece tried, and it deserves a kudo for the effort.
As a denizen of the O line, I'll attest that when it's running normally, it's pretty zippy. And the new seats make a difference.
However, when it's crowded and smelly and hot...it's really just a way to get from place to place.
I remember riding the A Train in New York when the conductor came on the PA and announced, "You're riding the World Famous A Train," and he really meant it. For a quick second, sounds of the Duke Ellington Band ran through my head. But then I realized it was crowded and smelly and hot....
They have both very modern public transit -- and a few very charming, very old-fashioned trams (almost serving in place of a main street for certain neighborhoods).
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Orange line is
the last place
I want to b
when i've
been drinking
...or posting on UH! ;)
...or posting on UH! ;)
I've been drunk on the
I've been drunk on the Orange Line. Seems comparable to drunk on green and red. Never been drunk on the Blue or Purple.
Drinking makes it a bit better
Being hung over makes it a bit more intolerable. The worst is the Sunday morning ride of shame. I gave that up when I moved out of Malden though.
Love the comments section on
Love the comments section on every Boston.com. Along with the ill-informed rantings of the out-of-touch, there's always a smattering of folks dropping the obligatory "How is this news, Globe?!" or "This is NOT news!"
It's as if their entire consumption of media is governed by the question, "Is this news or not news? If news, get angry about content. If not news, dismiss content entirely."
Couldn't Agree More
Some folks just don't get whimsy, do they?
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
What was the point of this article?
There are many cool things you can reach via the Orange Line -- Forest Hills Cemetery, the Arboretum, Franklin Park, the Haffenraffer Brewery complex in JP, Northeastern University, the Charles River Dam, two community colleges, the Middlesex Fells, Pine Banks Park in Melrose -- but this article didn't mention any of them.
It's hard to romanticize subways
This piece tried, and it deserves a kudo for the effort.
As a denizen of the O line, I'll attest that when it's running normally, it's pretty zippy. And the new seats make a difference.
However, when it's crowded and smelly and hot...it's really just a way to get from place to place.
I remember riding the A Train in New York when the conductor came on the PA and announced, "You're riding the World Famous A Train," and he really meant it. For a quick second, sounds of the Duke Ellington Band ran through my head. But then I realized it was crowded and smelly and hot....
Ah, you've inspired me to
Ah, you've inspired me to queue up the Duke on my playlist...
Well, they do a good job romanticizing trains here in Japan (Tokyo), and why not?
In Osaka and Kyoto
They have both very modern public transit -- and a few very charming, very old-fashioned trams (almost serving in place of a main street for certain neighborhoods).