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Riverside Line dead in the water
By adamg on Sun, 05/05/2013 - 10:06pm
Wire problems mean bustitution between Riverside and Kenmore.
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"...bustitution?"
"...bustitution?"
Bustitution!
The word is a portmanteau of the words "bus" and "substitution."
Either that or you're paying
Either that or you're paying up to $2.50 for a less-than-good time (hint, hint, wink, wink)...
Okay, and here I thought it
Okay, and here I thought it was a noun describing a busted state.
In a way, yes
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Bustitution of the Institution is No Solution
"Bustitution" is actually a well-established manufactured word to indicate bus replacements for other forms of transportation that have been sidelined, most often rail but may also apply to air travel as well.
It is a very common term used in transportation circles and by whose who follow that topic beyond the periphery.
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Why they needed to bus the whole line is unusual however.
See something, say something?
Opossum playing dead on the tracks?