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Man says he spent 40 minutes trapped in an elevator at Roxbury Crossing T stop

By adamg on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 10:50pm

WFXT reports he only got out after calling 911.

Neighborhoods: 
Roxbury
Topics: 
The T
Free tagging: 
Orange Line
Roxbury Crossing

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Comments

By cybah on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 6:02am.

oh that poor man. I hope.. HOPE no one had urinated in it recently.

I'm not kidding folks, some of these elevators literally smell worse than a port-a-toilet at Burning Man sometimes.

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By anon on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 7:20am.

Do you have a list of locations that don't pass your smell test?

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By BostonDog on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 7:36am.

Take the hint and open more public restrooms in stations!

Access to restrooms should be considered an ADA stipulation.

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By eeka on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 1:15pm.

https://www.mbta.com/projects/urine-detection-elevators-pilot

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By speakingouthere on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:37pm.

Man's best friend can get the job done.
They are trained to smell other items: explosives, guns, drugs, human scent.... so why not just hire some dogs to sniff around like they do naturally.

It would not take much to train them to track down the stench of fresh or stale urine.

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By speakingouthere on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:40pm.

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By dan r on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 7:50am.

stuck between floors while I’m goin’ down
Orange Line Elevator
Holdin’ my breath ‘til I hit the grouuund

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By anon on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 8:42am.

There is a Transit Police hub at the station. If it takes 40 minutes to rescue a passenger stuck in an elevator that reeks of urine how long would it take for them to respond if you were getting robbed or groped?

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By Michael on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 8:46am.

An MBTA spokesman said the elevators are performing better than they have for years, and Governor Baker has scheduled a ribbon-cutting and photo-op for when the new elevator opens next week, so I really fail to see what this guy is complaining about

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By Rob on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 11:25am.

My elevator was working fine, but we were stuck behind his.

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By speakingouthere on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 9:24pm.

If I was stuck in an elevator, (which has not happened yet.)

I would wait 15 - FIFTEEN MINUTES!,

I would be calling on God first, then call 911!!

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By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 10:42pm.

Wut?

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By eeka on Fri, 12/30/2022 - 1:11pm.

Man gets to the pearly gates, is like, bruh, I prayed and you didn't listen, and god is like, whatever, I sent you two transit cops and some EMTs.

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