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February 22, 2003

Oh, I may never return ...

Yesterday, I parked in the Alewife garage when I took the Red Line to South Station for a trip to NYC.

When I got back, I found that the fee there has increased 50 cents.

Big woo, you say. But it was apparently a problem for the person ahead of me in line to pay.

The driver pulls up and, apparently, hands the cashier $4. Then there appeared to be some discussion. Then you could see the driver rooting around in her car, and ever 5 minutes or so handing the cashier some more random coins. Either she found enough or the cashier gave up. But meanwhile the line of cars behind me backed up as far as I could see.

This reminded me of the classic "Charlie on the MTA" (this link gives a lot of little-known history about the song, check it out!), which begins:

Let me tell you the story
Of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put ten cents in his pocket,
Kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA
 
Charlie handed in his dime
At the Kendall Square Station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him,
"One more nickel."
Charlie could not get off that train.
 
Chorus:
Did he ever return,
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearn'd
He may ride forever
'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Posted by markj at February 22, 2003 09:23 PM

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Have you ever noticed that his wife comes by with his lunch every day and never puts that nickel in the bag so that he can get off the train. Methinks she enjoyed having the house to herself.

Posted by: stacey at February 22, 2003 11:00 PM

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