Patriots Whimper, T Problems

There were a lot of comments on North End Patch this week.

On Wednesday, an incredibly cold day in this area, hundreds of Boston commuters had to wait outside for bus shuttles after two separate issues closed down portions of both the Green and Red MBTA lines.

Brett told us “the Green Line issue did not leave me in the cold today - however the general operating issues with the MBTA left me in the cold. As a MBTA bus user, it's baffling as to why on the coldest, snowiest, and rainiest days the service is so poor. They should by now realize supply and demand and know that on those days the demands are going to be greater. A few months ago I watched as 6 busses drive by me on a torrential rainy day, and today, while the temperatures were in the negatives early this morning, 2 (non-full) busses drove by on the MBTA #9 route in South Boston. I don't know when the MBTA will make changes and address these issues of supply and demand.”

Mike said, “I feel the T does the best they can. you pointed out that they have crushing debt, most of which was saddled on them by the big dig which had little to do with the MBTA. they operate the oldest subway in the US for a reasonable price. we've all had frustrations with front line T employees but i think the T in general puts service as a priority. it is a vast organization that moves millions of people every week on old infrastructure with a shoestring budget.... and i ride the 1 buss! i think they care.”

And, finally, our sports writer Gerry Stewart told us the Patriots’ season fizzled out timidly.

In fact, he felt it was not a bang but, rather, a whimper.

Hovey Law immediately responded.

“Sadly apt and rigorously concise, this piece pushes all the right buttons and sounds the alarm on the Pats' growing record of regular season success and post season mediocrity, even failure. Can we have some of that (formerly) vaunted Belichick defense? Or was it all just a mirage, populated by exceptional players and superior execution--factors that would make any defense good? What is not a mirage is the excellence and fine subtlety of these pieces, and for that I would like to thank Mr. Forrever and North End Patch. Hope to see another after the SB, not to mention next season,” Hovey Law said.