Open Letter to the MBTA
Dear MBTA,
Let me start by saying I love the commuter boats. It is a thrill to commute by boat all year 'round and I am very fond of the service. Yet during the summer months, it appears that there are a great many tourists who love taking the commuter boat as well.
One of the many problems is a lot of the tourists run to the front of the line, regardless of when they arrived. This can cause a problem as sometimes the boats are full, and the regulars are forced to wait for the next boat.
I hate to be a person who complains without offering a suggestion, so here’s one now. It would be very cost effective and fun.
The Hull Lifesaving Museum has many beautiful, high quality pulling boats on the shore.
During peak season, it would be very easy, fun, and cost-effective to keep a few of these pulling boats in Boston and a few in Hull.
If the commuter boats are too full, we could put all of the tourists in a skiff from the Hull Lifesaving Museum, and tow it behind the commuter boat.
This would give the tourists a real “Joshua James" experience, and offer a valuable lesson about lifesaving. Given that a great deal of the tourists ride on the Codzilla boat, I am sure they would love to experience the sensation of ripping along at 30 plus miles per hour while a twenty-foot rooster tail shoots off the back of their rowboat. If some of the tourists prefer a more serene pace, they could row.
If there are complex legalities involved with the towing of tourists, or asking them to row, perhaps the MBTA could offer more boats in the summer so the regulars don't get bumped off the boat by hostile folks from faraway lands who run to the front of the line while wearing black knee socks and foot-in-a-frame sandals.
Warm regards,
Joe Berkeley
Let me start by saying I love the commuter boats. It is a thrill to commute by boat all year 'round and I am very fond of the service. Yet during the summer months, it appears that there are a great many tourists who love taking the commuter boat as well.
One of the many problems is a lot of the tourists run to the front of the line, regardless of when they arrived. This can cause a problem as sometimes the boats are full, and the regulars are forced to wait for the next boat.
I hate to be a person who complains without offering a suggestion, so here’s one now. It would be very cost effective and fun.
The Hull Lifesaving Museum has many beautiful, high quality pulling boats on the shore.
During peak season, it would be very easy, fun, and cost-effective to keep a few of these pulling boats in Boston and a few in Hull.
If the commuter boats are too full, we could put all of the tourists in a skiff from the Hull Lifesaving Museum, and tow it behind the commuter boat.
This would give the tourists a real “Joshua James" experience, and offer a valuable lesson about lifesaving. Given that a great deal of the tourists ride on the Codzilla boat, I am sure they would love to experience the sensation of ripping along at 30 plus miles per hour while a twenty-foot rooster tail shoots off the back of their rowboat. If some of the tourists prefer a more serene pace, they could row.
If there are complex legalities involved with the towing of tourists, or asking them to row, perhaps the MBTA could offer more boats in the summer so the regulars don't get bumped off the boat by hostile folks from faraway lands who run to the front of the line while wearing black knee socks and foot-in-a-frame sandals.
Warm regards,
Joe Berkeley
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