I thought about making some tongue-in-cheek comment about the "that's what she said" nature of this sign that is now posted at every Silver Line stop. I would have said something like, "I wish everyone had a button like this on them so I'd know where to press ;) " But instead, I'd like to just talk about the practicality of this button at a bus stop. When I saw the new heaters that were installed, I thought, "Finally, I won't have to freeze my ass off at the bus stop!" And on that first cold, windy day I pressed the button ready to engage in an entirely new T experience. Ready to let the warmth rush over my chilled, shivering body. But what resulted was ... nothing spectacular.
There were some orange lights that came on suggesting warmth and the top of my head got a little warmer. The wind prevented any sort of heat from getting to the rest of my body. So now, every time I go to the T stop, I still press the button (a little warmth is better than none) but I'm always disappointed at the results. I guess we can't expect miracles from the MBTA. Only small gifts every now and then. And the top of my head is an important part of my body to keep warm, I suppose.
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