{"id":24880,"date":"2016-09-30T23:57:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T23:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24880"},"modified":"2016-10-01T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T14:36:02","slug":"parody-transit-service-alerts-amusing-excuse-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/parody-transit-service-alerts-amusing-excuse-generator\/","title":{"rendered":"Parody Of Transit Service Alerts — Amusing Excuse Generator"},"content":{"rendered":"

A parody of MBTA transit updates (service alerts) is an amusing Excuse Generator<\/a> that wants you to lighten up if you’re delayed in Boston.<\/p>\n

Most of us don’t like interruptions\u00a0to our work or play. If interrupted, we must adjust our attitude. Stay flexible. Stay peaceful. Maybe laugh. It may not get you where you want to be faster, but you are sure to arrive healthier. Laughing is good for the\u00a0heart<\/a>. That’s\u00a0the purpose of the lighthearted website:<\/p>\n

\"excuse-gen-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If your train isn\u2019t moving fast enough, think of some creative thing you can do. I wrote a story waiting on a train for six hours in San Jose once. I am still grateful I waited for that train — it provided one of the\u00a0most beautiful trips<\/a> of my life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bostonglobe.com<\/em>\u00a0reports that’s what two locals did. The two are also loyal T riders. They decided to mimic the\u00a0service alerts<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>overhead speakers at stations and posted by the T on its website) in fun ways.\u00a0<\/span>Delays happen, and\u00a0Boston Globe<\/a><\/em> quotes some of the fake MBTA responses and the story behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2018ll hear some excuse like, \u2018Signal problems at Downtown Crossing,\u2019 but no ever knows what that means,\u201d said Todd Ching, a co-creator of the website\u00a0www.mbtaexcuses.com<\/span><\/a>. \u201cSo we thought it would be funny to be able to pull up a site where you can get some random, sarcastic excuses instead. We were trying to make people laugh.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"excuse-gen-2\"<\/a>\"excuse-gen-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"excuse-gen-4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"free-love\"<\/a>Another consideration in a delay of transit is to pull your bicycle off the train, and thank MBTA<\/a>\u00a0that you can take your bike on the train in the first place. And thank\u00a0bicycles<\/a>\u00a0for being able to get in and out of tight spots easily.<\/p>\n

Click on “Again!” to see the excuses go on.\u00a0Here are\u00a0more examples:<\/p>\n