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Escalump
The contest (see below) for new words to describe unique MBTA foibles has delivered. This is the first, from Will of Malden.
cantstepasidis - the ability to block a flow of moving passengers, whether at a door, station exit, or escalator.
undoorperformance - the unacceptable situation in which only half an opening is created for exiting and entering a T train, the result of one of the sliding barriers remaining closed.\
More to come...
About starts and stops This blog is on hiatus. Watch this space for developments.
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Stops column.
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