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Sat 13 Jan, 2007 12:44 pm
The Massachusetts Transit Authority or whatever its real name is now recently replaced coin-like metal tokens with plastic cards called the Charlie (after the song made popular by the Kingston Trio) Card which has a temporary younger brother, the Charlie Ticket.
I have lived in the greater Boston area since 1976. I also have a talent for finding dropped coins on the sidewalk. In all the years I have lived here, I have found only one token, about 18 months ago on Cambridge Common.
I mention this because since the Charlie cards and tickets debuted, the streets are littered with the paper versions.
What's the verdict on the Charlie card/ticket?
I think they're a mess maker and ecologically unsound.
Jespah said in another thread that they really cramped her style.
Kinda like riding a charlie horse. :::flee:::
Okay, I said it, not Jespah. But she didn't disagree!
What thread was that? I'd like to see what others have to say.
You could conclude that people paid more attention to -- possibly, valued -- the old tokens more than coins. They were worth more per unit then any American coin: $1.25 each in their last hurrah.
Spent tickets are just that: spent tickets and are improperly thrown onto the sidewalk.
It was just a diversion in another topic...started around here:
http://able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2482724#2482724
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