I guess I’m grumpy this week. A few things have annoyed me, and one or two almost became whole blog posts. I decided not to devote the time and effort to anger, so here’s a bullet pointed list.
- The MBTA’s Charlie Cards expire. This is a little-known fact hidden deep in their ToS. Regular riders won’t have a problem, but infrequent suburban users like me risk having their stored value disappear without warning into the vast maw of the Transit Authority’s deficit. Don’t ask how I know this.
- Barnes & Noble requires a credit card on file to download to your Nook, even if you’ve already paid for the book. They say it’s for “digital rights management purposes.” Translation: you don’t really own it, and we reserve the right to charge again for it.
- Radar signs. I have a working speedometer. I don’t need a device to bathe the neighborhood in radiation, while wasting electricity, to tell me what I already know. You aren’t fooling me into thinking you are a cop or a camera, Mr. 26-26-26 MPH. Save the planet. Just say no.
That’s it. Nothing more to see here. Go on about your business, but check the expiration date on your transit pass.
Notes from Mosquito Hill 