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In Boston, a big problem is at 2:30 AM after the bars close and people are wandering the streets to get home because public transit is also (inexplicably) close
by cowsandmilk 10y ago
In Boston, a big problem is at 2:30 AM after the bars close and people are wandering the streets to get home because public transit is also (inexplicably) closed. When everything is closed, how do you prevent people from pooping and pissing in alleys (or in broad streetlight)?
Or, for the opposite type of person, runners at 5 in the morning have the same problem. Miles away from home, sudden need to go to the bathroom, everything is closed.
- mattmanser 10y agoIt's closed because between 8 and 2:30 they make no money, so why would they keep it open for 6 hours. In the UK the councils subsidise the local transport to stay open till 1/2am.
- chairleader 10y agoBoston has blue laws around the sale of alcohol. See also: no alcohol sales before noon on Sunday, no discounted liquor at restaurants, and every bar/pub that sells liquor must also sell food.
- mattmanser 10y agoI don't understand why I'm being downvoted, can you explain? Public transport loses money in the evenings, across the world they get shut down unless subsidised.
- rsync 10y agoI downvoted you because you talked about your downvotes. Don't interrupt the discussion to meta-discuss the scoring system.
- mattmanser 10y agoI might have phrased it wrong but I was literally asking what was wrong with what I said. I'm getting confused by HN these days, it's like you get random d/vs for absolutely nothing.
- weerd 10y agoIt's funny what kind of food satisfies that law. One night after a few prior stops I ended up at a very local and very Irish bar. Sipping from a bottle and dreaming of fried potatoes I ask the bartender what food was available. After showing visible disdain for my non-Boston accent he laughs and points to a sparse rack of old peanut bags. I guess beer is food sometimes.
- kahirsch 10y agoSome cities in Europe do this late at night: http://www.citymetric.com/horizons/toilets-are-popping-city-streets-night-534 http://www.citymetric.com/horizons/toilets-are-popping-city-...
- kuschku 10y ago> a big problem is at 2:30 AM after the bars close Germany doesn't have that problem, because, if you go to a club or bar before midnight, you're very early. The real fun only starts at 2AM, and most clubs and bars close after 5am - when others are already opening again.