The MBTA is taking a ton of heat about the upcoming fare hike, so they needed to start working on a little PR to boost public perception of the
inept agency. We all know the T is bloated, unfriendly, and anything but ingenious. They love to waste our money and time. To the rescuse, however, comes this story:

Tom McHale is a hero at the MBTA, not for saving lives, but for saving a lot of money thanks to steak tips, electrical tape, and a 5-cent, fine-mesh hair cap.

A cute little anecdote about some thrifty genius at the T, and employees committed to bringing up better service at a fair fare. Yeah, right. After that Red Sox fluff piece the other day, we know the Globe isn't afraid to be on the take. (Can you really blame the dying newspaper industry for doing anything it can to make a buck these days?).

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