$126,000 Saved Using 5-Cent Hairnets

May 4th, 2006 by Derek Meister

Boston.com is currently running a story about Tom McHale, who saved the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority an estimated $126,000 this year using the type of hairnet worn by restaurant workers as a means to prevent snow from creating costly repairs on the MBTA’s train engines.

As the old saw goes, sometimes the best solutions are the simple (and cheap) ones.

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