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DC OTers - Metro Shut Down Tomorrow
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:44 pm
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Press conference with WMATA going on now. Totally unprecedented.
To think that an area like DC's transit system could be such a failure is crazy. I'm very happy I don't ride Metro anymore. I honestly felt like I was taking a risk each time I got on the Green and Red Lines.
Press conference with WMATA going on now. Totally unprecedented.
To think that an area like DC's transit system could be such a failure is crazy. I'm very happy I don't ride Metro anymore. I honestly felt like I was taking a risk each time I got on the Green and Red Lines.
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Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:48 pm to Bluefin
It seemed fine when I used it last year. 
I only used the yellow and blue lines though.
I only used the yellow and blue lines though.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:52 pm to Bluefin
If he don't trust you
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:55 pm to Skin
I'm gone shoot you
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:56 pm to jaTigerfan
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It seemed fine when I used it last year.
Besides the fact that they've had multiple hazards resulting in people dying, yeah it's fine.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:58 pm to Bluefin
WMATA is the worst organization in the history of organizations.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 4:00 pm to Bluefin
I walk to work now 
No more orange line at 8 am
No more orange line at 8 amPosted on 3/15/16 at 4:30 pm to Golfer
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Besides the fact that they've had multiple hazards resulting in people dying, yeah it's fine.
Like what? I was there a couple of weeks ago and thought it was great.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 4:41 pm to Bluefin
Why don't they do this over the weekend?
I guess it will give all the government workers we are paying for an excuse to not show up for their overpaying, underworking job.
I guess it will give all the government workers we are paying for an excuse to not show up for their overpaying, underworking job.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 4:45 pm to Bluefin
Where do you guys go to watch sports? I started a job out in Rockville in January but live in Arlington. Ride to work with a coworker though, otherwise this would fricking suck
Posted on 3/15/16 at 5:02 pm to East Coast Band
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Why don't they do this over the weekend?
According to the article, the board decided that after yesterday's early morning fire they couldn't take the risk of waiting and having another one, this time with another fatality. IMHO they could have but I'm not the one making the decisions.
Fortunately I walk to work anyway, maybe with nobody at the office I can get caught up.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 5:20 pm to TheMuffinMan
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Where do you guys go to watch sports? I started a job out in Rockville in January but live in Arlington
Best place to watch sports in Arlington is Rhodeside, hands down.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 5:34 pm to TheMuffinMan
I usually hit up first down or carpool.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 5:49 pm to Bluefin
Wut. DC metro is the cleanest looking mass transit in this country. (Not that that is saying much)
Posted on 3/15/16 at 6:01 pm to Bluefin
Holy shite.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 6:05 pm to Cosmo
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Wut. DC metro is the cleanest looking mass transit in this country.
In terms of reliability, safety, and infrastructure, it's hard to imagine how any system in the U.S. could be worse than Metro. Using it for a weekend visit in DC isn't enough time to realize how bad it really is.
Corruption runs deep at Metro. Funds that were supposed to go toward improving the system have gone elsewhere, leading to fires breaking out and trains derailing in the tunnels, all within the past year.
The fact that they're shutting down this massive system that countless people rely on to get to work on a Wednesday just goes to show how bad it's gotten.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 6:25 pm to Pilot Tiger
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WMATA is the worst organization in the history of organizations.
That's a heck of a statement. There are some grossly bad government run entities out there.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 6:29 pm to Bluefin
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In terms of reliability, safety, and infrastructure, it's hard to imagine how any system in the U.S. could be worse than Metro. Using it for a weekend visit in DC isn't enough time to realize how bad it really is.
Corruption runs deep at Metro. Funds that were supposed to go toward improving the system have gone elsewhere, leading to fires breaking out and trains derailing in the tunnels, all within the past year.
The fact that they're shutting down this massive system that countless people rely on to get to work on a Wednesday just goes to show how bad it's gotten.
Spot on.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 7:54 pm to DallasTiger
For anyone doubting the incompetence of Metro, just google some of their escalator issues.
Utter incompetence, ignorance and a complete shite culture make WMATA a cesspool. And I say that as a former contractor for them.
Utter incompetence, ignorance and a complete shite culture make WMATA a cesspool. And I say that as a former contractor for them.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:46 pm to Bluefin
I'm sure they all take private limos to work
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