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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Got Haggis? on February 12, 2015, 04:00:52 pm
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http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/board_of_directors/board_docs/021215_3BAuthHearingonFY2016BudgetandCIP.pdf
looks like there are 2 options...1 option is to completely get rid of the 12am-3am weekend hours, option 2 is to reduce the amount of trains on weekends
page 71
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oh they should add more single-line tracking...that doesn't cost anything! ;D
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I feel like the trains are already scarce on weekends... That would suck if the bars get to stay open until 4am in the future. For people who metro in I guess.
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ridiculous...trains are so scare on weekends anyways....
all they do is hike the fares, have more accidents and provide less service..
it a downward spiral...
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Not to sound like an alarmist, but I haven't exactly felt safe on the Metro in years. There's the freaky burnt metal smell (which I always found disturbing), the fact that they have so many accidents and incidents (esp. compared to other major cities)...and the fact that they never seem to learn from the problems. I used to be a huge fan of the Metro, now I only take it when I really need to. It's felt like a downward spiral for years.
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I wonder how many folks ride the rails 12-3am. Can't be many if they'd consider closing up.
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Hutch hated the metro way before it was cool to hate the metro
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Hutch hated the metro way before it was cool to hate the metro
is that true?
if so great.. I am a bit of a trendsetter
but I think my hatred for the metro started to develop when they started hiking fares and providing less service which led to less riders which - you guessed it- led to less service and higher fares.....they've been on that loop for years now.....which, yeah, was like ten years ago I guess....so it has been a while...
there is also the issue of the employees who tend to be very rude if you ask anything...but thats another story
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I've never ridden public transportation.
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I've never ridden public transportation.
HOW ARE WE NOT FRIENDS??!! I'LL NEVER KNOW!!!
(i'll never know.)
(never...)
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
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we're all set up for telework.
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I ride metro a lot, and was one of the people who took advantage of the 12-3 hours. That said, I would MUCH rather they stopped the late night hours and kept decent service during the weekends if they have to make cuts. As it is the service during the weekends is so bad that I do everything possible to avoid it on the weekend.
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METRO IS TO BE AVOIDED PEOPLE
(caps for extra emphasis...)
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The metro would be a lot cooler if it cost a lot more and was more exclusive to the upper class. As it stands, it's a moving rape dungeon. It's the FreeFest of transportation.
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The metro would be a lot cooler if it cost a lot more and was more exclusive to the upper class. As it stands, it's a moving rape dungeon. It's the FreeFest of transportation.
They have what you are suggesting. It's called the VRE.
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The metro would be a lot cooler if it cost a lot more and was more exclusive to the upper class. As it stands, it's a moving rape dungeon. It's the FreeFest of transportation.
They have what you are suggesting. It's called the VRE.
O RLY? Do go on.
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
I did not realize you had moved to Pennsylvania. What do you guys think of it up there?
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
I did not realize you had moved to Pennsylvania. What do you guys think of it up there?
60 mins=10+mins kid drop off and drive to Metro +drive+35 mins Metro to downtown +10+min walk to office.
But to answer your question...we've noticed there are lots of fat people in PA. I'm ok with that, it makes me look better in comparison. Also, Philly gets good beer distribution, so there's that.
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if you are spending four hours a day commuting you are doing it wrong....
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
Sounds like she needs a new job. Reason #2,432 why I need out of this area is traffic. It just took me 35 minutes to go two miles.
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
Sounds like she needs a new job. Reason #2,432 why I need out of this area is traffic. It just took me 35 minutes to go two miles.
I don't have as big a problem with the traffic- which is horrible- as I do with the way people drive.....
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
Sounds like she needs a new job. Reason #2,432 why I need out of this area is traffic. It just took me 35 minutes to go two miles.
I don't have as big a problem with the traffic- which is horrible- as I do with the way people drive.....
I rarely drive anywhere at rush hour, but when I'm forced to, there's not much you can do other than punch the steering wheel and listen to 88.5.
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It's wild to me the necessity for an hour + commute for a job that then takes eight + hours of one's day
and then we get roughly two days of recuperation to do it all over again.
All this to be told we're lucky to have a job.
I've considered leaving my job (for more $$$) but I'm woefully under-skilled and more or less don't mind the (20-35min) commute or the people.
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Just curious...if you're a Metro rider and you're facing one of the Metro line closures in the upcoming future, what are you plans? I mean one of the surges where a piece of your line is closed and there's no way to get around it.
Are you...
1. Driving in
2. Taking the shuttlebus provided by Metro
3. some other way of getting to office
4. teleworking
Did your boss give you the option to telework during a line closure?
I'm not a Metro rider, but my wife is. Just curious as to how other employers and workers are handling this.
So yesterday was the first day of Surge #3. My wife's daily roundtrip commute went from two hours to four hours. And *still* her employer of 15+ years insists that she come into the office rather than telework. It's not like she can't successfully telework, she already does it once a week. Assholes.
Sorry, I just had the vent.
Sounds like she needs a new job. Reason #2,432 why I need out of this area is traffic. It just took me 35 minutes to go two miles.
I don't have as big a problem with the traffic- which is horrible- as I do with the way people drive.....
I rarely drive anywhere at rush hour, but when I'm forced to, there's not much you can do other than punch the steering wheel and listen to 88.5.
I just hate people in such a hurry riding my bumper and driving so dangerous... SideofBurntToast can attest to how on the way to the Cure we were sitting in traffic moving at 5 mph and someone honked their horn at me because I left a little space between my car and the car in front... people are just crazy.. and Maryland drivers are the worst.. the way they drive on that stretch of 495 beggars belief... its no wonder there are accidents all the frickin' time there...
ever since my accident where i nearly got killed (through no fault of my own) i like to drive extra safe.. if i'm going 5-10 mph above speed limit why do people have to get so angry... how much is enough? do i need to drive at 90 mph??? what is the frickin' hurry anyways? you're going to save a few minutes of time in the end for your shitty life..