Comments on: Transit union offers tips for riding Metro Inauguration Day

By: saf

saf — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:38:57 +0000

NateG – Uh-huh. Do you remember the guy used to hang out in dc.general and claim that people poked him with needles every time he went out in public? Called himself Klaatu.

By: Fellow Petworthian

Fellow Petworthian — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:46:06 +0000

@NateG: Where did you hear that from? Or did you just make it up?

By: NateG

NateG — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:37:05 +0000

i’m not going on the metro. i heard there are going to be people pricking people with pins.

By: Darkside

Darkside — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:25:51 +0000

1. “Begin your travel day with a smile and a positive attitude!”

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I’m a Black man raised in D.C. Smiling and having a positive attitude are unfamiliar concepts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:03:54 +0000

They need to bring in the guys that run the Japanese trains and subways and just push people into the cars.

By: e

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:01:15 +0000

I just did the google-pedometer map thing… It’s about 4 miles from Petworth (north of the metro) to the mall. Not a bad walk, and most of it’s downhill.

By: Pennywise

Pennywise — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:03:29 +0000

The Union just managed, with a single post, to outdo WMATA PSA’s for the last 20 years. Yay Union!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:55:17 +0000

As far as #4…I might just wander the metro stations wearing a sandwich board that says “Walk left, stand right.” I’m also thinking about spending Monday night at my office so I’ll have a shorter trip to the Mall on Tuesday.

By: blittle

blittle — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:49 +0000

#4, if you mean polite as in “quick jab to the ribs” than I wholeheartedly agree with nothing is better to move people out the way than a smile and a quick jab to the ribs. Remember, forgiveness is the key to heaven. Pesce.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:59:52 +0000

Screw metro…we are walking its only about 5 miles down. I would encourage others to do the same No sense in feeling like a sardine and the exercise will do all of us good!