Full story available from the Wmata.com websiteTo encourage SmartTrip use, they've taken away paper tranfers... one glaring problem, so far as I know, the 7-day unlimited rail passes are still on paper, in which case you lose the dollar discount if you then have to take a bus ride ( Read more... )

Monday I woke up at 1000, ready to roll. No matter that I knew I'd have to be awake until 0900 the next day at the earliest; something in me screamed 'Energize'. I did my laundry, loaded the dishwasher, stoked the fire perhaps four times, sent out emails, prepped for work, cleaned out my backpack and started straightening my room. In the midst ( Read more... )

I don't know what has gotten into me lately, I've always been terribly unconfrontational when it comes to being wronged as a customer (which is odd, considering I'm so confrontational elsewhere sometimes). I guess I'm learning that just 'taking money elsewhere' isn't always enough, and that when people wrong me it's okay to flare up immediately. ( Read more... )