Rant: Metro
I don't have a car, so I'm pretty much forced to use public transportation. It's not a problem, but I think the people who are on the board for Metro are monkeys. Meetings must be like those careerbuilder.com commercials! One reason why I say that is because of the tiles. It snows at least once a winter here in DC. AT LEAST! Also, it rains fairly often. So, why did they choose tiles that get slippery when wet?! Many stations do not have the entire platform covered so there are huge areas that are slippery. For instance, when I go to Fort Totten on the red line, I need to get on at the last door of the last car to be closest to the escalator when I go to work. That area is completely uncovered. Also, since it snowed the night before last and the snow hasn't completely melted, people still get snow on their shoes and track it all over the station on the tiles which may be covered or have a ceiling. I don't want to fall. I'm sure it would hurt and my pride would scatter like Skittles over the Spanish tile. But, I WANT to sue Metro for their idiocy. Another thing that brings up the monkey idea is that fact that they can't seem to wrap their brains around why people huddle towards the doors of the train. I'm 5'7-5'8. Above average for a woman, so I can reach the ceiling poles. However, that is the most uncomfortable feeling ever. Especially when I have a coat on or a shorter length shirt. My options are to be uncomfortable (Nope, not happening), move to the middle of the car and hold on to the back of a seat where someone is sitting (I don't want to invade their space, but it's an option), or huddle near the doors where there is space and a vertical pole to comfortably hold on to (Ding, ding! We have a winner).
One Metro board monkey must have evolved sooner than the rest and is trying to implement retractable handles for the shorter riders. People have been complaining but the monkeys said no because they didn't want the straps to get in the way. O_o? How long have those retractable handles been in existence?! Metro is like the third largest mass transit subway system in the US. Ok, I could be wrong about the number, but it's still up there. Washington, DC has huge instances of tourism. People commute from the suburbs to the city in masses. But NOW they realize there is a problem? They want me to pay more for my commute but they also want me to slip and bust my ass which will result in me not able to go to work. Or maybe they want me to lose my balance and fall because I move to the center of the aisle to accommodate more people on the train? I don't know what goes through their monkey minds, but I'm just going to have to get a car. That way they can focus on bananas and I can get where I need to go.
One Metro board monkey must have evolved sooner than the rest and is trying to implement retractable handles for the shorter riders. People have been complaining but the monkeys said no because they didn't want the straps to get in the way. O_o? How long have those retractable handles been in existence?! Metro is like the third largest mass transit subway system in the US. Ok, I could be wrong about the number, but it's still up there. Washington, DC has huge instances of tourism. People commute from the suburbs to the city in masses. But NOW they realize there is a problem? They want me to pay more for my commute but they also want me to slip and bust my ass which will result in me not able to go to work. Or maybe they want me to lose my balance and fall because I move to the center of the aisle to accommodate more people on the train? I don't know what goes through their monkey minds, but I'm just going to have to get a car. That way they can focus on bananas and I can get where I need to go.