You knew it was coming.
Spring is in the air--sorta. Hanami time.
5-7-5 folks. Here's a few to get the ball rolling.
From TCrad:
From the Metro car
people on the platform are
silhouette figures
From Marianne S.:
Doors closing again
and again and again and
again forever
From Mike B.:
Red, Blue, Orange, Green
Does Yellow even matter?
Metro makes me mean
Farecard is broken
who do I ask for help now
kiosk man sleeps sound
From McG:
Automatic trains
a memory of the past
WMATA whiplash
Mystery elbow
stabbing my lower lumbar
read your news later
The sick passenger
fell at my knees unconscious
shut the whole line down
From Roma
My ride this morning
delivered me safely and
on time. I just drove.
Station manager
a glorified door keeper
Swill coffee all day
I left work at noon
Just to arrive home after
the evening rush hour.
From "P"
The Orange line sucks *ss
No need for civility
Off the pole fatty
Unaware tourists:
Your stroller blocks my egress
No one likes Billings
From JoTrex:
Red Line stalls again
anger rising to a boil
move this f*cking train!
Other items:
More jurisdiction funding seems unlikely (WaPo)
Man charged with rape, carjacking at Largo metro (Examiner)
Flames out my window
ReplyDeleteNo employee in site here
Woe is me, I fry.
Here goes the increase
ReplyDeleteMy wallet is shrinking hard
I soon might be broke.
Oh way to simple
ReplyDeleteMetro's flaws easy to jest
Why have I no wings?
(This really is way too easy with so many Metro muck-ups to pick on... :)
Escala-lefters: moot
ReplyDeletepoint when escalators don't
work. Thank you, Metro?
creepy combover
ReplyDeleteyou aren't fooling anyone
don't look down my shirt
Hell's not so pleasant
ReplyDeletepain, anguish, seven circles
room for eight? Metro!
slamming breaks jerk me
ReplyDeleteviolent rollercoaster
operator sleeps
A disruption cleared
ReplyDeletetruly meaningless statement
falling off platform
the red line delayed
ReplyDeletetoday a switch malfunction
tomorrow who knows?
metro might kill me
ReplyDeletemaybe not in a train crash
but with its delays
i see you eating
ReplyDeletecrumbs pepper your coat jacket
mustard on your lips
Station manager
ReplyDeleteGiving me the evil eye
All I did was smile
metro driver speaks
ReplyDeleteseductive, throaty rhythym:
"red line shady grove"
Chechen rebel bombs.
ReplyDeleteMETRO holds an exercise.
Time to ride my bike!
Smelly tourists stink
ReplyDeletein the fetid heat of summer
deodorant man!
Catoe gone for good,
ReplyDeleteSarles holds the interim.
Congress build it new!
SmartTrip is not smart.
ReplyDeleteFareCard's not fair. What of the
Center of the car?
At Metro Center,
ReplyDeleteRed trains empty too slowly,
Doors closed, we got screwed
The escalators,
ReplyDeleteThey're all f*cking broken,
Transit on the cheap
So much room there is
ReplyDeleteIn the middle of the car
Yet no one takes it
Snow storm hits Metro
ReplyDeleteStation managers are too
Fat to shovel snow
MJ's - "Black or White,"
ReplyDeleteAll are the same on Metro,
In hellish limbo
Please don't sit on me
ReplyDeleteYou overlap your own seat
Try standing next time
Oh beautiful girl
ReplyDeleteI ponder talking to you
Your earbuds say no
Metro carpet stench
ReplyDeletea good idea in the 70s
gone way wrong today
stopped in the tunnel
ReplyDeletenothing but darkness around
when will i get home?
Unsuck Metro Blog
ReplyDeleteMy sanity lives in you
Thank you for my laughs
Fry me fry me oh
ReplyDeletewhere are my hot dogs and buns?
Might as well eat too.
@Anon 4:29 You're welcome!
ReplyDeletegood intentions haunt
ReplyDeletethese dank undersized tunnels
future vision nul
Why would somebody
ReplyDeleteBitterly and selfishly
End their life in here
Dear tourist mommy
ReplyDeleteWe all have to work you see?
Vanquish your stroller!
A train on fire
ReplyDeleteHas disrupted service on
The Orange and Blue Lines
Crews have been dispatched
To fix the situation
And move train off line
We apologize
For the inconvenience and
Thanks for your patience
Little tiny mouse
ReplyDeleteScampering on the Dupont
Circle platform. Eek!
"There's another train
ReplyDeleteDirectly behind": famous
Lie told by Metro
Springtime is the time
ReplyDeleteFor love ... and long delays on
The blue and red lines.
May we get to our
ReplyDeleteDestination in one piece:
That is what I pray
"Thank you for choosing
ReplyDeleteMetro." If I had a choice
Do you think I would?
Catoe on his way
ReplyDeleteOut. Leaving Metro for good.
Wish I could follow.
Cornfed tourists - GIT!
ReplyDeleteOr I'll show you some DC
hospitality!
Hey Amanda (http://www.blogger.com/profile/03932855086560517798), for some reason your comments won't publish. Here they are.
ReplyDelete"Thank you for choosing
Metro." If I had a choice
Do you think I would?
Catoe on his way
Out. Leaving Metro for good.
Wish I could follow.
Cornfed tourists - GIT!
Or I'll show you some DC
hospitality!
Tourists on the left
ReplyDeleteStanding still, don't move their feet
Get out of my way!
the faregate is not
ReplyDeletethe time to dig in your bag
out of my damn way
A town full of "stars"
ReplyDeleteNone of them deigns take Metro
No wonder it sucks
Manager helped me!
ReplyDeleteActually doing his job!
This must be a dream.
Early morning seats
ReplyDeleteMarred by Rosslyn's putrid smell
Melted brakes are fun
(To the newbie riders at rush hour)
ReplyDeleteWhy I don't shove you
Screaming, to the tracks below:
My train would be late.
Turn your ipod down
ReplyDeleteWhole car can hear it blast so
Will choke you for it
thugs on the platform
ReplyDeleteno metro cop to be found
get a job scumbags
Senators useless
ReplyDeleteThugs drive the metro buses
I need Metro Mace.
The doors would not close
ReplyDeleteThey had to offload the train
I wept tears of rage
Once I rejected
ReplyDeleteVery Good Job because I
would have to Metro
Riders wanna hate
ReplyDeleteSat in a puddle of piss
I would be pissed too
Late to work again
ReplyDeleteboss starting to wonder, hmm
new job with Metro?
waiting for the train,
ReplyDeleten00bs rush doors, pushing me back.
where's the seniority!?!?!
Hand sanitizer
ReplyDeleteplease do not run out today
jam-hand kids on train
trapped in parking lot
ReplyDeletedon't own a smart trip card
bursting with fury
Groin-to-groin contact
ReplyDeleteOn Red Line – new meaning for
“Metrosexual?”
Garbled announcements –
Only one word heard clearly:
“Joo-di-shoo-arry.”
Olympic Event:
“Regretting Inconvenience” –
Metro takes the gold!
Yard Stop on Red Line –
ReplyDeleteOnly Metro passenger
Who gets good service.
It breathes not, it has
No ticket – why does your bag
Receive its own seat?
At my home station.
ReplyDeleteTrain stops then lurches forward.
Banged my head on pole.