Unsuck DC Metro: Metro is so Full of Sh*t

Friday, August 5, 2011

Metro is so Full of Sh*t

July 25 and August 5.

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anon · 711 weeks ago

Why do we pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a PR team that shoots itself in the foot like this.

DUMMIES

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george · 711 weeks ago

Does anyone believe what they say they're going to do any more?

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Ace · 711 weeks ago

The Metro apologists make me sick. What more proof do you need that it's rogue?

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PAMS · 711 weeks ago

Can they "replace" the chillers in Ballston, too? They haven't been working for weeks. Waiting for trains is extra special when the orange line is FUBAR during rush hour and the platform is packed with tons of people.

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· 711 weeks ago

we fixing shit

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Guest · 711 weeks ago

but not cleaning it up...got it.

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Anonymous · 711 weeks ago

Why is there one chiller unit serving three metro stations? That is what that sentence says, right?

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Kara · 711 weeks ago

That is what I was wondering. I can not figure out how one unit/3 stations could be done efficiently since the air has to travel several blocks to be chilled.

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@VeggieTart · 711 weeks ago

I sincerely hope this is another example of Metro's difficulty with basic English grammar and they mean the "chiller units that serve" said stations are being repaired. But I'm not holding my breath.

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n2deep · 711 weeks ago

chiller plants generally service two stations. and chillers usually have three units in them to chill the two stations. the units send water which is then fanned fo rthe cool air.

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stan dessel · 711 weeks ago

We're on it!

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woodstockdc · 711 weeks ago

Notice it says "is being repaired" which in MetroSpeak means "we've blocked it off inconveniently closing part of a platform or escalator, partially disassembled it, and will be back in about two weeks to make the repair that will take about 90 minutes."

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Nunya · 711 weeks ago

Metro sux because they can afford to suk. They're the only game in town and they know it. They still have their jobs, they're still in service, there's no pending lawsuits that I'm aware of. NADA. Just like Holly Hunter's line out of one of her movies - a dog is licking his "uknows" and she looks at him and says, "I know. Because you can.".

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no one · 711 weeks ago

I think this blog is the only thing in town that tries to make Metro accountable. No offense to Unsuck, which is a noble effort but that's pathetic. Metro needs real accountability.

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unsuckdcmetro 92p · 711 weeks ago

None taken. You're 100% right.

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Ellinad · 711 weeks ago

Yeah, it still wasn't fixed Friday p.m. at Archives. But I can't remember the last time it worked there.

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@Hell_on_wheelz · 711 weeks ago

C'mon wmata - how hard is it to say: we sent someone to look at it and it needs a part from Birmingham Ala. The part has been ordered with an ETA of Ayg 15? (or whatever is the followup for the FUBAR chiller unit(s)....?

Wmata has 2 PR people now (1 dedicated to social media) - if they need a systems guy to set up a tracking system, there are ppl with mad skills out here who would gladly trade what they know how to do for transit that works!

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n2deep · 711 weeks ago

they need parts...problem is no one makes the parts anymore.