Unsuck DC Metro: Come, Re-live Metro's 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

Come, Re-live Metro's 2012

These were the most viewed posts of the year:

Thanks to everyone who contributed as well as all the readers, tweeps and friends on Facebook. Also thanks to all the Metro people who've come forward and shared their stories!

Happy holidays, and see you in 2013, barring some major Metro news.

Keep your stories coming!

Other items:
Metro ridership, revenue continue to fall (WAMTA/PDF)
Metro police chief stepping down (WaPo)
Visually impaired call for better lighting (Examiner)

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@VeggieTart · 638 weeks ago

Love the pics, but I want a moratorium on using Spandau Ballet's "True" for any video. And there are a couple of frightening pics in there.

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Anon · 638 weeks ago

Bravo for the collage of our day to day rail inefficiencies resulting late arrivals. Management's failures.

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@FixWMATA · 638 weeks ago

That was EVERYTHING. This needs to be an UnSuck yearly tradition!

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NoNo · 638 weeks ago

Happy holidays Unsuck! See you next year for more pathetic WMATA adventures!

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BrianKal · 638 weeks ago

That just made my morning .. and thank you Unsuck for all you do on this blog. I know it takes a lot of time but hoepfully, one day, it will affect change.

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@savemetro · 638 weeks ago

That was awesome, looking forward to next year's compilation.

And I would also like to thank Mr Unsuck for all of his hard work and dedication. Lets hope Metro doesn't suck as much next year . . .but just enough to have a good video.

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drew · 638 weeks ago

ahahahha love it!great song btw

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@Rizzz · 638 weeks ago

Happy holidays, Mr. Unsuck, and all my fellow riders who suffer along with me.

May the new year bring less delays, less cracked rails, less funky smelling brakes, less rate hikes, less broken escalators, and less Stessel.

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Jin · 638 weeks ago

Less Stressel all around!

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BCB · 638 weeks ago

The best pic is the one of people walking on the tracks. Haha, what kind of transit agency makes people walk! On the tracks! and probably makes them pay! Oh my. That just made my day.

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BrianKal · 638 weeks ago

It is cheaper than an adventure course (not by much), you are welcome.

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@Hell_on_wheelz · 638 weeks ago

Yes, on that particular bit of fail - the pax walking the rails from a failed Green Line train between PG and College Park stations did indeed have to pay when they exited the College Park station.

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@bflosenrab · 638 weeks ago

but they eventually got home, DIDN'T THEY??????

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jimlcunningham 80p · 638 weeks ago

Nice work. Happy Holidays!

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@Hell_on_wheelz · 638 weeks ago

Thank you, Unsuck for all you have done for the riders of the Metro system in the past year. And a special thanks from the disabled community - we appreciate the amplification this blog affords our issues!!

Have a safe and happy holiday break!

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John · 638 weeks ago

Uh oh! Every time Unsuck announces he's going on vacation Metro has a major fail!!!!

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John · 638 weeks ago

On another note, Thank You, Unsuck, for covering the stories that Dr. Gridlock and the Washington Post refuse to cover...

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The Anti-TB Guy · 638 weeks ago

Happy holidays, UnSuck! Thanks for all your hard work. We love your style and appreciate your pluckily intrepid and indefatigable reporting on Metro... ;-)

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Sarah · 638 weeks ago

I wanted to say a big thank you to the regulars who comment on the daily posts. I enjoy the hilarious comments as much as the actual post. :)

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Jin · 638 weeks ago

Happy Holidays Unsuck, and my fellow riders!

Unsuck, I'm so, so very glad you've created this blog, not only to allow to vent, but to also call Metro on the lies and BS. Of course, many people who work there do their best, and do it in a broken system, and kudos for giving them credit when it is deserved.

After I moved back here from Korea, I was astounded at how poor the Metro system is. I used it when I was a kid, but that was so long ago (and not often at that), that I barely remember it. It was such a shock to come here and see the broken PIDS, underground stations that were so dark, I wasn't sure if they were even open, the broken fare machines, and the expense.

What has frustrated me the most in adjusting to live in the area, was how no one seemed to care at how bad Metro is. I'd complain about the lighting, and they'd tell me it is too expensive or to just deal with it. I'd tell them how the signage in Korean subways is so good (and always in English) that only a hamster with the IQ of 60 would get lost, whereas here, exits aren't labeled clearly and even transferring can be a challenge (it is truly like the system was built by locals who never use the system for people who would only have a recreational use for it! Boy how off is that!).

So, I'm very grateful that you work so hard on this blog, and that other people here see the system for what it is. Sometimes it is just nice to be around like-minded folk, even if it is just on the internetz.

Enjoy your holiday, everyone!