tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post831707764257534021..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Most Annoying Metro BehaviorUnsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-70116909743102707012012-09-11T16:11:40.627-04:002012-09-11T16:11:40.627-04:00Now here are my two DON'Ts...
-Don't eat...Now here are my two DON'Ts... <br /><br />-Don't eat or drink on the train. Just don't do it. Carrying the stuff is acceptable, but REFRAIN from opening it on the trains. I've been a stickler for this ever since some girl spilled her mocha latte all over me when the train jerked to a stop at New York Ave station on a crowded morning. I don't care how hungry you are. I know where the intercom buttons are and, if I'm lucky, you'll turn out just like that stupid ten-year-old girl in Tenleytown who legit got arrested because she just couldn't wait to eat her french fries. <br /><br />-DON'T grope anyone on the metro. I feel as though I don't need to really explain this one. People don't like being touched against their will. Some of us carry knives. <br /><br />Many of these key points are repetitive, but I do hope someone takes something of value away from what I've written. T.K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-67396526698338393972012-09-11T16:11:35.258-04:002012-09-11T16:11:35.258-04:00I absolutely love this thread. Here are some of th...I absolutely love this thread. Here are some of the things I do on the metro...<br /><br />-When appropriate, one shot of whiskey (rum will do in a pinch) prior to leaving my apartment and boarding the train. If I'm out somewhere and I can't wait until I get home, there are numerous strategically placed bars in and around DC. Any one of them will do in a pinch. I've found it makes the ride slightly more relaxing.<br /><br />-Headphones prior to entering the station, just a smidge above zero volume. It's possible for me to listen to music and not be completely solipsistic. Plus, it helps me avoid small talk. Which leads me to my next point...<br /><br />-I try not to speak as little as possible while riding metro but, when I am engaged in conversation, I'm calm and respectful. I do let people know when I see them committing a flagrant violation of "metr-etiquette" (left-side escalator occupiers or door crowders, for example) but I never blow up on them. Constructive criticism, I call it. I've observed that if you act civil toward people, there's a 50/50 chance that they'll follow suit. Some don't; after all, some people are just douches.<br /><br />-Speaking of douches, I don't act like one when I'm in the presence of tourists. Sometimes they make it hard, but I've actually brightened the days of a few families roaming around looking hopelessly lost. I wasn't born/raised in DC, but I've been living here for about a decade now and I know the area pretty well, especially what does/doesn't fly on the metro. As previously mentioned, some people are stubborn and unflappable but others may genuinely not know that their behavior is frowned upon. <br /><br />-I rarely sit. I usually gravitate toward the first car (the "suicide train," as my mother termed it when visiting after the '09 crash) and when there are a fair amount of open seats, I'll use them. If it's busy, though, I generally stand. I'm fairly young, able-bodied and I've been living here long enough to have my "metro legs," so to speak. I think I can handle 35 minutes of standing. I move as close as possible to the CENTER OF THE CAR because people are going to want to get off and on the train. You have to let them, even if you're standing in close proximity to the door. There is no rule that states you cannot get off the train, stand on the platform, then get back on when you aren't in anyone's way.<br /><br />-In reference to my previous point, one caveat does exist that I feel requires a separate discussion. If you're one of those people who hops on a crowded train and proceeds to steal the spot occupied by a person considerate enough to temporarily step off the train to let others pass, please die. Better yet, take a cab. I avoid sardine trains at all costs, except when they fill up in between my point A and my point B. The only thing worse than seeing a train packed to the gills is seeing six people roll up to the doors and expect a space to magically appear for them. You are not going to get stranded on the platform like that creepy guy in "Ghost." It might take a while, but another train will come for you. (Except if it's the last train of the night, but I've never seen one of those be as crowded as a peak-hours train. Maybe it's like that on Nats/Caps nights. I don't know)T.K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-57042302175198415692012-03-26T08:05:13.324-04:002012-03-26T08:05:13.324-04:00My first time on the metro at Metro Center and wen...My first time on the metro at Metro Center and went below and waited and a very pretty woman walked and waited against the railing same way as me looking as the other trians pass and people getting off waiting for ours.<br /><br />So I look over and say "Hi." <br />She totally spazzes out and yells "HOLYSH*T" OMFG get the hell away from me F*CK!"<br /><br />I shrugged and this nice old lady smiled at me and said "Hello."<br /><br />At least some people are still human.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-74861202688247578832012-03-07T02:54:48.500-05:002012-03-07T02:54:48.500-05:009. People with rollerbags.
10. People with roller...9. People with rollerbags.<br /><br />10. People with rollerbags who won't pick them up for the tricky spots (steps, tight spaces)<br /><br />11. People with rollerbags who hold hem next to, and not in front of themselves on escalators.<br /><br />12. People who hold conversations from a couple of seats away, allowing people to fill in, instead of moving closer to talk, and then talking over the poor saps who had to take a seat between.<br /><br />13. Low class people who yell at their kids instead of quietly threatening them with a firm arm hold and a well whispered "just wait until we get home!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-66386901053480805602012-03-07T02:46:59.578-05:002012-03-07T02:46:59.578-05:001. Men who think because the other person seated o...1. Men who think because the other person seated on the bench is a woman, then he is entitled to her leg space by spreading his legs wide open.<br /><br />2. Newly embarked passengers who sit directly in front of you in a nearly empty car.<br /><br />3. People who face right into you instead of the oblique empty space between other passengers.<br /><br />4. Putting head oil on the windows by sleeping.<br /><br />5. Watching someone put their head into someone else's head oil.<br /><br />6. Loud men either on phones or with travel companions talking business as if the metro cars are their personal offices.<br /><br />7. Idiots with loud mp3 players.<br /><br />8. Men who stop the orderly loading of a car to allow a lady to take precedence, especially when she wasn't expecting it and messes up her coordinated participation in loading and takes a second to realize he's letting her go first. Hey, douchebag, there are ladies *behind* you, too, who you made stop in their tracks because now everyone has to wait. How about we all just get on quickly, instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-32640587217155765792012-01-30T17:28:18.859-05:002012-01-30T17:28:18.859-05:00Looks like "princess" hater loves to hea...Looks like "princess" hater loves to hear his own voice - in many different formats I see but always the same sentiment. My you sure are a prolific poster aren't you? He is obviously thinking he is superior to anyone and everyone else on metro who isn't as thin and fashionable as he is. To hate women that much tells the world a lot. You need counseling and quick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-67192495045161013442012-01-25T20:55:36.360-05:002012-01-25T20:55:36.360-05:00Please forgive the thread necromancy, but as a fai...Please forgive the thread necromancy, but as a fairly recent citizen of DC, I can't help but add my own two cents to this delightful thread. I read every comment, afraid that I might be guilty of some breach of etiquette, but happily I am guilty of none of these things.<br /><br />Since very few people will actually get up for handicapped / elderly / pregnant people, I've figured out that, because I get on at a terminating station, I can "park" those choice sideways seats myself for someone else who really needs them. Invariably, at least once a week I get to make sure that those people have a comfortable ride. Not only do you get the satisfaction of doing a good deed, but it's also a great way for a non-DC-native like myself to meet friendly people. I've made at least three new friends in the last year by just showing some simple courtesy to strangers.<br /><br />Great post, great website, and thank you to the polite Metro commuters who make DC a great place to live!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-56488821924920829472011-12-26T17:38:39.822-05:002011-12-26T17:38:39.822-05:00Girls who get on the train and there cat stink pla...Girls who get on the train and there cat stink playing musical chairs on the train..... stop movingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-18177868138210116272011-12-26T16:35:40.574-05:002011-12-26T16:35:40.574-05:00People who get off the train and stop in front of ...People who get off the train and stop in front of the doors and look around....get the hell out of the wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-56697232497184376792011-12-14T11:51:59.902-05:002011-12-14T11:51:59.902-05:00The Asian woman in a red coat this morning at Farr...The Asian woman in a red coat this morning at Farragut West who waited until the very last minute to get off the train and then shoved a bunch of us out of her way and screamed that she needed to get off. It wasn't even that crowded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-83561057246292663802011-12-07T10:35:45.051-05:002011-12-07T10:35:45.051-05:00This morning I made one of the guys -- sprawled ov...This morning I made one of the guys -- sprawled over the priority seats-- move his leg and sat down. The young man folded his newspaper and got up in a huff and stood by the door.<br />Old ladies rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-88323922379255076812011-11-28T13:34:09.936-05:002011-11-28T13:34:09.936-05:00This morning - after a wonderful Thanksgiving week...This morning - after a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend - train totally overcrowded, dude with horrible rotten carcass breath breathing on me... Smelled so bad, I wanted to barf! There's nothing like riding Metro to make your Monday morning blues a hundred times worse...sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-79688557225353146962011-11-25T08:57:54.127-05:002011-11-25T08:57:54.127-05:00Yes Anon, one of my "favorites" is the p...Yes Anon, one of my "favorites" is the person with the super loud music where every note and word can be heard, despite ear phones or buds. Very entertaining.<br /><br />Though one of the "Top 10" of mine is the ever-inaudible Metro train operator of whom our mute comrades pronounce the stations better. Please, Metro, include pronounciation classes as a requirement when hiring new employees. Or better yet, have someone with a clear voice record the station stops and and integrate them into the PA system...oh wait...I'm putting the cart before the horse. I assumed they had a functional PA system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-8738979321189525902011-10-26T10:34:19.541-04:002011-10-26T10:34:19.541-04:00My personal "favorite" - people whose su...My personal "favorite" - people whose super loud music is coming from their headphones. Do they think it's intimidating and I'm going to be afraid of them because it's gangsta rap or something? Not a chance. It's just stupid and it shows their insecurity and need for attention. It's annoying, inconsiderate, immature and I hope they lose their hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-73112483341962035542011-09-22T08:45:31.020-04:002011-09-22T08:45:31.020-04:00My vote goes to a total creeper. A guy was either ...My vote goes to a total creeper. A guy was either jerking off or urinating while pressed up against the glass of the car next to mine. He was staring at a woman and her child in a stroller the entire time he was exposing himself. When I got off the car to report him, along with the woman and her child, he was still on the train when it pulled away from Archives Navy Memorial station. The conductor and the station manager where made aware, hopefully they pulled him off at the next stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-88912552594475015142011-09-09T18:30:30.829-04:002011-09-09T18:30:30.829-04:00Why can't people just sit down in the first em...Why can't people just sit down in the first empty seat they see? Everybody has to freakin' pic and judge and choose who they will sit with for all of a few minutes. It's like being in 3rd grade again and playing musical chairs without the music!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-66772018385851165202011-08-24T07:59:20.457-04:002011-08-24T07:59:20.457-04:00Women applying FULL MAKE UP on the train. Don'...Women applying FULL MAKE UP on the train. Don't they have bathrooms at home? How would they like it if I sat next to them shaving and brushing my teeth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-37183436506850089142011-08-12T12:53:31.957-04:002011-08-12T12:53:31.957-04:00For those of you that complain about some people n...For those of you that complain about some people not taking a seat - it might be because the metro seats are not built for people over 5'9". I am 5'10" and if I sit in one of the middle seats, my knees are jammed up into the seat in front of me.<br /><br />#1 complaint of mine - men that sit with their knees spread wide. I mean really? Is your bizness such that you HAVE to sit like that? It's so rude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-34070901297566471062011-07-26T22:13:36.582-04:002011-07-26T22:13:36.582-04:00People who pick their ears right next to you, smel...People who pick their ears right next to you, smell it, and eat it, over and over and over again. NASTY!!!<br /><br />Or people who stand over you sitting down and file their nails over your head, with their nasty nail dust trickling down into your hair, and nobody says a f*&^ing word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-80180045560486714202011-07-17T11:29:27.040-04:002011-07-17T11:29:27.040-04:00THE PERVERTS! I am so sick of them I will seriousl...THE PERVERTS! I am so sick of them I will seriously start to pepper spray them on sight. I am sick of seeing men play with themselves while looking at me or other women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-27245945817845637862011-05-24T14:37:19.962-04:002011-05-24T14:37:19.962-04:00People who think they know how to ride the Metro.People who think they know how to ride the Metro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-26980019630906613672011-05-04T13:29:10.396-04:002011-05-04T13:29:10.396-04:00Absolutely can't stand it when a stranger, eve...Absolutely can't stand it when a stranger, even though it's obvious that I'm reading a book/newspaper, insists on trying to strike up a conversation anyway.Ms. Blaséhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605491023736134114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-20371712189584371582011-05-01T17:23:07.204-04:002011-05-01T17:23:07.204-04:00Getting robbed at Convention Center while getting ...Getting robbed at Convention Center while getting no help from anyone including station manager and workers who were present. Of course no police anywhere, took over 10 minutes to show up to take a 'sucks to be you report'EpicDeucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741832531383026611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-35815749474482761312011-04-28T14:52:24.506-04:002011-04-28T14:52:24.506-04:00I was once sitting next to a (smelly) girl who was...I was once sitting next to a (smelly) girl who was eating a hot dog. I then noticed she wasn't wearing shoes when she plopped them on her lap and started rubbing scuffs out of them. I do not want to smell your shoes or feet, thank you.<br /><br />Also I hate when people use hand sanitizer on the train. I'm all for killing germs and clean hands, but in a crowded train the smell is very unpleasant and lingers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-75916049119751503862011-04-15T18:34:54.943-04:002011-04-15T18:34:54.943-04:00More than anything, I hate the pigs who eat in the...More than anything, I hate the pigs who eat in the stations and on the trains and leave the mess behind for other people to deal with. Seriously? Do people just toss sunflower seed shells in the air by the handfuls when they've finished snacking?dweebcentrichttp://www.dweebcentric.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com