tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post2249630139021362591..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Evil Escalator Exacts Revenge on EscaleftorUnsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-68228709130395973072010-06-25T08:58:36.383-04:002010-06-25T08:58:36.383-04:00MARC gave out free tickets to a trainload of peopl...MARC gave out free tickets to a trainload of people, most of whom likely (a) did not even have their ticket collected that day, based on the number of bodies and (b) already have a monthly pass, making the free pass moot.<br /><br />They also lied about giving people bottles of water, and took so long to react and move people that several passengers passed out and 911 was called ... by other passengers.<br /><br />Start here:<br />http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/06/a_miserable_night_on_marc.html<br />and read the next handful of posts.dwfmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177999893956652118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-26928841890083320502010-06-24T12:47:45.717-04:002010-06-24T12:47:45.717-04:00Always get the exact / extract wrong:(Always get the exact / extract wrong:(Unsuck DC Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-10462052686444951182010-06-24T12:10:49.214-04:002010-06-24T12:10:49.214-04:00Wow, you obtained actual proof as to why a Metro e...Wow, you obtained actual proof as to why a Metro escalator would be out of service! That's a million-dollar photo, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-49698844846514805532010-06-24T10:00:28.529-04:002010-06-24T10:00:28.529-04:00MARC's response was already better than metro&...MARC's response was already better than metro's. They gave out free tickets and apologized to their customers. NPR caught some of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-48764988801489578172010-06-24T09:55:24.133-04:002010-06-24T09:55:24.133-04:00I realize it's slightly outside the scope of t...I realize it's slightly outside the scope of the WMATA, but did you hear about the 900 stranded MARC train passengers this Monday evening? I don't normally hear... anything about MARC, which I'll take as a good thing. Will be interesting to see if their response will be better than Metro's. <br /><br />http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/06/marc_riders_still_angry.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-11661676805730879442010-06-24T09:30:09.647-04:002010-06-24T09:30:09.647-04:00Thanks all. Yesterday's word now applies. I ...Thanks all. Yesterday's word now applies. I just snarfed my coffee.<br /><br />I do so love this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-54144011207012576642010-06-24T08:54:25.064-04:002010-06-24T08:54:25.064-04:00The naughty bits were Photoshopped out.The naughty bits were Photoshopped out.Unsuck DC Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-27896326899053868482010-06-24T08:52:18.229-04:002010-06-24T08:52:18.229-04:00Now that you've anthropomorphized an escalator...Now that you've anthropomorphized an escalator, you must invoke rule 34.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-79341327022995885392010-06-24T08:36:27.137-04:002010-06-24T08:36:27.137-04:00... spit out of the universe like a watermelon see...... spit out of the universe like a watermelon seed with only his shoe remaining?<br /><br />What, exactly, are union rules for dealing with a dangerous sole?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com