As we bring '08 to a close...

Today is the last day of 2008. Boy what a year it has been. It's been an excellent year for this blog. I thank you all for not only reading my banter, but I also thank you for participating in this fuckery, and passing the link around as well. It looks like I'm going to surpass the 50,000 hit mark today! Crazy, ain't it? For 2009, I plan on bringing more of the same comedy you've read in 08. I'll try to upload more videos as well.

In today's entry, I would like to present to you "MetroMan's 10 Commandments for Ridership in 2009". They're not exactly resolutions...but things I see that riders as a whole need to improve upon.

1. Stop leaving your trash on the train.
Nobody wants to be greeted with your empty starbucks cup, or your empty malt liquor bottle. Just stop it!

2. Get A SmarTrip Card.
Come on now. If you're a regular commuter, why don't you have a smarTrip card by now? Its not cool holding up the exit process while you try to wiggle your paper farecard in the slot.

3. Bathe.
You stinky bastard.

4. Don't take up too much space.
Now I know people come in all different shapes and sizes. However, there is still no excuse for you to take up more than 1.5X your body size in space. For 2009, we are enforcing airline rules...limitng passengers to 1 carry on bag, and one personal bag, such as a purse.

5. Turn your headphones down.
It makes the ride more pleasurable for everyone.

6. Hold on to handrails with your hand.
...and not your ass cheeks. This seems simple enough for a 3rd grader to understand. However this lack of direction has been evidenced by multiple pictures posted here on iMetro.

7. STFU
nuff said

8. Slap any tourist you see.
Annoying bastards!

9. Stop running at Metro Center.
Seriously. Your train isn't even at the platform. Why the fuck are you running?

10. STOP DOOR DIVING!
Ugh!!


I hope you all have a safe new years eve. I also wish you all a prosperous 2009.

Metroman...out!
metroman@wtfmetro.com

Oh yeah...here's some random funny stuff for ya!




I told you all that I am a private pilot. Well here's some vidoe of me taking a coworker flying a while back...(yes, it really is me)

Did you miss me?

Hey there folks,

I hope everyone is having/has had a great holiday season. Things have been pretty hectic for me as of late, so I haven't been writing here much.

Last week was a bit of a crunch...work has been crazy with various deadlines being faced. I forgot to do the mailbag, so I'll share the submissions I got now...

"Starbucks AND Talking"

So I'm on my Monday Morning commute on the orange line and everything is normal until we hit Ballston station where a family of 5 gets on. Now normally a family of 5 is no big deal but it is VERY obvious these people are tourists. Not only do these 5 people talk loud (blasphemy!), but they decide to DRINK their coffee on the metro! Isn't this the same metrorail system that once jumped an 8 year old for eating a french fry? Wheres the Justice???

(Obviously I don't give a crap about what people do, I just figured it'd be funny to share that these people were obviously tourists by breaking an official and unwritten rule)

-Orange line Metro Rider.

How dare these bastard tourists drink starbucks on metro!! Furthermore HOW DARE they talk loud. WTF is up with tourists talking loud though? I see it all too often. Hey asshole, we get it...you're not from around here, and you're having a good time. We should exchange their coffee for a nice warm cup of STFU!!

LOL thanks for reading, and thanks for the submission!!

By the way, I, Metroman, went to starbucks the other day. The pressure of pop culture is too strong to keep me from abstaining :( I got a Caramel Apple Spice...which tastes like a hot cup of apple pie. Its really good. For the first time in my life, I didnt fuck up the ordering process either!

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"Red Line"

12/23/08 on the Red Line before I got off at Twinbrook. This dude or chick was sprawlled out on the back seat. As you see, shoes are on the floor below the bag. Just had to snap it.

-DAT DUDE aka "Hustle Crow"

LMAO thanks for the pic. For real for real, I think that is the one and only "Harmonica Lady"!!! Looks like she got some new clothes too! ___________________________________________________

"Metro News - bus to rail transfer"

Hi there, not sure if you've seen this, but it's about time! I saw an ad for it in the express today, then confirmed on their site here, because I don't trust anything until I read an actual article! : )

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2353

Although, I don't really get the math in this line: "Riders who travel by both bus and rail to and from their destination will save 10 cents a day with the new two-way transfer."

Hey there!

Thanks for reading and thanks for the submission. I believe I touched on this issue not too long ago. As far as not getting the math in the line you quoted, don't worry...you're not the only one. WMATA is really clever at sugar coating things when it comes to numbers. I called them out on doing this not too long ago...in my entry about the wool seats. They said the seat replacements will cost $20 per train car. I'm convinced that Metro management drinks the kool aid...

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"Metroman Sighting?"

LMFAO!!!!! No, that's not me! Thanks for the laugh! Dude is knocked ALL the way out!

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Ok folks, I had to save this entry for last. It just made my day. It's one of those crazy stories where you don't even need to have been there to get feeling of what was really going on. I laughed for a good few minutes after reading this entry. Stuff like this makes this blog as successful as it has been. Thank You...

"Fool On The Bus"

This happened two months ago on a Monday commute. (Sorry it took so long to send this your way!)
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I expected that day to be a typical, mundane boring Monday. I didn't expect anything special during my commute except for the typical unreliable Red Line, getting shoved trying to go up the escalator, and missing my connecting bus to work.

I hop on the Circulator and find a seat. It seems to be nothing out of the ordinary until some funky-looking man boards at the next stop and struggles to put his money into the slot. I sensed this guy was off and that he was going to do/say something stupid. I was right on the money.

THIS FOOL STANDS IN ONE OF THE DOORWAYS AND STARTS BUSTING OUT MOVES!!!!!

It was too funny.

I wish I had my camcorder to record the events, but unfortunately, I didn't. I used my cell phone camera at first, but was disappointed in the shots I got, so I used my digital camera instead.

The bus driver told him to sit down.

"I'm going to stand," he said, calmly at first. Then he started to get aggravated. "It's 2008---1945. I can do what I want!" he snapped. (I guess he had a "Quantum Leap" during his speech and went back 63 years in time.) He then stopped dancing and took the position of a petulant kid (in the attached photo).

I guess his time-out was over, because then he found something else to occupy himself. He started talking to the passengers. I took note that he only spoke to the most uptight-looking White people---the "Suits" and whatnot. I think in all the insanity, this guy knew what he was doing. He wanted to make them uncomfortable, and it worked.

One White man in a suit and tailored coat was his first target.

"Hey, man!" the fool says. "You look and sound like my sister-in-law. I know because my brother married a White woman!" The man in the suit looked extremely nervous and uncomfortable. He looked like a man and sounded like a man, so I don't know other than race what made this man look similar to the fool's sister-in-law.

Some people got off. "Don't forget to vote!" he told them as they got off the bus.
A group of White tourists (why were tourists still around then?!) boarded across from GW. I couldn't hear exactly what he said, but he made them uncomfortable as well.

I was lamenting not having my camcorder to tape this fool in action, then DING! I just remembered that my camera has a record function. It doesn't record sound, but all I needed was a visual. And when this fool decided to start busting moves again, I wasn't going to miss it this time.

I wonder what drives these people to behave the way they do. It makes me wish I studied psychology in college. Though this guy was clearly insane, I thought there was some semblance of a thought process going on, like targeting only the White folks on the bus. Had this man done or said something to me, I would've been uncomfortable too, but shown it differently. While those folks he targeted looked nervous and fearful for their lives, I would've laughed in his face and said something stupid back.

As I exited the bus with a mass exodus of people, this guy was still on board, and acting like he was holding the doors open.

That was the only exciting moment of that day, because the rest of the day was boring. But thank you, crazy bust-a-move guy, for giving me something to entertain myself with on a usually boring commute.

And now you, MetroMan and your readers, can enjoy watching this guy bust-a-move too (except with no sound...sorry!).

Metroman's pic of the week (12/26)

Merry Christmas!!!

Have a happy holiday folks!!

"I wish I was on the Metro?"

Someone please slap me for having that though...but hey, it was the truth the other day.

Last Saturday, I went to do some Christmas shopping in New York City. I took Amtrak. The day was a blast. I had a great time walking all around the city, and eating my favorite foods. As you can probably guess, my primary modes of transportation for the day were the subway and my own two feet.

As expected, the trains were crowded as fuck. It was rush hour all day it seemed. But I was delighted to be on a system that could actually get me from one part of town to the other with some haste. Thank god for the express trains. $7.50 got me around the town for the entire day. Not one train was delayed...not one train stopped unexpectedly in the middle of the tunnel...no door malfunctions. It was lovely.

There were some moments throughout the day that had me missing Metro though. The systems are like night and day...and that goes both ways; both good and bad. I saw some HUGE trash volcanos while in the big apple. And being Metroman, you know I had to capture it for you.

Look at this folks! I mean you gotta give the new yorkers credit for actually trying to ue the trash cans. But GOT DAYUM!!! Look at how the lava spews from this volcano. (Notice I said lava, and not magma. It is called magma beneath the earth's surface...it is termed "lava" when it spews out. See folks, metroman is really educated. I have a degree in Geography, specializing in GIS & Computer Cartography. I've taken a host of earth science [geography/geology/meteorology/geomorphology] classes. I retained quite a few things...) Look at the spread of molten trash at the base of this black volcano! Quite impressive! Oh wait...here's a subject adding to this monstrosity...

Anyways...down to the platform we went. WAIT...What is this in the background? Could it be?
OMG ANOTHER TRASHCANO!!!

This one has a larger lava spread. Excellent!!!

Seeing these sights put a few things in perspective, as I couldnt help but compare my sights to those of what I see on our metro. Its great that they have trash cans for passengers to dispose of their trash. And it's quite evident that NYC subway riders, for the most part, are trying to do the right thing. It's also evident that the system's ridership overwhelms the custodial efforts. I mean WTF. WMATA always has motherfuckers walking around pushing trashcans, or walking around with a broom and dustpan sweeping nothing. Maybe I should contract my servies to aide with this problem that apparently plaguing the NYC subway system. Dirty bastards lol...

Why can they have trash cans, but we can't? Metro stations only have like TWO trash cans in an entire station...and even then, they have that fucked up ass lid...making you walk damn near all the way around the damn thing before you can find the opening. This (both the lack of trash cans, and the funny lids) are supposedly anti-terrorist/explosive measures. Summary: Metro's trash can decision was made by pussies!! We need trash cans too! Fuck terrorism. I quote the great philosopher of the early 21st century, Lil John, when I say "YOU SCARED you scared YOU SCARED you scared STOP ACTING LIKE A BITCH, YOU SCARED!! BIA BIAAAAAATTTCCCHHH!!!"

On another note, to my new yorkers reading this, dont get all stressed and upset about this entry. I dont need anybody losing their heads...

Yeah...look at the headless horsemen dude in the back.

My ride back home on Amtrak was HELL on rails. I dont feel like going into a full story, so let me make this brief...

-train was supposed to depart NY Penn station at 9:05pm

-train reported to arrive 30 minutes on monitor

-train reported to arrive 1hr late on monitor

-train reported to arrive 40 min late on big schedule board

-amtrak employees walks around telling a few people which track the train will arrive on (track 7)

-people rush to stand in line

-announcement is made "we still dont know what track train will arrive on" (but the one guy magically knew)

-no time to clean train for passengers

-board dirty, hot train...bout 80 degrees.

-train departs

-train arrives at Trenton

-Lights go on and off a few times

-train is broken down. They announce they are trying to fix train

-metroman goes to sleep...and actually a deep sleep where he dreams.

-wake up...still havent moved.

-sleep again, and wake up. Still at same spot.

-wtf

-announcement is made for train to train transfer...wtf

-OMG we fixed it, we bout to leave

-train sits for 10 more minutes

-metroman is hungry, but doesnt wanna pay high price for microwaved amtrak food.

-Train leaves

-north of Baltimore now, a while later

-going pretty fast

-train jerks

-brakes slammed on

-we come to a stop, jerking like metro does

-wtf

-announcement "yeah...we need to do a thorough inspection outside the train"

-wtf...its 3am..in the middle of nowhere.

-we hit something

-must have been deer, because we started moving like 15 minutes later

-text mrs metroman

-"where the fuck are you nigga?!", she said

-"OMG TRAIN SUX BE THERE SUUN"

-Got off at New Carrollton at 3:40 am

-Train was supped to arrive at Union station at 12:05am

-Metroman got home at 4am

-Metroman had to be to work at part time job at 7am

-Metroman had to work overtime at full time job after leaving part time job

-Metroman had to cook dinner after getting in at 4am, and working two jobs.

-WTF

-OMG

-NLOL

From You, To Me (Vol. 10)

(Mr. McFeely...if that's not a pedohiles name, then I don't know what is!)

Good Friday folks,

This is the last mail bag before Christmas! I don't know about you guys, but I haven't done any holiday shopping yet. I am going to New York City tomorrow to do so. That should be fun. Maybe I'll post a few pics for you guys.

Today's mailbag is pretty light, having just one participant....

I was the lucky recipient of a failed alternator the day before I went out of town…leading me to take the metro to work and the airport on days I would usually drive. I have to say; I tended to lean towards sleeping an extra hour and only driving for 30 minutes vs. jumping on the bus, then getting on the metro…and transferring to another bus route to get to work for an hour and a half commute. So I was not all that excited about the impending trips to work with a suitcase and carryon for a good hour and a half…but little did I know I would be impressed by my fellow metro riders:

The first fun part of my day was this sweet (possibly walking zombie) lady wearing the surgical mask. I’m not sure if she read your blog about the TB scare or if she was just trying to get as much personal space as possible. She sure looked comfy. You would have to be ballsy to sit next to her!

On my way home from the Airport, feeling like I conquered a mountain for not having to wait for the train, I sat across from this charming lady…who felt the need to lighten her burden and ditch all the tags on her luggage. Way to keep DC beautiful. Go back where you came from.

And lastly…I have to say, possibly my favorite…On my way out to Rockville to get my car I am seated across from the Red Line Pilates class. This woman moved from the front seat by the glass with the garbage all over it to the seat behind and started stretching and then proceeded to do leg lifts, keep them suspended for 20 seconds and alternate. Way to make me feel lazy lady. Way to multitask!

LMAO thanks for the submission. About the pilates, hey, as expensive as metro is, it damn sure better serve as a gym membership!!!

Want to me a part of next week's mailbag? Email me: metroman@wtfmetro.com!!

Metro Man's Pic of the Week (12/19)

I swear metro should charge for extra bags...just like the airlines...

It's A Small World?

I've often wondered if and when I would meet an iMetro reader while out and about. Well folks, it happened this morning...kinda.

I'm sure you all remember Craig, iMetro's wheelchair correspondant. Well folks, I ran into Craig this morning! I was at Metro Center, waiting to get on the train. I saw the wheelchair (with chrome spinning rims) exit the train. I looked at the guy and said "hmmm I wonder if that's Craig?". Not wanting to be a loud & wrong jackass at 6:30am, I just went about my business.

I caught up with Craig a bit later in the morning, thanks to the INNA-NET...

MetroMan:I thought I saw you on the Metro this morning. Probably wasn't you though.

Craig: DUDE... I go on the red line to Metro Center... you bet your ass you didn't see me... until I have ran you over and left you in my dust... then and only THEN will you have seen me! By the way... where's my dang gf?? You're s'posed to help me out, WINGMAN.

MetroMan: Did you have a lil Washington Nationals thing in ur ID holder around your neck? I'm still working on the gf for you.

Craig:That would be me... busted. So, you do go through Metro Center, eh? Nice to have kinda met you?

MetroMan: LMAO! thats funny. If I catch the metro from home, I go thru metro center. Otherwise, my wife would drop me off at Union Station. Thanks for not running me over. I was standing right at the door when you go off the train.

See folks, you NEVER know where MetroMan (or Craig for that matter) is going to be. If you are doing something stupid on the train, chances are I will see you...and blog about you.

Ya know what...let's make this world even smaller. I'm going to go ahead and post a few pictures of myself...why not?!

(yes folks, I'm also a pilot)

If you see me, come speak to me. I won't bite! Come take a picture with Metroman!!

I Have a Confession to Make...

Fellow commuters and iMetro readers alike, I must confess. Yesterday I committed a metro commuter offense.

I was in a bit of a "mood" yesterday evening on my commute, which was in the late evening after my gym workout. I sought solace in my music, so I had it turned up really loud, not even thinking about how loud they were to other commuters. I had my favorite songs jammin, tap dancing on my ear drums. I transferred at Metro Center, happy to see my train arrived in 2 minutes.

I sat down and continued to live in my iPhone-indulged state of happiness. Then I was sent a SHARP indicator of how rude I was by blasting my music.

This older white guy seated near me looked my way a few times. I didn't pay it much attention at first. Then I couldn't help but notice his following actions. He took some tissue out of his pocket, and stuffed it in his ears! THEN...he took a pair of ear warmers out of his bag, and put them on! Mind you it was in the mid-60s yesterday. Was he trying to send me a message? He didn't look my way afterwards, but out of courtesy, I turned my volume down. I really didn't even think of how loud it was. He continued to study his vocabulary note cards. LOL!! MY BAD!!

Can You Hear Me Now?

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Metro-Upgrades-PA-System.html

I've mentioned it before...I thought it was just me who noticed. Metro HAS indeed began the upgrading of its public address system. It's about damn time! There's nothing worse than trying to figure out why your train is delayed, only to be yelled at by what sounds like an 80 year old man with no teeth...with a mouth full of strained peas and ensure.

This is really a great upgrade. It's about time metro did something that actually has a positive impact on commuters (unlike wool seats, carpet removal, advertisements on the train ceiling, etc). The $7.5M upgrade included 38 stations.

Good Job Metro! (<---watch out for the full moon)

Thank you to the anonymous commenter who shared this link with us yesterday!!

Baa Baa Black Sheep!

WMATA is yet again proving its wreckless financial management. You know, time and time again we hear the outcry from metro "OMG we need money...OMG can you help us fix our escalators...OMGPLZ BELGIUM". Despite these publicized woes, metro ALWAYS finds a way to spend more money on things that just are NOT that important.

The latest example of this is the testing of new seat materials on rail cars. "For the next six months, Metro is providing a sneak peak into the future of its next generation of rail cars as it tests five different types of wool fabric seats inside its new series 6000 rail cars." Yes, you read correctly...wool. When I hear "wool", I think of a warm sweater, hat or gloves..of a nice winter overcoat. All of which are intended to keep one warm. Why the fuck would I want this hot ass material on my ass while riding the train? We already have a problem with stinky passengers (the cold weather is on our side for this problem), but these freaking wool seats are going to exacerbate the problem (did you like my use of the word "exacerbate"?). Can you imagine the funk that will be trapped in these seats?

Currently on rainy days, its not uncommon for seats to get wet. With the current seat covering, "nugahyde", one can simply brush off the water, and dry the seat with a tissue. What happens when wool gets wet? It has to air dry! And one can only imagine how long that could take on a humid, crowded ass train. I would be pissed if I sat down and the seat was wet...you know with this type of seat you wont be able to tell if its wet until pressure (from your ass) is applied. Is metro going to scotch guard these seats? Imagine the smell of a car with cloth seats that cant fully dry. Its gonna be a musty, mildew-y, B-O'y mess!!

What about the fucktards who eat and drink on the train, and spill crap onto the wool seats? its going to leave unsightly stains on the seats. This will require more cleaning from metro personnell, and we all know how much they love working. Rail car seats are currently cleaned on an average of once every 60 days. I can imagine wool seats requiring much more maintenance. The pleather seats we are so accustomed to stand up to a lot of abuse.

And you gotta love how WMATA likes to sugarcoat, and twist things around. According to this article, "It costs Metro $20 to replace seats in each Metrorail car." I'm gonna go ahead and call bullshit on that.

So they're telling me, IN THEIR VERY OWN WORDS, that is takes $20 to replace all the seats on a single rail car? GTFOHWTBS!!! Maybe $20 PER SEAT...in materials ALONE. Now factor in the labor of the person performing the replacement. How many seats are on a single metro rail car? Now you do the math.

Thank you, yet again Metro.

From You, To Me (Vol. 9)

Hey folks!

It's been a couple of weeks since the last volume of this series. I thought I would be able to do it last Friday while at the hotel in Oklahoma City, but was unable to do so. The hotel advertised having wi-fi, but those bitches failed to mention that it wasn't free! But anyways, on to your submissions...

Orange Line Ride or Die

Have you ever wanted to tell someone to STFU and didn’t know how to say it politely, or was too much of punk to say it outright? Well you might want to try this man’s approach. Simple yet effective (if you're on the right line)! As you can see the lady in the red coat and the lady with the "rolling laptop carrier" are having a rather intense in-depth discussion despite his STFU before I whoop your ass gesture! My man obviously wasn’t trying to hear it beacuse he held this same pose for about 2 minutes. Apparently this guy either didn't get the memo or failed to read the sign right beside him which states in so many words "Man Up B*tch"! Someone should have told him that "this is the ORANGE LINE"!!! You gotta play hard or go home…that sh*t aint gonna fly on this line! LOL. You gotta outright tell them to STFU and follow it up with an “or else” statement of some sort. Even then you might get you’re ass whooped for talking reckless.

LOL…ORANGE LINE 4 LIFE...THE REALEST METRO LINE EVER!!

LMAO that is just HILARIOUS!! It looks like he threw a tantrum and everything...popcorn all over the floor. There was always one kid like that in 1st grade...this is a prime example of what they turn out to be. Parents, whoop your kids.

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EXPRESS = Metro Complaint

Whats the deal with the express having debates on how hot/cold the metro cars should be? Who the heck cares? Shouldn't we be more worried about the fact the train can break down at any point or that we have to see that the Anacostia elevator is out of service and we can get a shuttle from Navy Yard? Sweet.

-orange line morning rider with Samuel L Jackson soundalike announcing

Yeah, it seems that the Express likes publishing reader comments related to Metro. I wonder if WMATA pays attention to the things people complain about via these outlets, or do they only pay attention to whats emailed to them directly. Oh wait...they barely respond to those either...

Thanks for the submission, Orange line morning rider with Samuel L. jackson soundalike announcing....."REAL MEN OF GENIUS!!!" lol!!! ________________________________________

Dear Metroman,

I've been reading your metro blog for a few months, always a good start to the day. You said that you needed people to submit their metro stories, and I got one today!

This morning at metro center, I witnessed something that I thought would be perfect for your blog. I've included the story below, so, hopefully, you'll be able to quickly copy and paste, if you decide to post this.

Enjoy!

Door-diving Revisited: Don't Door-dive with Children!

This is a lesson to all encumbered metro riders, when the doors chime, that means back yourselves up, don't door dive, especially if you've got children with short legs that don't understand the urgency of the door dive!

On my commute to Union Station this morning, I thought everything was normal, everyone in their own pre-coffee fog, until we got to Metro Center. We pull into the station, the mass of humanity exits the train, the door chime plays, and the doors start closing with nobody blocking them for once! However, behind me, I hear a terrified child scream "MOM!" right as the doors snap shut. As the train sits for a few seconds, I hear a woman inside the train screaming at the door "Get on the next train!" At this point, I turn around to see a woman with a semi-scared look on her face.

Not wanting to draw attention to myself, I turn back around to my newspaper, but I look out onto the platform to see a child, no older than 7 it seemed, standing dangerously close to the train. I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed! This woman succeeded in the door dive, but failed at motherhood, particularly the first rule, "Don't leave your child behind!"

As the train starts pulling out of the station, the child actually WALKS TOWARDS the moving train! If it wasn't for a few people that I can only hope were good Samaritans (Please don't make my mind go down the dark road!) reaching out for the child when they saw what he was doing, we would have had a kid get hit when he walked into the side of the accelerating train!

So we get to Gallery Place, and does she get out to be re-united with her child as soon as possible? No! She's no where on the platform as I continue on my way! I couldn't believe it! The good Samaritans who took charge of her child probably were looking for her at the next stop, and then had to deal with this child having a meltdown, thinking he lost his mom forever to the metro underworld!

Of course, this child could be extremely precocious, know exactly how to navigate the system at age 7, know which stop he needs, know where he needs to go afterwards, and was glad to finally have some freedom.

Hey, its possible!

DAMN!! That's crazy! I see metro needs to mobilize it's own "no child left behind" act! That just goes to show how powerful the prowess yielded from a successful door dive can be. So much glory that you don't even care about your child any more. I bet if we caught up to that mother and questioned her about it, she'd say "His lil ass knows to be quicker next time" *pops collar*

LOL!! Thanks for reading, and thanks for sharing the story!! ____________________________________

Even the police like the pole in the crack action!

Typical lazy ass metro transit police!!

Thanks for the submission, great job on the covert photography.

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I have a few pics that I'd like to share with you guys...a lil extra stuff...tis the season of giving, right? (WTFever)

Ah, remember the old days of getting homework done at the last minute on a Monday morning...knowing yo ass had all weekend to do it!?

Last Saturday night I treated myself to a date. I saw the movie "Role Models", which was hilarious...then I went to Kobe Japanese Steak House at the BLVD @ Largo. It was good!

The other day I was blessed with the luxury of riding on one of the few cars with the hard, non-carpeted surface. It looks extra spacious...they removed the seats next to the doors...

Seat Recession....

Why the hell is this lady hoarding four copies of the Express? I know it's free but damn!

Now you know...

Just when you thought it was safe....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/11/AR2008121102950.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Metro Man's Pic of the Week (12/12)

Metro Aims To Decrease Efficiency

Within the near future, metro will be adding three more 8-car trains to the Green line. In preparation to this addtion, metro is doing tests at various stations. "Metro will test additional eight car trains on the Green Line and will stop all trains at the end of each station platform as a test of its ongoing power, system, track and rail car enhancements. "

The article goes on to say "In the off-peak period, all Green Line trains will operate with eight-cars. "

Excuse me, but why the fuck would you run 8 car trains during off-peak hours? Was this a typo? Either way, great job [again] @ looking like an idiot, WMATA!!!

We're a Mediocre Ass Transit Authority

The Seat Recession

In the midst of the country's recession, Metro too is feeling the ill-effects. Metro fares are at an all time high, forcing riders such as myself to pay in excess of $10 per day in commuting fares. Despite gas prices going down, ridership has remained steady.

This high-ridership wave is now creating a seat recession. Back in the late 1920's during the Great Depression, people would stand in lines for hours just for a loaf of bread. Well things are kinda the same now with metro...except the demand has shifted to seats. With the blue line getting shafted by not having any 8 car trains, riders are forced to seek alternative seating methods. A commonly employed tactic is to sit on the vents next to the doors at the end of the car. This maneuver is typically performed by smaller framed individuals, as the seat is really just a 6" aluminum ledge. My big ass cant fit on it, thats for sure!

The other day, I realized how tough this seating shortage really is. I witnessed a never seen before tactic...well, let me just show you...

LMAO!! these tough times are focing folk to go through desparate measures. Take care!

Rush Hour!

I quickly snapped this pic this morning on my way into the train station at Union Station. Everyone was so focused on getting to their destination as quickly as possible. People with coffee, people with newspapers, deliverymen weilding hand-trucks filled with restaurant supplies...everyone was on a mission. I just had to stop and try to capture the moment.

I noticed something else within the past few days. Metro has drastically improved the public address system in the stations! The speakers have more bass, and you can actually decipher what the people are saying.

Good job metro!! I guess they didnt like me making fun of them...

Lmfao

Why are SOME people so rhythmically challenged?

Holiday party

Uhm... Yeah. We're on the spirit of Washington for our holiday party!
Fun times!

Tuberculosis Scare

According to WMATA, as many as 762 MetroAccess passengers across DC, MD, and VA could have possibly been exposed to the communicable respiratory diesase, tuberculosis. Recently, a MetroAccess driver tested positive for the disease after having transported passengers during a time frame spanning from April to mid-October of this year. Not only are passengers at risk for having been exposed to TB, but coworkers are cautioned as well. That sucks.

Some FYI wiki action...

Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis [1]. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the skin. Other mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium canetti, and Mycobacterium microti also cause tuberculosis, but these species are less common.


In a nutshell (advance to 9:28)