Dude I come in from Front Royal all the time on the metro lol. Some people are just car addicts

Yes!

probably not. As long as the construction doesn't violate the noise ordinances, you're just going to have to invest in some good earplugs.

At least it won't last forever.

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I f'n love MARC, it is afffordable, clean, generally pretty comfy seats. If you are going from downtown to downtown it can't be beat.

Honestly if they just had one train running each direction around noon that would be awesome.

100%. I wish MARC and VRE would run in a way that supports other stuff besides just going to work.

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Yeah. I’ve seen photos of it. It’s wild.

Could also be whatever car he got on. I took the Blue from Alexandria to Smithsonian around 5pm yesterday and sat in the front car of the train. My car never got more than half full but at almost every stop from DCA to Smithsonian as we pulled into the station the driver would announce "Folks on the platform move to the ends of the train where there's room. The middle cars are completely full." We sat for probably 5-10 minutes tops at DCA but otherwise there weren't any other holding delays on my train.

But holy shit that crowd coming into Smithsonian around 6pm! Like a sardine can! They didn't even bother with fares. All the fare gates were locked open and a mix of MTPD & station agents (like 4-6 at least) directing the crowd (and probably trying to avoid a crowd crush)

I would email the NSO to ask.

Didn’t get stuck in traffic yesterday!

Got engaged on Thursday! The cherry blossoms were superb for a proposal lol

When properly prepared with other secret ingredients they are said to provide immortality.

Can confirm. Walking across the bridge, I saw a man parked in the right lane, dressed in a suit, putting his kid into a stroller. With a wall dividing the highway from the path, the only way to get to the Tidal Basin was to roll into oncoming traffic.

I am not a liberal, I am opposed to liberalism, I am opposed to both capitalism (exploitive) and democracy (authoritarian).
You kinda have to be pro capitalism and pro democracy to be a liberal.

I am no Marxist either. Nor a defender of States.

100k covers housing and more in DC. I know people making 50-60k and they live with roommates, but are still able to travel a little, save money in their 401k and Roths. If they made 100k they could afford to live alone and still have some leftover.

I'm not saying you'll live without thinking about money but you'll do okay.

... yes, that was my point.

no, the day before is mardi gras.

Some say that train is still delayed.

The single data point has very little value without more information about what the incomes of people saying they are living paycheck to paycheck. This range covers people making just over 100k and multimillionaires.

Perfect is a bit of a stretch but it was certainly miles better than sitting in gridlocked traffic for hours on end.

https://twitter.com/thesierrafox/status/1640096861783556097?s=20

"At least" means that that percentage describes plenty of people that make well over that.

Agreed.

I had no interactions with motorists. Didn't do the tidal basin, though. That's always been weird for me on a bike.

On the other hand, I may be so inured to motorists that I don't notice. Park police even said I could ride against traffic, so long as I was safe. I'm safe.

At this point, I wonder about the intellect and sensibility index of people who drive into an entirely known and predicted traffic disaster. Wouldn't be surprised if the narcissism and entitlement indices were high.

On the other hand, on Hains Point and the Mall everyone seemed to be getting along and having a great time. In some areas, contact highs might have been possible!!

They are the true definition of something that is overhyped.