Comments on: Washington DC Metro http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pascal Sabas http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Pascal Sabas Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:33:44 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3109 I live in Paris, I lived in New York and I lived in Washington DC. Honestly I very much enjoyed being able to ride the Washington DC metro in clean cars, without being bothered by bad musicians and panhandlers. Affter decades of riding the very dirty Paris Metro and the very scary (back in 1979) New York subway it was a welcome change.. The food and drink prohibition in the DC Metro has a good reason: food attracts rats. Annoucements about which side the doors will open are very useful for blind people, since the doors don't always open on the same side. All in all I found that I could unwind a bit in the DC Metro after a hard day's work, something I definitely cannot do in the Paris Metro where the trip home is just some added stress.. ..And I'm sorry but I do not like the smell of urine when I ride the Metro.. I live in Paris, I lived in New York and I lived in Washington DC.
Honestly I very much enjoyed being able to ride the Washington DC metro in clean cars, without being bothered by bad musicians and panhandlers. Affter decades of riding the very dirty Paris Metro and the very scary (back in 1979) New York subway it was a welcome change..
The food and drink prohibition in the DC Metro has a good reason: food attracts rats.
Annoucements about which side the doors will open are very useful for blind people, since the doors don’t always open on the same side.
All in all I found that I could unwind a bit in the DC Metro after a hard day’s work, something I definitely cannot do in the Paris Metro where the trip home is just some added stress..
..And I’m sorry but I do not like the smell of urine when I ride the Metro..

]]> By: Marcis http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Marcis Sun, 08 Feb 2004 11:02:41 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3108 I am disabled, I live in Latvia in the city of Riga. I love metro. Is there any possibility to get training and job for disabled people like me? Best wishes, Marcis Tipans I am disabled, I live in Latvia in the city of Riga. I love metro. Is there any possibility to get training and job for disabled people like me?

Best wishes,

Marcis Tipans

]]> By: beau http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 beau Fri, 05 Dec 2003 01:39:20 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3107 The "no eating" rules on the DC Metro are taken perhaps a little too seriously. The nickname "Snack Patrol" came into being thanks to this: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A28074-2000Nov15" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A28074-2000Nov15</a> The “no eating” rules on the DC Metro are taken perhaps a little too seriously. The nickname “Snack Patrol” came into being thanks to this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A28074-2000Nov15

]]> By: joe http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 joe Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:23:02 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3106 The DC Metro is nice and operates efficiently, but it's nice in a bland/dull/sterile sort of way. It needs disco balls and laser lights to enliven it. I do like the blinking floor lights and the announcements that say what side the doors will open, though. The DC Metro is nice and operates efficiently, but it’s nice in a bland/dull/sterile sort of way. It needs disco balls and laser lights to enliven it. I do like the blinking floor lights and the announcements that say what side the doors will open, though.

]]> By: Mike http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Mike Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:01:51 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3105 I think it's civilized to be allowed to eat and drink on the subway. Sometimes there just isn't time not to... I think it’s civilized to be allowed to eat and drink on the subway. Sometimes there just isn’t time not to…

]]> By: mia http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 mia Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:55:08 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3104 ::gasp:: you can't be serious! ah, but i love nyc subways too... ::gasp::

you can’t be serious!

ah, but i love nyc subways too…

]]> By: tien http://www.rachelleb.com/2003/12/01/washington-dc-metro/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 tien Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:07:13 +0000 http://wp.rachelleb.com/?p=937#comment-3103 but without the urine, you don't get the smell that is associated with the subway. a plus in my book. but without the urine, you don’t get the smell that is associated with the subway. a plus in my book.

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