tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post3268276687095555587..comments2024-03-15T23:05:11.993-04:00Comments on DC Spinster: Once every 57 yearspeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17284634727671648704noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-63997339560064281452010-03-21T09:16:46.228-04:002010-03-21T09:16:46.228-04:00I'm with Kungpow on the train operator being a...I'm with Kungpow on the train operator being able to see you were boarding at the same time. He/She must have been eager to stick to the time schedule. This used to be my nightmare when my kids were younger and we took the T in Boston.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377440606704745517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-55476545903208968822010-03-20T08:37:05.110-04:002010-03-20T08:37:05.110-04:00In Minneapolis, years ago, a bus driver glared at ...In Minneapolis, years ago, a bus driver glared at me as I came running in the rain.. <br />and he slammed the doors ON me.<br />Standing on the bottom step of the bus, I struggled from between the doors and confronted him. "Didn't see you," he grumbled.<br /><br />I wish public transportation worked better.Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381269071684742007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-19652263576222828762010-03-20T08:31:00.267-04:002010-03-20T08:31:00.267-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381269071684742007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-67631862542911317772010-03-19T20:10:09.375-04:002010-03-19T20:10:09.375-04:00Did you see that video of the little kid in Portla...Did you see that video of the little kid in Portland who got separated from his dad like this? The poor thing! It was one of those heartwarming stories as the security camera showed this lady coming up to the kid and comforting him and hanging out with him until his dad could get on a train coming back.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200952523325532145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-54328450328125598802010-03-19T11:24:46.336-04:002010-03-19T11:24:46.336-04:00It's breathtaking how impersonal transit opera...It's breathtaking how impersonal transit operators in DC and Baltimore are. The train operator can SEE people running to make the train, yet they shut the doors. It's not like another train was right behind them...the next train was coming in 18 minutes! Absurd. <br /><br />Basically the same thing happened to me yesterday here in Baltimore (yes, we actually have a subway!). I heard the train pulling up as I entered the station, but my monthly pass wouldn't let me through the turnstiles. The booth operator looked annoyed when I asked her what I should do and she gave me a free ticket half-disgustingly. I ran down the escalator and just as I got to the door, it shut in my face. Couldn't believe it. I was 30 feet away from the train operator who was LOOKING BACK AT ME. They just turned and sounded the horn to depart. "Thanks! Appreciate it!" I yelled as the train left. Thankfully, Baltimore transit being what it is, I only had to wait 10 minutes for a "rapid" transit train.<br /><br />Like you, that's never happened to me before in the cities on three continents in which I've lived.Obi-Run Kenobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030970964871991321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-38290225568705694832010-03-19T01:57:55.112-04:002010-03-19T01:57:55.112-04:00as we use to say "There is always a first tim...as we use to say "There is always a first time"......but this also means that you are fit and in perfect shape.Black Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283409222072090440noreply@blogger.com