tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post7869804670967190832..comments2024-02-14T06:26:09.116-05:00Comments on Frozen Tropics: Want to Work on the Streetcar?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-70548323404699870102014-01-21T22:14:35.666-05:002014-01-21T22:14:35.666-05:00Yikes. I think you've had enough to drink toni...Yikes. I think you've had enough to drink tonight, Seymour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-72411902426613801632014-01-21T20:36:53.639-05:002014-01-21T20:36:53.639-05:00Jesus Christ. you people are all, every one of you...Jesus Christ. you people are all, every one of you, on each side of this petty little debate, making the people in the batter bowl thread look like paragons of earnest debate on matters of the highest importance in our civic experiment. I.e., you should all drink strychnine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-71385992625696847672014-01-21T20:32:55.162-05:002014-01-21T20:32:55.162-05:00Never read the bottom half of the internet.Never read the bottom half of the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-52935990311372688952014-01-21T18:54:34.120-05:002014-01-21T18:54:34.120-05:00There are white metrobus drivers?? where?? what li...There are white metrobus drivers?? where?? what line?? that's so fascinating!Richard Shermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-80051624586859353142014-01-21T18:49:38.891-05:002014-01-21T18:49:38.891-05:00I rarely take the bus in the city. However on an o...I rarely take the bus in the city. However on an occasion here and there (via X2), the driver has offered a free ride. I think its more of keeping the tires rolling a safety measure to keep riders settled...And yes, I'm white. So, quit playing the race card. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-20803755799695581562014-01-21T18:16:56.035-05:002014-01-21T18:16:56.035-05:00"...and there are white bus drivers too."..."...and there are white bus drivers too."<br /><br />X2 drivers? Maybe one. Citywide maybe five or six. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-16212006837456492572014-01-21T18:11:10.333-05:002014-01-21T18:11:10.333-05:00"Also, there are white people who live east o..."Also, there are white people who live east of the river and black people who live west of the river"<br /><br />...and there are white bus drivers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-72680835323334559592014-01-21T11:18:07.987-05:002014-01-21T11:18:07.987-05:00I've seen the hand thing when the part of the ...I've seen the hand thing when the part of the machine that takes bills is broken, but the card reader still takes SmartTrip. Typically the driver will say "SmartTrip only" when that happens, so those who have a card pay, & those who do not offer one ride for free. I'm sure some drivers let all passengers ride for free when this happens.inkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350787243002946647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-86690744638114283582014-01-21T11:13:03.972-05:002014-01-21T11:13:03.972-05:00So let's get some video of the hand over the f...So let's get some video of the hand over the fare card reader phenomenon and pass it to the usual news outlets including WMATA management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-71474334087082813092014-01-21T09:54:03.279-05:002014-01-21T09:54:03.279-05:00@Anonymous5:28
Also, there are white people who l...@Anonymous5:28<br /><br />Also, there are white people who live east of the river and black people who live west of the river, not to mention that the vast majority of the X2's route is west of the river and I see X2 drivers put their hand over the card reader west of the river all the time. You're totally trolling.Alan Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349389379428110815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1763315083369880452014-01-21T09:50:19.490-05:002014-01-21T09:50:19.490-05:00@anonymous @5:28
What on earth does having good (...@anonymous @5:28<br /><br />What on earth does having good (or bad) credit have to do with your allegation? Nothing. A bus driver with good or bad credit could still do what you're alleging, which by the way sounds like a dubious allegation which you couldn't prove without personally riding every bus line that crosses the Anacostia. You sound like a troll to me.Alan Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349389379428110815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-21471280883551242962014-01-21T08:52:33.731-05:002014-01-21T08:52:33.731-05:00Actually, when the driver puts his hand on the met...Actually, when the driver puts his hand on the meter, its because it is broken. How do I know? I asked.<br />Inked is right, it happens throughout the city. The issue is more of management.<br />BTW, those commentators who suggested it is racist are trolling and have actually made a racist comment just by saying that. Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813475323393917262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-61380269559558538342014-01-21T07:49:15.893-05:002014-01-21T07:49:15.893-05:006:46,
It was more that 5:28 suggested that it only...6:46,<br />It was more that 5:28 suggested that it only happens east of the river. Drivers do this all the time throughout the X2's route. The comment struck me as less than genuine.inkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350787243002946647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-69110191073953095562014-01-21T06:46:44.307-05:002014-01-21T06:46:44.307-05:00Inked, why is 5:28 trolling? This is something th...Inked, why is 5:28 trolling? This is something that happens. You obviously don't know the city as well as you think you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-79420035673673475402014-01-21T05:03:47.855-05:002014-01-21T05:03:47.855-05:00Agreed. I've seen drivers do this all over the...Agreed. I've seen drivers do this all over the city. It could be that over the river, people are less likely to be able to pay, so drivers do it more there. but i agree with Pat. it has more to do with avoiding delays...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-62900586053751509442014-01-20T22:49:25.499-05:002014-01-20T22:49:25.499-05:00I pick up the X2 at 11th and H NE every weekday mo...I pick up the X2 at 11th and H NE every weekday morning and sometimes the driver has his/her hand over the meter, so it's not just east of the river that they do that. Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-63823807600092416592014-01-20T22:26:34.371-05:002014-01-20T22:26:34.371-05:005:28,
It sounds like you regularly take a free rid...5:28,<br />It sounds like you regularly take a free ride on the X2. Could it be that you are trolling, or could it be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Qfbrc1jdo" rel="nofollow">...</a>?inkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350787243002946647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-71071592093143481002014-01-20T21:40:30.316-05:002014-01-20T21:40:30.316-05:00Yeah. That's not what's going on. The dr...Yeah. That's not what's going on. The driver physically puts his hand over the fare card reader to stop people from paying, until he gets over the river and then makes passengers pay. It's racism, clear and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-81538973462519819122014-01-20T21:06:48.916-05:002014-01-20T21:06:48.916-05:00part of it is the drivers get a lot of heat from m...part of it is the drivers get a lot of heat from management for being behind schedule but they<br />never get heat for the farebox being less then optimal.<br /><br />the drivers take the attitude they will do what management tells them to.<br /><br />Plus, a lot of the people boarding don't have the cash anyways so the drivers give them a lift.pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088731122765315298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-59450598605190272222014-01-20T18:51:03.895-05:002014-01-20T18:51:03.895-05:00Why do we even let them cross the river ?
Will t...Why do we even let them cross the river ? <br /><br />Will the X2 still run and make stops along the trolley route?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-16512626982166040392014-01-20T17:28:48.684-05:002014-01-20T17:28:48.684-05:00A credit check sounds appropriate too. I know the...A credit check sounds appropriate too. I know the bus drivers on the X2 don't charge riders who board on the other side of the river, and as soon as they cross over west of the river, the fare card readers start working. It's stealing from the city and it's racist....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1757961864085751682014-01-20T16:39:37.457-05:002014-01-20T16:39:37.457-05:00Sure hope they drug test.Sure hope they drug test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com