Have you ever noticed how loud it gets on the metro about halfway through the ride from the Petworth to Columbia Heights station?
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The unwanted car market is Bullish. I’m advising sell. I laughed at the $50 offers, and was pretty excited at the $100 offers, but $125 – it is not going to get any better than that. Can it? Tell me I’m going to see a $150 offer. If it reaches $200 we are definitely heading towards a recession. So wait, does that mean the market is Bearish or Bullish? I think I’m sticking with Bullish. No Bearish.
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Warning to those driving northbound on Georgia Avenue. This pothole is a good two feet deep. I can’t be 100% certain but I thought I caught a glimpse of Dick Cheney in there… I can’t remember the cross street, I think it is near Allison.
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“i have a question, maybe you would know or if not, maybe your readers would know.
last fall, a friend of mine was hit and killed by an automobile on capital hill as he crossed the street. saturday, i was nearly hit by a car in my neighborhood, then watched an accident happen when that car turned into an SUV. it was the first time i have called 911, actually. [this was on 14th at kennedy, btw].
anyway, what can we do to make this city safer for pedestrians? i’ve lived in several cities, chicago, nyc, and london, and i have felt the most unsafe here, as a pedestrian.
how do neighborhood residents get things like a crosswalk button for pedestrians at intersectinos (there are none there, fyi) or those flouresnect ‘ped x’ signs put in?
who do i talk to/call?”
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My trigger finger was a bit too slow but the red hand actually started flashing at 21 seconds. 21 seconds! This is crossing New Hampshire avenue at Shepherd. We’re not talking about the Cours Mirabeau here. It certainly doesn’t take 21 seconds to finish crossing, so cut me some slack show me the walking guy for ten more seconds. Yeah?
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Scene: Outside Stetsons around 12:30 Friday evening.
I get into a cab and the cabbie refuses to take me to Petworth.
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This kid was phenomenal. He kept doing this trick where he flipped his board and twisted it around like 720 degrees and landed perfectly back on it only moving a few feet. It was amazing. Unfortunately my photography skills are far inferior to his skateboarding skills and I was unable to capture him mid air, even though I asked him to do it like 12 times. Dang, if he didn’t land it perfectly all 12 times. Anyway, I’ve noticed tons of skateboarders around town. I know people here feel strongly about bike riders and sharing the sidewalk so what are your thoughts on the skateboarders?
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We have spoken about the scourge of double parking before. But this just tops them all. You can see this car has double parked, unfortunately not too unusual, but in this instance there was like three huge parking spots that he could have taken. Where does this ridiculous sense of entitlement come from?
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A reader wrote to the good folks from metro inquiring about extended Yellow line operation during rush hour. This is the response:
“Thank you for contacting the Yellow-Green Line Team requesting
additional service on the Yellow Line during rush hours. The
request has not yet been approved by the Metro Board of Directors but
we are aware of the success we are having extending service during
non-rush hours. The Office of Planning says at this time we do not have
the additional funding from Maryland, District of Columbia or
Virginia. Your e-mail will be forwarded to the office who makes this
decision.
We are always interested in customer feedback, because it allows us to
improve the quality of our services. We hope this satisfies your
concerns and you will continue to ride Metro in all your business and
pleasure activities.”
Sincerely,
Brenda Cunningham-Jones
LSYG Rail Operations
Customer Service Representative