Comments on: Hello, Metro

By: CyanSquirrel

CyanSquirrel — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:55:11 +0000

Metro? One word: EW.

I haven’t set foot on it in over a year, thank the lord. On the Virginia side we have way too many problems and delays. So much so that the 40 minutes on metro/bus each way pales in comparison to my 15 minute car ride along surface streets from home to work. I stay on my side of the river, laughs, so not too much need to use metro. Reading all the comments on the WaPo blogs about it, however, and I believe I’m not missing much. Nice to hear you do have positive experiences on it. I hope they continue!

By: BBQ lover

BBQ lover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:02:26 +0000

Good to know — Metro told me that metrocheks are considered full-fare and don’t work with reduced-fare cards. I must have talked to an eejit.

By: Suitably Ironic Moniker

Suitably Ironic Moniker — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:31:16 +0000

One person’s “disgusting” is another person’s kink.

It’s mostly interesting in an abstract sense to see what humans find to be sexy. There are practices that are widespread that I wouldn’t engage in. But then again, there are some practices that my partner won’t engage in. It simply proves the point that the best sex organ is the brain.

By: Suitably Ironic Moniker

Suitably Ironic Moniker — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:27:15 +0000

“metrocheks don’t work with reduced rate smartrip cards.”
That’s odd because I have a reduced fare smartcard and get metrochecks at work. What I do is simply go to the Metrocard kiosk that serves Smartcards. Wave the Smartcard at the designated place and it will ask you for (a) Smartbenefits or (b) add fare. You click (b) and then it will ask if you want cash, debit, or whatever, to increase your Smartcard. I just slide in the Metrocheck and it shows up at my Smartcard account. Wave the Smartcard again and you capture it on your card. That’s it. Every trip costs $1.35 from now on, but I agree, the parking lot fees are annoying.

By: BBQ lover

BBQ lover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:39:56 +0000

Josh, my point is this: metrocheks don’t work with reduced rate smartrip cards. Metrocheks are considered “full fare” farecards. The cost doesn’t even bother me — it’s the parking fee at the metro lots that’s annoying.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:19:06 +0000

BBQ — oh, you can get a reduced rate applied toward a Smartcard, by going to one of those service kiosks at Metro Center. You may need to get a new Smartcard to do that, and then tell your employer about the new Smartcard.

By: BBQ lover

BBQ lover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:06:51 +0000

Oh, I know about the reduced rate for Metro. The problem is, I get metrocheks from my workplace. That doesn’t work with the reduced rate for the smartrip, and I need the smartrip to activate at the stations so I can get out of the parking lot (I park at a lot where if the smartrip isn’t activated at the metro stations, it costs 7.75 to get out of the lot. Sucks.

By: me

me — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:05:13 +0000

BBQ Lover, you’re forgetting the wear and tear on your car. Oil changes, maint work, and also if you didnt know (providing you’re deaf and your db loss is 70db or higher with an un-aided ear), you qualify for reduced rates on the metro system. 1.90 max each way, and also, when you pass the smart trip scanner, there’s a bus transfer ticket machine. Grab a ticket (Free) as i belive you can use the bus transfer to arrive to your destination for free of charge with your metro disability card.

Just something to consider and also to inform others. :)

- a.stranger

By: BBQ lover

BBQ lover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:10:24 +0000

I mean, I fill up when the gas tank is only 1/4 full… just realized the wording up there wasn’t clear.

*gulps down more coffee*

By: BBQ lover

BBQ lover — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:09:35 +0000

I don’t let the gas needle go to E. I fill up when it’s about 1/4 of the way down. No risk running out of gas that way. It’s a tip my parents have drilled into my head.