If you live or work in DC, chances are you've had to ride the Metro and chances are it's not always the best experience. While the Metro can be great at getting where you need to go, there are sometimes where you just want to scream. It might be single-tracking, or extra busy, or maybe the air conditioning isn't working and it's unbearably hot. At the end of the day though, we need the metro to get places quickly and fairly inexpensively. These are some of the thoughts I have during my hour-long Metro commute to work.
1. Why are the escalators so damn long? And why are they not working… again?
2. Wow it’s pretty empty in this station.
3. Oh, it’s because the Red Line is single tracking and I just missed a train. Next one comes in 20 minutes!
4. Tourists move so slow.
5. Why do people act so strange in the metro station?
6. There’s no need to pretend to push your friends or your children into the track.
7. Also why are you FaceTime-ing in the metro station?
8. Awesome here’s the train!
9. Please be a new one. Please be a new one. Please be a new one.
10. And it’s an old one.
11. Alright, lots of people on this train but I see an open seat!
12. Why are ten people standing in front of an open seat? Either sit or move!
13. Please don’t catch on fire. Please don’t catch on fire. Please don’t catch on fire.
14. Please don’t sit next to me.
15. Made it through the first leg of my trip with no problems! Time to transfer at Metro Center!
16. Oh my God that’s a lot of people.
17. STAND ON THE LEFT, WALK ON THE RIGHT.
18. I’m going to miss this train because Linda, Steve and their family don’t know where they’re going.
19. Aw look at the cute kids… Who are now swinging from the holding bars! Oh my gosh someone sit these children down.
20. Made it safe and sound. Thanks, DC Metro for always at least trying to be there for me (sometimes).
