Ravenwood - 10/15/04 06:00 AM
The folks that operate the D.C. Metrorail system screwed up again:
It was bad enough to watch the Redskins lose at FedEx Field earlier this week. But Isabel Bobrow's disappointment was dwarfed by the real ordeal of the night: her ride home to Silver Spring on the Metro.It has long been my contention that nobody is this incompetent on purpose. I could be wrong, but it appears as though Metro officials are trying to beat passengers off with a stick.A subway trip that should take about 60 minutes lasted more than two hours, including an interlude when Bobrow, her daughter and thousands of other football fans sat on trains in L'Enfant Plaza Station that Metro managers decided to idle for as long as an hour.
The delays weren't caused by train breakdowns or mechanical failures. Transit officials just opted to reduce service to one train an hour as Sunday's game ended and at least 5,000 football fans entered the subway.
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I agree that nobody is ever that incompetent on purpose, but the problem is that they just can't help it. Many of them think they are doing the right thing, but always remember - competence can sometimes go unnoticed, but stupidity always says, "Look at me!"
Posted by: roger at October 15, 2004 9:03 AM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
