Comments on: Metro: It’s not just for drunks.

By: GM

GM — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:37:00 +0000

It’s not just Metro either. For anyone who has ever taken any of the late night buses like the S-series going north from K, they are filled with domestic workers who are just ending shifts (past midnight) cleaning downtown office buildings.

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:40:00 +0000

I haven’t had too much issues hailing a cab while black, but years ago while trying to leave Adams Morgan a cabbie ignored me but gladly let a white girl (who appeared out of nowhere) in. Ridiculous.

The comments about drunks on the Orange Line/in Arlington cracked me up. I realize you’re just commenting on other people’s generalizations, but it seems like a reality to me living in that area. I think most of those drunken frat boys and sorority girls live in my building.

By: Minority Minority Report

Minority Minority Report — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:05:00 +0000

I can further validate George’s Experience, of not getting a ride or the destination not meeting the cabbie’s approval. One memorable occasion had me walking from Gallery Place/Chinatown to SW DC. There were loads of taxis not picking up waving passengers and stopping down the blocks for others that night. This occurred last year when I was new to the area and DC had been blanketed by a small February snow storm (Snowmegaddon).

I literally missed the bus and the train (metro was shutting down early those days). To be clear, I do not drink and own a car, so I was not too impaired to drive nor was I prohibited by parking costs. I could have easily driven to catch up with college friends that night, which I do more readily after that experience. Those who can pay and can not catch a cab, may be a minority viewpoint in all of this, but I am glad someone is noticing it. Just my 2 cents that will go toward gas and parking instead of taxis and metro it seems.