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		<title>By: Shannon</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/12/metro-does-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-173083</link>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sara.h - fair point, they could have done the work earlier. And I&#039;m not railing against CityPaper in particular, I&#039;m railing against the idea that every inconvenience in the universe is the fault of Metro. Roads get worked on, so you take a detour and the Earth keeps turning. Why is Metro held to such an impossible standard?

I&#039;m the first to weigh in when Metro messes up, I just think it&#039;s counterproductive to complain about everything, because there&#039;s a point where it&#039;s just noise. Choose your battles.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sara.h - fair point, they could have done the work earlier. And I'm not railing against CityPaper in particular, I'm railing against the idea that every inconvenience in the universe is the fault of Metro. Roads get worked on, so you take a detour and the Earth keeps turning. Why is Metro held to such an impossible standard?</p>
<p>I'm the first to weigh in when Metro messes up, I just think it's counterproductive to complain about everything, because there's a point where it's just noise. Choose your battles.</p>
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		<title>By: sara.h</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/12/metro-does-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-173073</link>
		<dc:creator>sara.h</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>shannon:

maybe Metro could have had a little foresight and done the Green line work during the winter instead of doing Red line work then.  then the track work wouldn&#039;t have interfered with all the weekend home games and been an issue at all.  Or, don&#039;t tell people that the best way to get to the game is Metro.  

i hardly think that defending Metro and railing against City Paper is the answer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>shannon:</p>
<p>maybe Metro could have had a little foresight and done the Green line work during the winter instead of doing Red line work then.  then the track work wouldn't have interfered with all the weekend home games and been an issue at all.  Or, don't tell people that the best way to get to the game is Metro.  </p>
<p>i hardly think that defending Metro and railing against City Paper is the answer.</p>
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		<title>By: Shannon</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/12/metro-does-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-172893</link>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jason, when do you propose the work gets done? It can&#039;t be done overnight, it certainly can&#039;t be done during the week when people are trying to get to their jobs, and it can&#039;t be done by magical high-speed maintenance elves.

The stadium is accessible by several bus lines, it&#039;s walkable from Capitol South, and there&#039;s a shuttle from RFK. Using the Green Line when there&#039;s so many other options available is a failure of imagination, not of the Metro system itself.

Yeah, the Metro is very flawed. I rail against it from time to time. But in this case, it&#039;s the poster&#039;s own fault for not paying attention and figuring out an alternate route. I mean, really, take some responsibility. Or at least a course in basic English grammar.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason, when do you propose the work gets done? It can't be done overnight, it certainly can't be done during the week when people are trying to get to their jobs, and it can't be done by magical high-speed maintenance elves.</p>
<p>The stadium is accessible by several bus lines, it's walkable from Capitol South, and there's a shuttle from RFK. Using the Green Line when there's so many other options available is a failure of imagination, not of the Metro system itself.</p>
<p>Yeah, the Metro is very flawed. I rail against it from time to time. But in this case, it's the poster's own fault for not paying attention and figuring out an alternate route. I mean, really, take some responsibility. Or at least a course in basic English grammar.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason Cherkis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Cherkis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even if it was advertised, it was still really dumb for Metro to do work on the green line on the weekends--especially during Nationals home games. I went last weekend and Metro was a nightmare: delays, over crowding, and the inevitable stampede at Navy Yard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even if it was advertised, it was still really dumb for Metro to do work on the green line on the weekends--especially during Nationals home games. I went last weekend and Metro was a nightmare: delays, over crowding, and the inevitable stampede at Navy Yard.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike DeBonis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Bob, due to editorial dept cutbacks, blog posts aren&#039;t edited. Whatever the poster posts gets posted. Thanks for noticing!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Bob, due to editorial dept cutbacks, blog posts aren't edited. Whatever the poster posts gets posted. Thanks for noticing!</p>
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		<title>By: Bob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This sounds like a typical complaint of that douche Rusty on whyihatedc. Only I think he knows the difference between &quot;fair&quot; and &quot;fare.&quot;

You do have editors over there, no?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This sounds like a typical complaint of that douche Rusty on whyihatedc. Only I think he knows the difference between "fair" and "fare."</p>
<p>You do have editors over there, no?</p>
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		<title>By: Shannon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t have the time to translate this post. Huh? Did English change overnight?

Metro was doing switch work on the Green and Yellow for the last few weekends. It was repeatedly advertised in the Post, on their website, and on station boards. So if you got caught in the delays, really, it&#039;s your fault for not paying attention.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don't have the time to translate this post. Huh? Did English change overnight?</p>
<p>Metro was doing switch work on the Green and Yellow for the last few weekends. It was repeatedly advertised in the Post, on their website, and on station boards. So if you got caught in the delays, really, it's your fault for not paying attention.</p>
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		<title>By: Jule Banville</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jule Banville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah! Good think that chick is gone out of Dudetown, Bro!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah! Good think that chick is gone out of Dudetown, Bro!</p>
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		<title>By: Eaton</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/06/12/metro-does-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-172514</link>
		<dc:creator>Eaton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope everyone&#039;s fine. Cause Metro isn&#039;t.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope everyone's fine. Cause Metro isn't.</p>
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		<title>By: Ted Scheinman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ted Scheinman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Philpot would have been better off chillin in Dudetown.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Philpot would have been better off chillin in Dudetown.</p>
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