Comments on: Riddles encountered on today’s travels around town http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:33:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: acrover http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/comment-page-1/#comment-13661 acrover Fri, 02 May 2008 16:55:10 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/#comment-13661 I have been on "Express" trains that have skipped stops. I had thought that they did that when they were running behind schedule. That is until the day the driver left the mic on by mistake. You could hear him talking about how he was due to be off 10 minutes earlier so he was skipping some stops. I wonder if this is encouraged by Metro? I have been on "Express" trains that have skipped stops. I had thought that they did that when they were running behind schedule. That is until the day the driver left the mic on by mistake. You could hear him talking about how he was due to be off 10 minutes earlier so he was skipping some stops. I wonder if this is encouraged by Metro?

]]> By: amandaa http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/comment-page-1/#comment-13654 amandaa Thu, 01 May 2008 22:23:10 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/#comment-13654 Hmm...about the first answer, regarding the cars, that does make sense when you're waiting--but in this case the conductor kept repeating it as we were riding between stations. I'm just not clear on why that's useful to those of us already on the train. And regarding Bethesda...the guy said, "This is an express train; we will not be stopping at Bethesda." We also skipped the Twinbrook stop, which was my stop, but he let us know at the stop right before it so we all got out and boarded the next train, which came in 2 minutes. Odd. Hmm…about the first answer, regarding the cars, that does make sense when you’re waiting–but in this case the conductor kept repeating it as we were riding between stations. I’m just not clear on why that’s useful to those of us already on the train.

And regarding Bethesda…the guy said, "This is an express train; we will not be stopping at Bethesda." We also skipped the Twinbrook stop, which was my stop, but he let us know at the stop right before it so we all got out and boarded the next train, which came in 2 minutes. Odd.

]]> By: Carl Weaver http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/comment-page-1/#comment-13647 Carl Weaver Thu, 01 May 2008 18:29:15 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/#comment-13647 What? You were on a train that skipped Bethesda? I come up here every day for work and never had such luck. Let me know when you get on and I will join you. At least then I would have an excuse for being late to work. But really when you look at all angles, there are only a few reasons to go to Bethesda and about 50 reasons not to, so you pretty much got the long end of that stick. What? You were on a train that skipped Bethesda? I come up here every day for work and never had such luck. Let me know when you get on and I will join you. At least then I would have an excuse for being late to work. But really when you look at all angles, there are only a few reasons to go to Bethesda and about 50 reasons not to, so you pretty much got the long end of that stick.

]]> By: dctraveler http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/comment-page-1/#comment-13645 dctraveler Thu, 01 May 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/04/30/riddles-encountered-on-todays-travels-around-town/#comment-13645 I think I can answer the train riddle. I have taken 4 car, 6 car, and 8 car trains. If I know the length of the train, then I know how far to stand so the train does not pass me by (leaving me to run to the last car). Or, in the specific case of the 4 car at rush hour (yes, they do exist), I can anticipate that it will be packed so I may want to wait for the 8 car. Maybe, there are other reasons? I think I can answer the train riddle. I have taken 4 car, 6 car, and 8 car trains. If I know the length of the train, then I know how far to stand so the train does not pass me by (leaving me to run to the last car). Or, in the specific case of the 4 car at rush hour (yes, they do exist), I can anticipate that it will be packed so I may want to wait for the 8 car. Maybe, there are other reasons?

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