UPDATE FROM WaPo: The Metrorail operator DID apply the emergency brakes. The crash that you’ve probably been hearing about endlessly from CNN, WUSA, WTOP and WJLA was apparently caused by a signal system malfunction. Right, I know, what does the signal system do? In short, it detects that a train is in front of another [...]
Archive for June, 2009
16 Jun
Paper or Plastic? Oh, Nevermind.
The D.C. Council caved and approved the bag tax on products purchased inside D.C. It’s only five cents per bag (paper or plastic) The bill hasn’t be signed yet, but if it does get signed, it will go into effect in January. You may wonder where the money used to purchase these bags will ultimately [...]
15 Jun
Shooting at Potomac Mills
WaPO ARTICLE UPDATE: Police Arrest Transit Employee in Double Slaying Near Woodbridge, VA Bus Terminal I know, it’s out in Hoodbridge, but it’s still awful. Prince William County police are investigating the fatal shooting of two people near a bus terminal at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge.The victims were gunned down shortly before 11 a.m. at [...]
8 Jun
What, you mean you can’t just get four days off of work to go meditate?
Yesterday, I decided to hit up the Borders over in Silver Spring. As I made my way back to the cafe to get some iced coffee, a woman, who initially seemed to be just wandering and/or lost, approached me.The conversation went something like this: Hi there. Do you have a minute? Uh, sure. I’m with [...]
5 Jun
Dead Guy
Always an encouraging piece of news to come into on a Friday morning: SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) – Metro officials say the body of a Lorton man was found in a restroom at the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail station.
3 Jun
VA DMV, VDOT, etc.
Up until last year, I had managed to go without having a car, and therefore, had gone without the knowledge that comes with owning a car in the state of Virginia. Right after I bought it, I didn’t worry about much until I had to pay the property tax on the thing several months later, [...]
2 Jun
DC/Video Games
I’m sure a bunch of you guys have played Fallout 3 , some of which takes place in the District. However, most of the locations where you can actually see a visible metro sign are mostly ruined because of, you know, a nuclear holocaust, so besides seeing the ruins of the Capitol, it’s can be [...]
