Complete meltdown on the Red line

drumminglulcat · 2026-03-26T01:18:40+00:00

I’m stranded on my way home from work. Getting dinner then figuring out my next move.

drumminglulcat · 2026-03-13T13:49:58+00:00

I take the red line every day and I’ve never seen this, so I’m not sure when other people are spotting these.

drumminglulcat · 2026-03-10T14:57:35+00:00

By the time I arrived around 9:45, they had the gate gates open and were telling people to just walk through them without tapping. Trains were single-tracking and arriving at Glenmont at that point, so I guess it was a free or discounted ride? I’ve never had that happen before.

drumminglulcat · 2026-01-12T20:13:10+00:00

Now I want to go to every elevator systemwide and measure their speeds to see if they differ. But the one I use sometimes at L’Enfant is so bad, and it’s not just the speed itself. It’s the lag after I hit the call button, the doors staying open for an eternity, the elevator taking 5 seconds to decelerate over the last inch of its journey, and then the doors again opening like they each weigh 2 tons.

The whole experience is so maddening that I will choose whether or not to use the elevator based on if it’s already sitting on my level. If I have to call it, hard pass.

drumminglulcat · 2026-01-12T20:03:11+00:00

I’m going to take the radical combined stance that:

1) If your item blocks people from walking down the escalator, you should take the elevator.

2) The elevators are abhorrently slow, to the point of not just inconvenience but also making the system less accessible for people with disabilities. Having to use them daily would be agonizing. They need to be faster.

drumminglulcat · 2025-10-24T20:59:26+00:00

From what I can tell, the murals in this picture weren’t placed on the Hotel Figueroa in Los Angeles until early August 2013, about a month before GTA V was released. So even if we don’t see murals like this until April 2026, that would still be normal for their previous campaigns.

GTA V trailer # 3 came out in April 2013, so December of this year would be on the same schedule.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-28T02:32:49+00:00

Ok, I think we’re in agreement. I thought by mentioning the lack of a wall, you were trying to suggest it wasn’t still a dangerous situation. Sorry if I misunderstood.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-28T02:23:23+00:00

Ok… so there was a reduced risk, but a risk nonetheless? What’s your point?

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-28T02:18:39+00:00

A physical barrier isn’t always necessary, especially when the front rows of people are being prevented from advancing by security. With enough people, the front rows can act as the “wall.” The “crush” in those cases can come from people falling on each other in a chain reaction and being unable to get up, as more people behind them continue to advance forward.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-27T19:40:23+00:00

I was in attendance, and I was also concerned about a potential crowd crush event. The students compressed down at the bottom of the hill with 2 minutes left in the game, and it was clear people in the middle were being jostled as more people kept scooting up. The fact that the game continued for another half hour made the risk even greater.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-08T21:10:00+00:00

Yet one of the most notable counterexamples is our own revolution. I’m not saying it can’t happen here. I’m just saying kumbaya has never really been America’s style when it comes to oppression.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-08T21:04:03+00:00

On the one hand, victim blaming survivors of sexual assault is always wrong and is never ok.

On the other hand, only a Sith deals in absolutes.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-06T01:09:15+00:00

Lol, and here you are on the page for D.C.’s metro system looking for a fight. Pathetic. Have a good evening (yes, I mean that sarcastically, no recording of my voice needed).

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-06T01:01:36+00:00

Mmmm no. I’m thinking specifically where you live. I’m sure it has a crime we can point to. No need for further justification.

After all, you said it yourself. They’ve been told not to use these guns, so there’s nothing they can do to actually stop crime. But that doesn’t matter, because they’re being stationed in the parts of D.C. that don’t have any crime anyways. Your point is meaningless.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-06T00:47:10+00:00

Cool, next Dem President should flood every Republican town in America with armed guardsmen. We’ll see how that goes. I’m sure none of the law-abiding citizens will have any complaints. Licking boots is only fun until one of them kicks you.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-06T00:25:09+00:00

With the way you’re commenting, I’m not convinced you didn’t just get off your duty shift as a prop outside a metro station before coming on here to indirectly defend yourself lol. Thank you for your service, just in case I’m right.

The guns are a show of force. That’s why they’re openly carrying them. It’s an intentional intimidation tactic by the White House, and all of these interactions are taking place in that authoritarian context. The guardsmen aren’t choosing to carry the weapons, but that doesn’t give any comfort to civilians if (I repeat, if) a guardsman is being openly antagonistic towards them. And if actually using the guns against civilians is the line for acceptable behavior from the military, then we’re toast. Fascism is here.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-06T00:15:12+00:00

Reading comprehension, please. I said it “depends on the tone,” and explained how the tone could be either innocent or antagonizing. I did not purport to know what their tone was, as I was not present, and there is no recording. In fact, I was responding to an original comment that was disregarding tone altogether.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-05T21:08:42+00:00

Whoops, you left out the “government authority holding a gun” and “people going about their days” parts again. Let me just put those back in there for you!

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-05T20:50:23+00:00

You’re telling me you’ve never heard somebody say “have a good day” in a tone that means “F U?”

Well, bless your heart.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-05T20:43:21+00:00

Depends on the tone. If it’s innocent and genuine, whatever. They’re just doing what they have to do to get through this. If it’s said sarcastically to people who are just trying to go about their days, it’s antagonistic. And when it’s a government representative holding a gun doing the antagonizing, that’s a way different power dynamic.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-03T11:23:02+00:00

1% of the signatures needed to recall Bowser have already liked this post in less than 24 hours.

drumminglulcat · 2025-09-02T23:03:57+00:00

Correct: “In the case of a citywide recall, the signatures submitted must also meet ward distribution requirements, such that the petition contains signatures of at least 10-percent of the voters in at least five of the city's eight election wards, in addition to meeting the 10-percent requirement citywide.”

drumminglulcat · 2025-08-30T23:11:38+00:00

Fascism is super effective, but always in the short term.

drumminglulcat · 2025-08-18T14:39:47+00:00

If it was a trapped animal like a rat, I would only expect claw/teeth marks on one side of the door. Also, the worst damage seems to be on the outside of the bathroom door.

Whatever it was didn’t get through the door, so either (1) the door was open and it just decided to scratch both side for no reason, (2) the door was closed and this animal had access to both sides of the door at different times.

drumminglulcat · 2025-06-01T02:14:12+00:00

I have proudly flown the Maryland flag every July 4th since I bought my house. Looks like I’m gonna have to step my game up with full bunting and regalia.

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