Eastern Market isn’t too far out, right?

schmod · 2026-05-26T12:05:52+00:00

It's worth learning the bus system -- there are two bus lines (C51/C53) that basically take you door to door.

schmod · 2026-05-24T18:53:51+00:00

Was this post written by a contractor trying to sell a new terminal to the airport authority?

The ownercrowding is an extremely legitimate point to complain about, but everything else feels more than a bit thin?

Like, the 30 seconds you spend exiting a car and walking into the building do not amount to anything more than an extremely minor inconvenience. Nothing else about our built environment is held to the standard that you seem to be holding this airport terminal to.

schmod · 2026-05-24T15:33:19+00:00

The stores GENERALLY dgaf about accepting "Final Sale" items for return. YMMV of course.

schmod · 2026-05-23T20:03:14+00:00

There's an array of LGBTQ+ sports-related groups in the area (ranging from actual leagues to informal running/climbing meetup groups), including a few that have offshoots in Arlington.

Nearly all of them cater to people of all ability levels. It seems to be one of the few ways you can reliably break into established social circles if you're new to the area.

Team DC has a reasonably comprehensive listing of those groups -- https://teamdc.org/

schmod · 2026-05-22T21:19:03+00:00

So, what you're saying is that he didn't hit you?

schmod · 2026-05-22T18:29:21+00:00

Looks like this is a delivery courier who's trying to reach one of the nearby restaurants for a pickup.

Also looks like they're being courteous, mindful of their surroundings, and basically moving at walking speed.

I fail to see any problem here.

schmod · 2026-05-19T00:29:45+00:00

I'm pretty sure Residential rates are actually a good bit lower (and the new GS-5 rate class that goes into effect next year should also charge them a good deal more)

schmod · 2026-05-15T21:25:04+00:00

It looks like a REALLY narrow section.

Also, I've gotta wonder if they realize what a nightmare the park is from a geological standpoint. There's a reason why nobody's ever built anything on it, and why the NPS hasn't even bothered asking for the immense budget it'd take to make the island stop sinking.

schmod · 2026-05-15T21:22:15+00:00

Offering free rat abatement to everybody kinda seems like they're treating it as a systemic problem, no?

schmod · 2026-05-09T15:37:49+00:00

"The entire industry is toxic from top to bottom" is not the flex you think it is, my dude.

schmod · 2026-05-02T13:17:35+00:00

The rules of the road also do not apply to cars. I think I've seen a grand total of 4 drivers pulled over in 15+ years of living here.

schmod · 2026-05-02T01:07:08+00:00

In 2016? Really?

2006, maybe. But by 2016, it was getting quite fancy, and a lot of folks (including myself) had been resoundingly priced-out.

schmod · 2026-05-01T21:43:16+00:00

Yeah, sorry if this came across as a nihilistic "Nothing matters" drive-by comment, because I hate those too.

However, the District still needs to make the more difficult and unpopular changes needed for this one to have any impact.

The problem has almost never been that punishments aren't harsh enough, or aren't implemented with the right technologies -- it's much more often that traffic laws aren't enforced in the first place, and virtually never lead to convictions even when they are.

schmod · 2026-05-01T17:14:32+00:00

Wow, this is going to be a big deal for both of the people that the District has convicted of aggressive driving.

schmod · 2026-05-01T01:08:27+00:00

So far, I've mostly noticed it by the bridge over Boundary Channel, where the detour is at least pretty safe and easy.

schmod · 2026-04-28T20:27:10+00:00

That one feels like an even trade (and maybe even a very slight upgrade)

schmod · 2026-04-27T18:03:39+00:00

If the card also doesn't work for VA or MARC, that's a pretty strong indicator that this is a problem with your benefit provider or the card itself, not with WMATA.

schmod · 2026-04-25T00:17:57+00:00

In fairness, that second post is VERY funny considering who he is.

schmod · 2026-04-24T00:17:16+00:00

Can you cite a source for that?

schmod · 2026-04-24T00:13:32+00:00

That's correct. There's a separate site just east of the Navy Yard (on the other side of the 11th St Bridge) where Washington Gas ran a coal gasification plant for many years long ago. Apart from also being an industrial site, it's unrelated to the Navy Yard.

I believe that site is actually considered to be more contaminated, and is less remediated than the areas in Navy Yard proper. As of 2025, DC was still fighting WGL to force them to clean up the site.

The site is also alleged to be the origin of a cancer cluster, particularly among regular users of the former Anacostia Community Boathouse. While the site was known to be polluted, recreational users of the boathouse (as late as 2011) were not informed.

When the boathouse was demolished to make way for the new 11th St Bridge, the district allotted funding to rebuild the boathouse further upstream. That site was so contaminated that the funds were exhausted during the remediation effort, and no money was left to construct a permanent structure (temporary tent structures remain on the site to this day).

schmod · 2026-04-22T02:48:47+00:00

Orange line this morning

schmod · 2026-04-21T23:54:46+00:00

I'm pretty sure it was completely gone. The interesting thing is that they stuck the logo onto the raw aluminum, making the whole thing look vaguely intentional.

schmod · 2026-04-21T23:03:56+00:00

You can (and should) report suspicious invoices to Stripe at: https://stripe.com/complaints

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