June 26, 2006
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Commute Was Crazy... CRAZY!
Take a look at your standard Metro map.
The
spots that are circled are my start and end points. Typically I take
the Blue Line from Crystal City straight to Farragut West. Easy, 15
minutes. But no, not today.Blue Line, packed--no physical way I
could get in. Federal Triangle, shut down. L'Enfant Plaza to Gallery
Place, shut down. The cause was the storms last night, and some
flooding in several places, packing in the remaining lines.
Commuting
this morning was an adventure for most folks, myself included. I
finally made my way up to L'Enfant Plaza, got off, and took a look at
the buses. Packed, of course. And once you're inside the city, most
cabs won't take you anywhere that's a short driving distance (even if
it's a 45 minute walk). So I start walking anyway.Well, I manage
to walk up to Metro Center (unintentionally) after about 20-30 minutes,
and so booked it over to Farragut North, which got me to the same area
and just another 5 minute walk to the office. So I set down after my 2
hour commute. But hey, no complaints; it could've been worse--I
could've been driving. KF
