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What makes me so crazy over threads like these is the assumptions and the superiority. You assume that Metro doesn't consider safety and you know what it takes to maintain a station. [/quote]

Partially as a counterpoint, WMATA did begin allowing water bottles as an exception to their no food/drink rule during times of extreme heat for some years now:

https://patch.com/virginia/clarendon/metro-bottled-water-ok-through-sunday

https://patch.com/virginia/manassas/water-bottles-allowed-on-metro-trains-this-week

And more recently:

https://www.facebook.com/wmatarac/

"WMATA Riders' Advisory Council added a post from July 3 to their timeline.

Metro to permit water through Wednesday, July 4

In light of the excessive heat forecast for today and tomorrow, Metro will allow riders to carry and drink water on the system through the end of the service day on Wednesday, July 4.

The exception to Metro's "no eating or drinking" policy applies to water only - in stations and aboard trains, buses and MetroAccess vehicles.

Passengers are encouraged to use reusable containers or bottles that can be tightly secured and to use trash receptacles to dispose of any waste."

Here's the problem with this method: They only allow it on a limited schedule then end it, and many people would not necessarily know about this when these time frames are announced, or check Metro's Facebook page like a hawk, or even know there is an exception time period implemented by Metro.  It's absolutely ridiculous.  Just let people bring on water bottles for the whole Summer season, beginning first day of Summer and ending last day of Summer, and during emergencies otherwise.  Sometimes, it's really not that difficult to figure out.[/quote]

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