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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mean because it’s finally not an over-crowded cess pit of humanity during rush hour?  [/quote]

[b]All public transit gets crowded during rush hour[/b].  But I ride metro every day and never thought it was a cess pit of humanity.  I'm just glad I don't have to sit in traffic for 40 minutes each way.  And yes, now metro is pretty empty.  Which is sad.  The shutdown is affecting everything in the DC area.[/quote]

So you’re saying all public transits are overcrowded hell holes during rush hour during normal operations.  Look on the bright side - it’s flu season, and less crowding means everyone is less lightly to get sick.[/quote]

No, I'm saying that I'm not a sensitive snowflake, and that staying on a crowded train doesn't bother me.  But I understand that other people find it difficult, and those are the kind of people who prefer driving commutes (I hate to drive in traffic.)[/quote]

Maybe I'm a sensitive snowflake, but the emptier trains these days are 1000x more pleasant than before.  You know it's true and you agree with me, it just doesn't jive with your politics.   :wink: [/quote]

Will they be pleasant when metro has to raise fares, cut service, or ignore track and train improvements/maintenance to make up for budget shortfalls?

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Yes.  Less people always means more pleasant.  No one goes on these trains hoping it would packed to the gills; "but at least Metro is going to make budget..." etc.

--> when you're so intent on your partisan politics, you can't even admit to a simple truth.  [/quote]

When metro cuts service or trains are delayed because budget shortfalls mean they haven't been maintained and break down or fires break out in tunnels, there are NOT GOING TO BE [b]FEWER[/b] riders on an individual train.  That is the simple truth that you are closing your eyes to.  Have you never experienced riding during a major delay? Doesn't matter what time of day it is, when a train is delayed 20 minutes it will be packed to the gills.

I swear, people are so shortsighted it's incredible. Look at the big picture, folks, not just your own comfortable little world.

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