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Nitram

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15. It's not like this problem suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Reply to passiveporcupine (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 08:17 AM

Mar 2016

Obviously it has been building up over the years. To put off proper maintenance and safety inspections for that long and then announce a shut-down on the same day is poor management, to say the least.

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OK, so after 2 major fires and one fatality, they shut the DC Metro down for inspection today [View all] Warpy Mar 2016 OP

The owners of this country have decided that no money will be SamKnause Mar 2016 #1

Great post. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #10

Thank you. SamKnause Mar 2016 #11

Actually, our tax money is to go to them directly with no actual reason needed. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #14

Yeah, it's good Metro is taking safety seriously. Nitram Mar 2016 #2

And how many people can die in those couple of days passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #3

Porcupine, be a little more open-mined when you listen, okay? I'm not a mass murderer. Nitram Mar 2016 #4

Yes they could have acted sooner...but they didn't passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #6

It's not like this problem suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Nitram Mar 2016 #15

The Senate doesn't have to take the DC Metro. They don't care if people burn up in a fire zebonaut Mar 2016 #5

Metro reflects the DC government in general. HassleCat Mar 2016 #7

'The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro and branded Metrorail,[5] is the rapid transit system elleng Mar 2016 #13

Maybe a Koch brothers hit job ErikJ Mar 2016 #8

Damn! Well, least they're paying closer attention now. nt kjones Mar 2016 #9

Pizza rat need to floss his teeth? WTF? Rex Mar 2016 #12