This Wouldn’t Have Happened If D.C. Still Had Streetcars
August 28, 2007 at 10:07 am
Subway terrorism? Not since the Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 have we been so frightened.
In D.C., we’re not just on Red Alert. We’re on Red Line Alert.
From the Washington Post:
Smoke poured into Metro subway tunnels again last night, a day after an unprecedented and unexplained series of such incidents. Baffled officials began to consider the possibility that the events were more than mere accidents.
“This is not normal,” Metro General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. said. “This is highly, highly irregular.”
Asked whether he suspected terrorism, Catoe said no. But he added: “Could it be something else? Everything now is suspicious.”
Hold on. Metro shouldn’t be so quick to cavalierly rule out terrorism. That’s just what the evildoers expect — we’d be lulled into a false sense of security. Then, BAM!, they hit us again, with faulty air conditioning on the buses, taxi cab drivers who scream (code?) into their cell phones, and pot holes so big they’ll need earmarks to fix.
Time to remember simpler, happier times in Washington …
Tony said,
August 28, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
yeah, streetcars would be great, except for when they get jammed up in traffic, cut each other off, have to wait for the cars that are blocking the box, have to stop for asshole pedestrians that should just be run over, can’t get moving because people are strapping themselves to the side of the car instead of just waiting the fucking two minutes for the next one. Yeah, that would be great.