slugging in an age of terrorism

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   I'm a reporter at the Washington Post and am working on a story about commuting in this age of terrorism. I'm interested in talking to any slugs about how their routines or commutes have changed, especially if things are different following the most recent terror alerts. I can be reached at 202-334-6410 or by email at ginsbergs@washpost.com. Thanks for any help.

	Steven Ginsberg

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washpost Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote washpost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: slugging in an age of terrorism Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 1:03pm
	I'm a reporter at the Washington Post and am working on a story about commuting in this age of terrorism. I'm interested in talking to any slugs about how their routines or commutes have changed, especially if things are different following the most recent terror alerts. I can be reached at 202-334-6410 or by email at ginsbergs@washpost.com. Thanks for any help. Steven Ginsberg

shahedC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shahedC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 2:37pm
	Can you also provide a link on the Post website that talks about this? That will validate your identity. Thanks. (see, this is how catious we've become in this age of terrorism.) :)

Sluggrl Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sluggrl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 3:28pm
	If you knew anything about the media you'd know that a journalist writes their stories and then gets approval from their Editor to publish it. He could write this article today and have it published in 5 months. Welcome to PRINT MEDIA 101 I hope we all e-mail our slugging experiences!

vabigblue Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote vabigblue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 3:36pm
	Actually my slugging commute changed right after 9-11 and kept me out of sequence for about 1 year, or what ever time it took for the Pentagon and Metro to be rearranged. I tried car-pooling, buses, trains and everything else in between. Nothing worked like slugging. Now that things seem as normal as possible, I am back to almost the same routine as I was in 2000. So, to answer your inquiry, for about 12-18 months I was derailed from my normal activities as far as slugging is concerned.

emancilla Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote emancilla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 3:42pm
	quote: Originally posted by washpost [br]I'm a reporter at the Washington Post and am working on a story about commuting in this age of terrorism. I'm interested in talking to any slugs about how their routines or commutes have changed, especially if things are different following the most recent terror alerts. I can be reached at 202-334-6410 or by email at ginsbergs@washpost.com. Thanks for any help. Steven Ginsberg My routine never changed. I slugged back then as much as I do now.

DC2RV Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 28 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 1014	Post Options Post Reply Quote DC2RV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 8:35pm
	And the point of your report would be what? Or are you looking for the paranoids among us who get off of buses at the sight of a middle easterner or anyone resembling one? Get a grip. Write about the dangers of driving in this area and how the odds of getting killed or hurt are greater than any terrorist threat. Or maybe you can go abroad where terrorism has been around for a lot longer than 2001. See how they've changed their behavior.

Stuck2 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stuck2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Aug 2004 at 8:40am
	Hear Hear DC2RV Maybe the government will listen and stop the silly street closures around the Capitol.

Johnny Cakes Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 21 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Johnny Cakes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Aug 2004 at 7:42pm
	quote: Originally posted by shahedC Can you also provide a link on the Post website that talks about this? That will validate your identity That s/he has an email address at washpost.com pretty much verifies his identity.