DC "cops" at it again!

I've learned to deal with snarkiness in the best way possible...
By looking for a date in the D.C. area. You get lots of practice and compete against experts.

Lotta good that did me after I found my wife in Radford, VA.

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Times to beat:
Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs
Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)

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Hey now, I drive occasionally, when I need a vehicle in the city; It's much less often since my wife has changed employers... But I do still drive occasionally.

I'd say 75/25... So it doesn't completely make up for it.

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Times to beat:
Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs
Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)

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It ain't fair at all to the drivers... Another reason people don't have to take freeloaders any further than they have to; IE the Pentagon.

And they shouldn't have to have any more hassle than necessary... IE anywhere without a nice cushy pick up and drop off location like the Pentagon.

It ain't fair to the drivers I tell ya.

Not gonna stop me from asking, "Mind taking a third."
Just like the "Take a penny, Leave a penny" tray or the free samples at Costco's food section.

More people take than give.

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Times to beat:
Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs
Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)

Pentagon-
I don't have a problem with slugs not paying as i have said MULTIPLE times----- I SLUG AND DRIVE EQUALLY (I also come into work early too)------. In fact, I have also stated MULTIPLE times that I can only think of one time I had a problem and that was when the headrest of my back seat was stained by someone's hair product, but after a little scrubbing I got it out. i am a HUGE proponent of slugging.
To recap: What i was referring to in my last reply was that Pele suggested that all slug lines should stop at the Pentagon in order to alleviate the ticketing issue on 14th street. Someone else took umbrage because then they would have to <gasp> pay for metro fare. my response was simply that we all have commuting costs. If drivers decide the risk of a ticket is too great, they will head to the Pentagon anyway for their slugging needs.

At any rate, my hours are very flexible and I rarely pick up slugs anymore. I just come in and leave earlier, although when I do work late, I will pick up for 234 from the Pentagon. I'm also one of the people that will take 3, picks up slugs when I don't have to (if its raining or whatever) and yes, when gas was $4+ a gallon offered drivers money. So please don't tell me what I think about slugging.



CJ

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Originally posted by scottt

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Originally posted by Pele

Easy solution:

Just have all the slug lines end at the Pentagon.

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And you'll be reimbursing me for the peak of the peak metro fare from the Pentagon into DC?

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Negative.

Think about this logically:

1.) D.C. is unfriendly to the slugging system. (No legal drop off/pick up location)
2.) HOV Ends at the Pentagon. (Express lanes between Pentagon and D.C. allow single occupancy.)
3.) Some people will still need their vehicles in the city.
4.) There is no negotiation as to what block you're dropped off at. (Pentagon has signs for drop off/pick up locations. I've seen people complain that they're dropped off at the wrong locations when slugging into D.C.)

If the D.C. government is not willing to cooperate with the slugging system, then it stands within good reason that people will stop picking up/dropping off slugs in the District.

My wife did so because she didn't know where people wanted to be dropped off at if they asked for the Dept. of Agriculture or Dept. of Education building was.

Terminating at the Pentagon seems to be the easiest way to do things.

Still beats having to pay $5.25 to the PRTC bus on top of the Metro fare... Or finding/paying for parking down town.

If you wanna discuss Metro fares though, that's for another thread. As stated by CJ, most people on here don't pay their own Metro fare.

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Times to beat:
Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs
Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)