Rt.234 DUMFRIES- Organized Pick-up Lines- 14JUN10

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   Where do you see people roaming the lot?  I see everyone coming from their respective vehicles headed to the particular line they want to be in.  If you don't want to participate, its simple, just don't.  Enjoy your evening!

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Bodybykids Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bodybykids Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 2:41pm
	Where do you see people roaming the lot? I see everyone coming from their respective vehicles headed to the particular line they want to be in. If you don't want to participate, its simple, just don't. Enjoy your evening!

LedFooT Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote LedFooT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 1:37pm
	Ridiculuous! Seperate lines mean more ppl roaming about the lot, creating a safety issue. One line has worked, does work, and will work without busy-bodies projecting their extremely minor (read trivial, trite, miniscule) issues on everyone else who has used this system for YEARS. Passing the word down the line is not an issue, ppl.

Bodybykids Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bodybykids Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 7:40am
	Thanks to whoever put up signs once again at 234 Lot. It seems that the separated lines are working and moving faster.

louise725 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote louise725 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 2010 at 12:15pm
	I think most of us Slugs try to get as close to work and as close to home as possible when commuting. To call sluggers names and portray that someone is other than competent is very childish to me. If you do not like the way that someone is trying to start a commuter line, you should read how slug-lines.com suggest how to form a slug line. I think this suggestion was already made actually by another slugger. I don't believe that it is in anyone's interest to voice such negative and rude comments to another slugger trying to help themselves or others. What may work for you, may not work for others. I hope the moderators will take interest in how others are treated verbally when making a suggestion. If you are not happy, I believe that there are ways to express that without name calling. There are now four lines at the 234 commuter lot (Pentagon, DC, Crystal City, and Rosslyn). I have gotten a ride to Rosslyn everyday that I have gotten in the line, so it does work. It may not be the most effective at this time, but when people who normally pick up in the Pentagon line for Rosslyn start to realize that there is actually a Rosslyn line, it will get better. I see all 4 lines being used everyday and have been for at least 3 weeks or more. As far as the signs, why shouldn't 234 have permanent signs if it is possible to get them. I think we should all try to help one another and not trash each other. quote: Originally posted by ReluctantCommuter Well I see our Self-Appointed Junior VDOT Engineer Wannabe continues living the dream. Evenings in the basement with your inkjet printer, stapler, plastic wrap and bamboo sticks; mornings spent rushing around littering the commuter lot with your rubbish signs; and no doubt afternoons smugly reveling in delusions of grandeur. So where did it all start? Bad potty training experiences? Self-esteem problems in grade school? Did mommy used to rub your little tummy and tell you how much more clever you were than the other children? And then what? Six years to graduate from some third rate college, followed by years of being passed over at promotion time? Bill O'Reilly got you all riled up? There's a reason VDOT keeps throwing your third-grade artwork project in the trash. Can we put on our thinking caps and maybe glean a clue as to why that might be? Do you think maybe it's not a great idea to scatter pedestrians throughout a parking lot full of overly-stimulated, under-skilled, frustrated, NASCAR-driver wannabe's. Can we try real hard and imagine why that might be a bad idea? How about when it's icy and pitch black at 6:00 AM in the middle of winter? Hmmm?? Please, do yourself a favor and do all of us a favor and get some help. What with advanced techniques in counseling and modern pharmaceuticals there is a good chance they can stabilize your brain chemistry and help you work through your childhood trauma's and have you living a normal life without the need to thrust your megalomaniacal delusions of order on the rest of us. Because quite frankly, one of these days someone's going to get hurt. And it's going to be your fault, no matter how much you wish to rationalize it in that tiny little brain of yours. Please, just give it a rest!

Jack Burden Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Burden Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2010 at 4:51pm
	What time does the new 234 lot fill up and what is the latest you cna get slugs? Thanks.

jewlz965 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jewlz965 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2010 at 2:03pm
	I just learned about the new lines at the 234 commuter lot this morning. GREAT IDEA!! I recall hearing something about this a few weeks back, but never heard the specifics. For those of you critical of this and questioning why one person started the new lines without coordinating with at least one group of people, check this out: http://www.slug-lines.com/Slugging/How_to_start_a_line.asp Now, just wondering how to convince those of you who work in Crystal City to start a slug line near the Crystal Drive/12th Street intersection . . . Safe Riding! Julie

Pele Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2008 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pele Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 7:34pm
	quote: Originally posted by Bodybykids Its too bad that you don't like this suggestion. It works well at Horner Road and could also here and make for a quicker, smoother commute for all. I am also going to work towards getting PERMANENT SIGNS for separation of the lines. Horner Road does not have permanent signs. quote: Originally posted by HOV3Slug ReluntactCommuter(RC) - Let me guess, the name WrappedTight(WT) was already taken. I can only hope you're civil service and not a soldier. God knows you're not private sector. I think the problem that ReluctantCommuter has is that there was no community action... Some random yahoo just went out and put up signs without any sort of thought. Whomever wants to organize the lines needs to involve others, not just haphazardly put up signs... Some of us drive all the time and are aware of the idiosyncrasies of the parking lot... Others slug all the time and can offer input on where preferred queuing areas would be. ------------------------- 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)

HOV3Slug Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote HOV3Slug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 6:37pm
	ReluntactCommuter(RC) - Let me guess, the name WrappedTight(WT) was already taken. I can only hope you're civil service and not a soldier. God knows you're not private sector.

Bodybykids Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bodybykids Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 2010 at 11:48am
	Its too bad that you don't like this suggestion. It works well at Horner Road and could also here and make for a quicker, smoother commute for all. I am also going to work towards getting PERMANENT SIGNS for separation of the lines. quote: Originally posted by ReluctantCommuter Well I see our Self-Appointed Junior VDOT Engineer Wannabe continues living the dream. Evenings in the basement with your inkjet printer, stapler, plastic wrap and bamboo sticks; mornings spent rushing around littering the commuter lot with your rubbish signs; and no doubt afternoons smugly reveling in delusions of grandeur. So where did it all start? Bad potty training experiences? Self-esteem problems in grade school? Did mommy used to rub your little tummy and tell you how much more clever you were than the other children? And then what? Six years to graduate from some third rate college, followed by years of being passed over at promotion time? Bill O'Reilly got you all riled up? There's a reason VDOT keeps throwing your third-grade artwork project in the trash. Can we put on our thinking caps and maybe glean a clue as to why that might be? Do you think maybe it's not a great idea to scatter pedestrians throughout a parking lot full of overly-stimulated, under-skilled, frustrated, NASCAR-driver wannabe's. Can we try real hard and imagine why that might be a bad idea? How about when it's icy and pitch black at 6:00 AM in the middle of winter? Hmmm?? Please, do yourself a favor and do all of us a favor and get some help. What with advanced techniques in counseling and modern pharmaceuticals there is a good chance they can stabilize your brain chemistry and help you work through your childhood trauma's and have you living a normal life without the need to thrust your megalomaniacal delusions of order on the rest of us. Because quite frankly, one of these days someone's going to get hurt. And it's going to be your fault, no matter how much you wish to rationalize it in that tiny little brain of yours. Please, just give it a rest!

Bodybykids Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bodybykids Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 2010 at 11:39am
	How can we get permanent signs at 234. The lines need to be separated. This morning we all were backed up because cars headed for 14th didnt have riders, therefore cars could not pull forward and we had to keep yelling back. I go to Crystal City and usually have a wait. I had to keep calling back for 14th and those at the back had to keep call forward to check and make sure no one was getting a ride ahead of others. Separating the lines would make for a faster and more organized pick up for all. If we all become consistent, it should not take more than a week or two to get it consistent. NEXT - Does anyone headed to 234 go down Crystal Drive, Crystal City instead of going to the Pentagon to pick up sluggers?