🚀 go-pugleaf

I cannot count how many times the machines would not take any of my
bills, took my money and didn't giive me a farecard, or didn't work
out all.

I now take several dollar bills to the subway with me, even if I only
need to put a dollar on the card, because I can count on 1 or 2
getting rejected.  This sucks if you don't have a pocket full of bills
to try.

I have missed countless trains because of the ridiculous farecard
machines.  Also, if you have a problem, very often, the booth clerks
either, aren't in the booth, or can't do much for you.

The machines are great for tourists, and people who don't depend on
fare-dispensing very often.  They are a disaster for me (and many of
my peers).  Let's not mention the fact that it takes 10 minutes just
to get in and out of every station.  It takes longer to get into and
out of the station than it takes for my ENTIRE RIDE on the train to
work.

Give me the efficient, under the street (but smelly), NYC subways,
over the huge manmade caverns, with escalators to the center of the
earth, METRO.  Metrorail is not really a subway system anyway, it is a
commuter train.





ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) wrote:

>Oh, them's fightin' words! :-) The DC system is often held up as a shing
>example of successful fare collection in an urban transit system.
>(Geez, I though Jason had written this article ...)



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