Re: Metrocard Gripe

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From: Andrew P Carter
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1996 00:00

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Rex (rex@intr.net) wrote:
: All I can say is that New Yorkers are EXTREMELY lucky to have a choice.
: I Washington DC, farecards are the ONLY way to pay your fare.  Very 
: often, the machines will not accept a dollar bill that is not perfectly 
: pressed (and they can even be TOO new!).  The machines will eat your 
: money, and not give you a card.  And, often times, many machines are not 
: working at all.

       I agree with you, but I think you missed the most important advantage
we have in NYC :P  $1.50, and you can ride the trains anywhere, anytime, for
any distance.  Those $3 one-way trips on the DC metro didn't endear me to the
city :P

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From: acarter1@osf1.gmu.edu (Andrew P Carter)
Subject: Re: Metrocard Gripe
Date: 1996/06/02
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