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Sometime, somewhere, Andrew P Carter <acarter1@osf1.gmu.edu> wrote:
: 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

People keep mentioning this fact about the Metro ... When I was in DC for
Clinton's inaugaration in 1992, the Metro only cost me (and my companions)
$.50, no matter where we went ... was that a one-day thing for all the
tourists or was the fare policy changed since then?

Thanx,
Manoj