China Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Metro General Manager Retires Weeks Early, COO Resigns Amid Operator ‘Safety Issue' Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld retired weeks early and the agency’s Chief Operating Officer Joe Leader resigned after the revelation that many rail operators’ recertification had lapsed. Wiedefeld was supposed to retire at the end of June but handed in his resignation late Monday. The Metro board accepted that resignation. Interim General Manager and CEO Andy Off will take the helm until transit veteran Randy Clarke, who currently heads Austin's transit system, takes over. Clarke was announced as the next general manager last week. The shakeup comes a day after Metro announced it would remove 72 train operators from service for retraining and overdue recertification. The move led to lengthy delays on the Green and Yellow lines. “Nearly half of Metro’s 500 rail operators” have lapsed recertification, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said Sunday. The recertification lapse is the latest episode in a series of missteps at the nation’s third-largest transit agency going back to last year. In October, a Blue Line train derailed, forcing Metro to pull its 7000 series trains out of service. Delays to the long-awaited Silver Line project were announced in March, followed by this week’s staffing shortage due to operators being out of compliance. Wiedefeld announced his retirement in January saying he would step down on June 30. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 DC Spring Animal Sightings, Ranked From Worst to Wildest https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/05/27/dc-spring-animal-sightings-ranked-from-worst-to-wildest/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 It'll be just my luck to get eaten by a damn bear on my way to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 5 hours ago, spjunkies said: It'll be just my luck to get eaten by a damn bear on my way to work. Better than on the way home, at least you don't have to work then. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Dangerous Merge Near Pentagon Has Drivers Stopping in Traffic on I-395 South The Virginia Department of Transportation is addressing a dangerous merge on Interstate 395 South near Crystal City and the Pentagon after a photographer shared video of some wild traffic moves. Drivers are coming to complete stops in the middle of the busy road because they believe they need to get across several lanes of traffic to make an exit. Former reporter Dave Statter runs the blog Statter 911 and now considers himself a safety advocate because he’s been sending video he’s been filming from his apartment to VDOT over and over again, telling the agency about the problems. “It shocks me no matter how many times I see it,” Statter said. “People stop in the middle of an interstate highway, and they just go across four lanes to get to the exit that they’re about to miss.” Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Yep, that's on my commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 something something just helpin' the peeps something almost an admirable crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 This is gonna be lit. https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/06/16/something-in-the-water-everything-you-need-to-know-about-pharrells-dc-festival/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Exclusive Look: $39M Mansion Is DC Area's Most Expensive Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Man with bat killed while confronting windshield cleaners A man was shot and killed after swinging a baseball bat during a confrontation with people who were cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, according to police. The bat-wielding man — Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Baltimore — was driving through an intersection near the city’s Inner Harbor on Thursday afternoon when he encountered so-called squeegee workers and had a heated interaction, Commissioner Michael Harrison told reporters. Police released Reynolds’ name and hometown on Friday. Squeegee workers, also known as squeegee kids, consist mostly of teens from low-income neighborhoods who clean drivers’ windshields at intersections in exchange for money. Some drivers in Baltimore have complained about them. Reynolds drove through the intersection, parked his car and came back with a baseball bat, Harrison said. “He swung the bat at one or more of those squeegee workers. In return, one of the squeegee workers pulled out a gun and fired, striking this male victim,” the commissioner said, adding that police didn’t know if Reynolds hit anyone with the bat. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 ^^^ I knew I kept that roll of quarters in my console for a reason. Damn, that's sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I keep a hickory stick, aka tire thumper, in my car. Also pepper spray in da glove box. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Captain Wiggles said: I keep a hickory stick, aka tire thumper, in my car. Also pepper spray in da glove box. 😉 LOL you are taking the wrong lesson from this story. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: LOL you are taking the wrong lesson from this story. I don't think so.🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Youngkin announces updated COVID quarantine guidance for schools Quote RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Governor Glenn Youngkin announced updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance for asymptomatic exposures in schools, child care and camp settings. “This revised guidance outlines that quarantine is no longer routinely recommended after exposure to COVID-19 infected individuals in child care, K-12 schools, and camp settings,” a release said. Earlier this year, people were encouraged to weigh their own risks and determine precautions for themselves and their families. “From the first days of my administration, I have supported parents in making informed decisions for their own families, whom they love and know best,” said Youngkin. “As Virginians continue to return to the office and social settings, the pandemic is disrupting workplaces and family life when entire child care facilities, camps and classrooms shutter in response to as few as two cases. Today marks a shift in my administration’s recommendations to optional quarantine for exposure to COVID-19 in child care and school settings as the severity of the disease decreases.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Park Police mute giant speaker system at Montgomery Co. park A man at a park in Silver Spring had to stop the music before it began thanks to Park Police in Montgomery County. Maryland-National Capital Park Police posted photos of a white van with a huge speaker system set up in the parking lot of Sligo Dennis Park on Wednesday evening. From the picture, you can see stacks of speakers outside the van as well as in the back trunk. According to a tweet from Park Police, an officer addressed the owner of the vehicle before it "had a chance to become a nuisance to park patrons and residents." Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, Captain Wiggles said: I had that poster in my college dorm room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 49 minutes ago, Captain Wiggles said: This is the best commercial ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 4 people in critical condition after lightning strike near White House Four people are in critical condition after being struck by an apparent lightning strike near the White House on Thursday evening. It happened just before 7 p.m. in Northwest D.C.’s Lafayette Square as severe weather ran through the region. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said in a recorded statement when emergency crews arrived at the scene, two men and two women were receiving aid from members of the Secret Service and U.S. Park Police. They were taken to area hospitals. Maggiolo said they suffered life-threatening injuries. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) On 7/5/2022 at 6:12 PM, Cooked Crack said: RFK be like... Edited August 5, 2022 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now