As I mentioned
yesterday, this area is in the throes of really cold weather. If you want a
precise measurement, it’s bloody colder than a landlord’s heart, which scares
those of us who rely on Metro to get to and from work.
Especially when snow
enters into it, as it did overnight into yesterday morning. Whenever there’s
anything less than perfect weather, Metro becomes a crapshoot. Snow moves it to
a whole new level.
School districts in the
vicinity of The District They Call Columbia shut down for the day (which means supermarket
shelves in the area were denuded of milk, bread and disposable diapers) and the
federal government was on two-hour delay with liberal “unscheduled leave” and
teleworking.
My mile-and-a-half drive
to the Metro station was a little dodgy at 0445, but I noticed that highways
were clear and plenty of traffic was moving at speed along both the Dulles
Access Road and I-66.
However: Metro.
My car, as you can see,
had drifts of snow from the doors being open for at least five minutes before
departure:
And there was no heat
on.
You cannot believe how
cold the 40-minute ride is when there’s no heat and the outside temperature is
around 25°F.
Man. #WMATA
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