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May 21, 2006
  Category: METRO, Business   |     Posted By: David Gaines @ 10:31 am  

With my brother in town visiting for the next couple of weeks because our mom just received a long-awaited kidney transplant here (12 years!), we’ve been all over Washington, DC. Between visiting our mom at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and showing him around, we’ve made many trips all over Washington, DC, many just on the fly.

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May 12, 2006
  Category: METRO   |     Posted By: David Gaines @ 9:17 am  

I remember when I visited New York last fall. I rode their subway system everywhere I went and was amazed at the extent of the system. It goes everywhere, all the time, with regular and express routes and it’s affordable. And when I say everywhere, I mean everywhere./p>

But one thing was missing. I really didn’t know what it was until I read an article in The Washington Post the other day. It was about the comfort of riding Metro. The article goes into great detail about the millions of dollars spent just on the comfort./p>

I only wish they’d spend a little dough and hire anyone with a sense of style. The drabby colors, are, well, drabby.