tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post220067296373345213..comments2024-03-28T19:53:08.899-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Friendship Heights Metro escalator reopening delayed - again! (Photos) #WMATA #DCRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25910606532893508322016-01-31T16:56:02.625-08:002016-01-31T16:56:02.625-08:00@ 12:46 PM - One can infer from your comment that ...@ 12:46 PM - One can infer from your comment that the closest thing you have to engineering expertise, is having taken 9th grade physical science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-84077071745155752872016-01-31T12:46:30.022-08:002016-01-31T12:46:30.022-08:00The escalator renovation was delayed for two years...The escalator renovation was delayed for two years. lol. There's no excuse for that. I could build one by hand with legos quicker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-17379048850216499052016-01-31T10:11:05.598-08:002016-01-31T10:11:05.598-08:00I got ya 2:15. All you haters keep askn questions...I got ya 2:15. All you haters keep askn questions and bein all demandn of this guy. Learn to do for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-80159394795490584692016-01-30T17:51:58.584-08:002016-01-30T17:51:58.584-08:007:55 AM - When did "Bethesda hyperlocal news&...7:55 AM - When did "Bethesda hyperlocal news" become "life's challenges that you need to figure out for yourself"? You've gone a bit around the bend during the week that you've been snowed in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-35402673578422945882016-01-30T14:57:14.707-08:002016-01-30T14:57:14.707-08:00Wow, is THAT why WMATA hasn't completed the es...Wow, is THAT why WMATA hasn't completed the escalator? ie. When the elderly folk I've seen gingerly making their descent with winter rain and ice on the stairs slip, this is not meant to paralyze them; it is only supposed to help them discover who they really, truly are.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-44187879276047513702016-01-29T07:55:52.584-08:002016-01-29T07:55:52.584-08:002:15PM Life's challenges are not supposed to p...2:15PM Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-64069106035194281372016-01-28T14:15:10.152-08:002016-01-28T14:15:10.152-08:00When did "if you want to know, then find out ...When did "if you want to know, then find out for yourself" replace "breaking news - for those who want to be the first to know"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-58003453657543986072016-01-28T12:44:03.991-08:002016-01-28T12:44:03.991-08:00What is this Friendship Heights you speak of?What is this Friendship Heights you speak of?Steve Hellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-44862202400411843942016-01-28T11:42:11.921-08:002016-01-28T11:42:11.921-08:00G Money -
If you really want to know, then find ou...G Money -<br />If you really want to know, then find out for yourself. Sheesh. Lazy, lazy, lazy. Do something for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-37243416994707321402016-01-28T11:21:27.423-08:002016-01-28T11:21:27.423-08:00Dyer, your readers obviously care what the excuse ...Dyer, your readers obviously care what the excuse is, or they wouldn't be asking you about it.G. Moneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-23470121945645918712016-01-28T09:42:49.430-08:002016-01-28T09:42:49.430-08:00You don't know what they're doing to the e...You don't know what they're doing to the escalator. There are 100,000 different explanations, some would be reasonable and some would not be. The point is it's dumb as hell for Dyer to bitch and moan without bothering to gather facts. I love being pissed at things worth being pissed at, but being pissed while ignorant of any facts is the definition of moronic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-13832308518710071222016-01-28T08:47:13.389-08:002016-01-28T08:47:13.389-08:00I don't care if they're hand building a ne...I don't care if they're hand building a new escalator, it shouldn't take over 2 years to replace a relatively short escalator.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-73803077220806732702016-01-28T07:32:38.102-08:002016-01-28T07:32:38.102-08:00"This has to be the only place online where y..."This has to be the only place online where you can find commentators who think WMATA and MoCo Snow Response deserve kudos."<br /><br />You are illiterate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-42634002675591341132016-01-28T07:31:19.705-08:002016-01-28T07:31:19.705-08:00But you don't even know if they've "f...But you don't even know if they've "failed to deliver on this project." For all you know, the scope changed, e.g. from a repair to a replacement, and they're ahead of schedule. You don't bother actually collecting any facts about what you're railing about. Collect the facts and tell us what they're failing to deliver and why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-22488361941352543322016-01-28T06:35:35.079-08:002016-01-28T06:35:35.079-08:00G. Money, who cares what the excuse is? The fact i...G. Money, who cares what the excuse is? The fact is that they have miserably failed to deliver on this project, and they deserve some criticism and ought to be taking some heat from the media about it.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-75396974381835121162016-01-28T06:32:53.889-08:002016-01-28T06:32:53.889-08:00How is requesting that Dyer actually provide infor...How is requesting that Dyer actually provide information about why things are the way they are equivalent to supporting WMATA? Dyer doing a half-ass job and WMATA doing a half-ass job are not mutually exclusive.G. Moneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-55863679486894961022016-01-27T22:23:10.579-08:002016-01-27T22:23:10.579-08:00Meh. It's all a part of MOCO's attempts to...Meh. It's all a part of MOCO's attempts to promote "rapid transport". Slipping down those stairs in bad weather is much faster than using an escalator. <br /><br />Feel bad for the elderly I've seen gingerly making their way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-29611145411337681452016-01-27T20:57:58.975-08:002016-01-27T20:57:58.975-08:00Does Hans Reimer also run WAMATA? This is surely ...Does Hans Reimer also run WAMATA? This is surely tied into his being elected to MoCo office. Perhaps metromhates him too and are trying to limit access of MoCo residents to the metro?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-75200467014006371542016-01-27T20:06:12.201-08:002016-01-27T20:06:12.201-08:00This has to be the only place online where you can...This has to be the only place online where you can find commentators who think WMATA and MoCo Snow Response deserve kudos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-92098229482306607202016-01-27T11:44:37.667-08:002016-01-27T11:44:37.667-08:00So what's the cause? Did Metro switch from a r...So what's the cause? Did Metro switch from a repair to a replacement after examining the guts of the escalator? Was there a delay in finding parts? Did it take a long time to sub out the work? What's the point of saying "haha, it's not done yet!" without actually bothering to collect any facts? This blog is literally worthless 95% of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-22451782421414464152016-01-27T10:28:52.109-08:002016-01-27T10:28:52.109-08:00So what is your carefully-thought-through, constru...So what is your carefully-thought-through, constructive proposal for addressing Metro's issues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com