Thursday, July 28, 2016

More DC Metro awesomeness

"DC Metro Almost Suffered A Head-On Collision Over A Lunch Break":
A dispute over a train operator’s lunch break led to a recent “near miss” head-on collision in the subway tunnels of the D.C. Metro.

Patrick Lavin, Metro’s chief safety officer, revealed details of the July 5 incident that led to the train operator’s termination. Addressing the D.C. Metro board Thursday, Lavin detailed the egregious safety violations that almost injured two workers and placed passenger trains on the same track. Lavin said the operator got into a dispute with his superiors about a lunch break, apparently wanting to take it at a station where he could get better food...
Who's the patron saint of riders stuck with incompetently-run subways? I may need to start offering up prayers.

9 comments:

bruce said...

Things seemed simpler in St Christopher's day. They'd say, "Treat every passenger as if it's Jesus himself".

Paco said...

The Metro can add blasphemy to its infractions.

rinardman said...

You know how some people feel about Jesus, these days.

Retire, Paco, as soon as you can. And get out of Dodge.

RebeccaH said...

Is it too far to take Uber? For sure it would be safer.

JeffS said...

A sound plan, r-man.

Minicapt said...

"St Jude" > lost causes ...

Cheers

Deborah said...

Light all the candles, Paco. Carry more than one bottle of Holy Water. Maybe you should sprinkle some on the train.

Jonah said...

He was actually fired? Shocking! A positive sign.

Veeshir said...

I saw there was a wreck in NOVA, you had better hurry on finding that saint to pray to.