The one thing saving this metro-review from 1 star is the fact that, upon exiting the Van Ness metro on the left side of Connecitcut Ave., you have the honor of being surrounded by what can only be described as giant, colored, testicular shaped globules. A rare site in DC, or anywhere, for that matter.
But, really Mr. Van Ness Metro Station, perhaps about time you think about fixing your escalators from the metro ticket platform to the metro waiting area? This has been down for months now, causing unnecessary bump-age, curse-under-people's-breath-age, and fistshakes at passerbyes that are forced to rub shoulders with one another as the "leaving the metro" line and "coming to the metro line" come to a deathmatch on the lone escalator that does work.
And while I'm at it, some other gripes I have with you, Mr. Van Ness Metro:
-Was it really necessary for you to be located that far underground? Cleveland Park and Woodley Park both have reasonably middling high escalators. Why do you think yourself above other metro stations, and force us to wait on the dreaded 647 mile long escalator up and downwards? And if you are going to make us wait that long, how about some music accompaniment on the way down...would it be that hard to have some Guns n Roses or Miles Davis washing over our eardrums in the dull, torturous descent?
-And how come one of the three main escalators is always broken? Did you cheat on your maintenance repairmen? Did you lowball them with payment? I find it mysterious and questions your transportation motives that these escalators have not been fixed yet.
Who do you think you are Van Ness Metro? You are not god, do not act like one. We the Van Ness residents treat you well. We ride on you, day and night, and yet in return are forced to pay a 10% tithe, attend your karaoke nights (you aren't the greatest singer, I might add), and drink your Paps Blue Ribbon beer.
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