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  1. Ketira shena Pretarasedrin

    Ketira shena Pretarasedrin said, 5 months ago

    DC has a subway? I know NYC has one, but I’m not sure if all the trains are running up there yet (thanks to ‘cane Sandy).
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    Otherwise, I don’t get this ’toon at all.

  2. susanwobb

    susanwobb said, 5 months ago

    DC has the Metro, yes, a subway. I know that, and still don’t get this cartoon. Maybe you have to be a local.

  3. Robert Mills

    Robert Mills said, 5 months ago

    its probally about the woman running toward the platform and fell onto the tracks with her child because of not looking

  4. Robert Landers

    Robert Landers said, 5 months ago

    @Robert Mills

    Would that have been because of bad lighting?

  5. Rockngolfer

    Rockngolfer said, 5 months ago

    Mr. Toles has a history of ranting about the subway system, escaltors, etc. Here in FL we nip it in the bud by turning down billions in federal funds for mass transit.

  6. masterskrain

    masterskrain said, 5 months ago

    @Rockngolfer

    Maybe Florida Governor Lex Luthor doesn’t want any construction workers to accidentally dig into his secret underground lair…

  7. Christopher Shea

    Christopher Shea said, 5 months ago

    Metro stations were designed to have soft lighting, but it’s gotten gloomy in as lights get dirty and/or burn out. And unfortunately light cleaning and repair always seems to take a back seat in the budget to more important stuff like track maintenance.

  8. S Prada

    S Prada said, 5 months ago

    @Ketira shena Pretarasedrin

    It’s the second busiest system in the country. See the wiki page:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metro

    Lately there have been complaints about the lighting, which can be dim. Part of the problem is the original design (which is lovely) makes it hard to provide good lighting on the platforms due to very high ceilings.

  9. Chillbilly

    Chillbilly said, 5 months ago

    @Ketira shena Pretarasedrin

    NYC subways have been back in operation for about 3 weeks. Almost like nothing happened if you’re not in the far reaches of Queens or Staten Island.

  10. Rx71Wm29

    Rx71Wm29 said, 5 months ago

    Considering the flooding of the subway system on the East coast, the Cities should consider speed boat service in the subways!

  11. DavidGBA

    DavidGBA said, 5 months ago

    LEDs are brighter and cheaper in the long run.

  12. Omnius

    Omnius said, 5 months ago

    Hey Tim Toles, it’s not dim lighting, it’s mood lighting. Please refrain from wasting perfectly good national comic strips on local woes. If you think the metro is bad try taking the bus, that ought to give you a better appreciation of the metro after one day.

  13. Dredpiraterobt$

    Dredpiraterobt$ said, 5 months ago

    What happened to the thought bubble?
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    Does he mean that the token seller doesn’t have any thoughts?
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    It’s the “writing on the wall”? I don’t think so.
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    Mr. Toles changed his mind?
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    Mr. Toles forgot to put what he was thinking about in there?
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  14. Newshound41

    Newshound41 said, 5 months ago

    @susanwobb

    Having ridden the subways in several US cities, the stations in DC are unusually dark.

  15. ahab

    ahab said, 5 months ago

    And the bats thank you!

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