Friday afternoons

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   My husband & I just started participating - picking up riders, 2 weeks ago.  We started picking up at Rosslyn and then changed to the Pentagon.  We typically arrive between 5:15p - 5:20 p (we get off at 5 EVERY DARN DAY).  

	This question may have already been posted in the past, but what's up with Fridays?  Where is everybody?  It's almost a ghost-town and I was especially surprised by last Friday (4/5/13) when I arrived at the Pentagon.  Are people leaving earlier in the day?  Are people hanging out and taking Metro instead?

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newbie2013 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote newbie2013 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Friday afternoons Posted: 09 Apr 2013 at 4:40pm
	My husband & I just started participating - picking up riders, 2 weeks ago. We started picking up at Rosslyn and then changed to the Pentagon. We typically arrive between 5:15p - 5:20 p (we get off at 5 EVERY DARN DAY). This question may have already been posted in the past, but what's up with Fridays? Where is everybody? It's almost a ghost-town and I was especially surprised by last Friday (4/5/13) when I arrived at the Pentagon. Are people leaving earlier in the day? Are people hanging out and taking Metro instead?

mycroftt Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mycroftt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 8:18am
	Traffic is worst on Friday so everybody tries to avoid Friday rush hour. People who can telecommute or work alternative schedules tend to make Friday the day they don't have to come into DC. Anyone who can leave early tries to do so. Some people use the MetroChek to take the train on Friday. Yogi Berra would probably point out that nobody travels on Friday anymore - the roads are too crowded. My only advice would be to be flexible and resourceful. Maybe Rosslyn is better on Friday. Maybe a different destination lot might be better on Friday.

NO44 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 12 Feb 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NO44 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 12:56pm
	I literally go up to DC and backtrack to pick up, actually faster, pick up in front of Commerce Nic

shorty5646 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote shorty5646 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 1:14pm
	quote: Originally posted by mycroftt Traffic is worst on Friday so everybody tries to avoid Friday rush hour. People who can telecommute or work alternative schedules tend to make Friday the day they don't have to come into DC. Anyone who can leave early tries to do so. Some people use the MetroChek to take the train on Friday. Yogi Berra would probably point out that nobody travels on Friday anymore - the roads are too crowded. My only advice would be to be flexible and resourceful. Maybe Rosslyn is better on Friday. Maybe a different destination lot might be better on Friday. It's true, traffic is always the worst on Fridays and many take off Fridays, especially with AWS and then summer coming soon - but also, keep in mind that Spring Break was two weeks ago in Prince William County Schools and last week in other counties. That means more people were probably off with their kids, traveling, etc. Hopefully, this Friday will be a little more normal for you!

GetMeOffOLine Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 23 Jan 2013 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote GetMeOffOLine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 1:43pm
	Newbie, I work right near Rosslyn and I had tried getting a ride there once, and there was nobody there. If you go towards Rolling Valley, let me know, I could help y'all out! :)

newbie2013 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote newbie2013 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 4:23pm
	Thank you for the heads up. quote: Originally posted by mycroftt Traffic is worst on Friday so everybody tries to avoid Friday rush hour. People who can telecommute or work alternative schedules tend to make Friday the day they don't have to come into DC. Anyone who can leave early tries to do so. Some people use the MetroChek to take the train on Friday. Yogi Berra would probably point out that nobody travels on Friday anymore - the roads are too crowded. My only advice would be to be flexible and resourceful. Maybe Rosslyn is better on Friday. Maybe a different destination lot might be better on Friday.

newbie2013 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote newbie2013 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 4:27pm
	We appreciate the idea, but our destination is Stafford, so it's to our advantage to pick up Stafford (610) or Mine Rd (610) riders quote: Originally posted by GetMeOffOLine Newbie, I work right near Rosslyn and I had tried getting a ride there once, and there was nobody there. If you go towards Rolling Valley, let me know, I could help y'all out! :)

newbie2013 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote newbie2013 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 4:29pm
	I hear you Nic. That option's not for us though. quote: Originally posted by NO44 I literally go up to DC and backtrack to pick up, actually faster, pick up in front of Commerce Nic

AngloAustrian Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote AngloAustrian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 2:36pm
	After slugging to and from Crystal City every day for about three years now, I have given up on Fridays. I now walk to the Pentagon on Friday afternoon. It seems that no one comes by the Crystal City slug line on Fridays to pick up slugs, which is a shame because now it will "die" on Fridays. However, I do not find any problems getting a ride (so far) from the Pentaton. I slug to Route 610.

garfield@ Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote garfield@ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 3:48pm
	How about Dumfries? I work in Rosslyn and I can never get a ride to Dumfries..