Rt 17 Slug sits in car
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Topic: Rt 17 Slug sits in car
Posted By: duckduffer
Subject: Rt 17 Slug sits in car
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 9:59am
Lately slugs have put their bags in line and sit in car. When car pulls up the get out of car and run to the car and say they were inline. Is this something new that you can SAVE your space? Am I wrong to think this is rude? Another slug was in car when she came to them and said it was her place. The slug got out of car and gave her the seat.
Thoughts?
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Posted By: J-Staff
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 10:12am
I would have told her that the ride goes to the first "person" in line, not the first bag!
Snooze, you lose.
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Posted By: GetMeOffOLine
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 12:47pm
I sympathize. There are a few folks at Rolling Valley who will step out of line, not put their bag down, nor ask the people behind them if they mind if they step out of line to get the newspaper. Then, they hurry back and expect you to let them back in! Drives me batty. If you ask me if I mind watching your bag while you get the paper, that's one thing. But don't step out of line, bag and all, saunter around, and then come back and cut back in the line.
Welcome to the DC Metro area, or as I call it, Entitlement Central. [:D]
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Posted By: ETC
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 1:35pm
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What about how rude this is making drivers wait for bodies to miraculously match up with random bags?
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Posted By: GetMeOffOLine
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 3:13pm
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It's rude to everyone involved, drivers and slugs. Like I said, welcome to Entitlement Central, where everyone thinks the world revolves around them, and that rules are for other people.
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Posted By: RetiredMarine
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2013 at 8:44am
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When I am driving I pick up those standing and waiting for a ride I do not waited for the bag holders!!!
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Posted By: AngloAustrian
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 11:51am
How can the bags hear what destination you are calling out?
I would just take the next person in line, and if a bag owner shows up, tell the slug who was standing in line and already got into the car to STAY in the car. After all, the driver may take anyone he/she chooses. He may choose anyone in line to take. He can defintely choose the next person who is physically standing in line and tell the bag owner "sorry." I would certainly NEVER permit the slug who was already sitting in the car to get out and give their place to a bag owner!!! Bag owners need to be standing in line. As simple as that.
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Posted By: SuTaRiCh
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 2:49pm
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Frankly I would be a little concerned about unattended bags in the slug line. Metro makes announcements about reporting unattended bags. VRE tells us to contact the conductor (on the train) or 911 (on the platform) to report unattended bags. I've heard conductors on VRE try to find the owner of bags on more than on occasion. In this day and age, people should know better than to leave a bag unattended in a public place.
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Posted By: RetiredMarine
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 3:22pm
There are really two ways to look at this issue.
First the slugs standing behind the bags or place markers and waiting for that slug to return is enabling that slug by allowing him or her to be better than them. As if the slugs in line should hold their spot as that is to demeaning for them to have to stand and wait. If they can’t wait in line they should find a new way to get to and from there place of work.
A second way to look at this is the low life’s leaving the place marker or bag is better than you and allow them to keep doing it.
So as slugs you all need to decide if you want your fellow slugs to be equal.
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Posted By: scottt
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2013 at 7:49am
Anyone have any pics? Having never been to the line, I'm curious how the situation looks (as I've seen this topic discussed for many years).
Thanks.
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Posted By: RetiredMarine
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2013 at 11:59am
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Well Scott will try to take a couple for you as some of the mine road slugs after started to do this as well. I don't get to lot in time to see.
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Posted By: KeithO
Date Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 8:47am
I use the RT 17 Lot to slug regularly. I’m usually there by 0600 and picked up NLT 0630. I have NEVER seen any slugs just sit in their cars waiting for drivers to pullup. All spaces near the line fill quickly, so anyone sitting in their car would have to park some distance away and not be able to easily hear or see the drivers.
However, I have seen the Bus riders sit in their cars and leave bags on the walk to hold their place. The bus line is very near the slug line at 17, perhaps this is what is causing the confusion in this forum.
KeithO
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Posted By: GetMeOffOLine
Date Posted: 06 May 2013 at 12:45pm
Well said, RetiredMarine. I'm not a fan of enabling bad behavior, and I no longer allow people to cut right back in front of me, unless they ask me specifically. I just stand close enough to where they can't cut back in, and if they say, "Excuse me" I just say, "Excuse ME. You left the line." Pees them off big time but I have bigger fish to fry than worry about upsetting some selfish brat.
If folks don't want to wait in line, then they'd better stop slugging, because that's just the nature of this system.
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Posted By: mycroftt
Date Posted: 07 May 2013 at 8:17am
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Is it a multi-destination line? If so, the destination should be quietly announced to those standing in line before it is announced to the entitled few who sit in their cars.
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Posted By: SuTaRiCh
Date Posted: 10 May 2013 at 9:56am
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I was at this lot for the first time in a while, at 5:30 - 6 this morning. I saw NO bags waiting in the growing slug line. There was, however, a queue of bags waiting for a bus ride on the other side of the sidewalk. So I think KeithO has it right.
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