Don’t Freak Out: It’s Just a Drill
‘Lotus #37′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Tomorrow morning between 7:30 and 8:30, or, as we know it the heart of rush hour, WMATA will be conducting a terrorism drill in a crowded Metro station. So, don’t freak out if you see the bomb squad or a series of K-9 officers in your Metro station tomorrow morning.
Now, I understand it’s not really a good drill if you announce all the particulars ahead of time, but is needlessly burdening an already overburdened system in the name of preparedness a good idea? Why can’t you do this sort of drill at 10am instead of right in the middle of rush? Is rush hour a real necessity here?
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11 Responses to “Don’t Freak Out: It’s Just a Drill”
February 1st, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Good to know. If I spot the bomb squad I’ll be sure to ask them “Is that your bag?” Such small words that mean so much.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Haha! Well-played, Marilyn.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:20 pm
I’m not one to fear monger. But do you think terrorists would wait till 10am? If we’re going to burden the system with a drill, at least make it worth the trouble.
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:26 am
Thanks Crystal! Doesn’t it drive you nuts when they make those annoying announcements warning us not to run or jump or play on the escalators, and you look around and there’s clearly nobody likely to do that, at least not on the Orange line during rush hour? And those piercing chimes! I cringe every time I hear them. There’s no place on the platform to escape them. Guess I gotta wear earbuds like everyone else.
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:50 am
Marilyn_Res and Crystal, please meet each other at 6PM at the dupont circle north exit. you have to have a copy of the onion to identify yourselves. if you feel like you want to, you will.
best blind date ever
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:41 am
I’ll be standing on the right side of the elevator going up.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:32 am
I’m with Jordan. It’s easy for me to say since I won’t be on Metro tomorrow morning at rush hour, but I think I’d prefer them to practice at the time of day (and with the crowd levels) that a terrorist would be more likely to attack in the unlikely event it would ever happen. It’s going to be a lot harder to move around 3,000 scared people at 8 a.m. than 30 of them at 10 a.m. and I think it’s better to be prepared.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:09 am
Hey Crystal, would love to meet but my son’s got a basketball game this afternoon. Maybe another time? ps I made it to work without having to participate in any terrorism drill this morning. Dodged the bullet!
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
oh noes..
Darling Wife and jordan?
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
If they answered your intended-to-be-rhetorical final question with a “yes” would you feel as stupid as you should? Don’t worry, that one’s rhetorical too.
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
and that’s why you’ll never date anyone.