tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post5608695907717773274..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: How many crashes is too many?Dave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-72365113748078398872009-09-17T09:34:28.335-04:002009-09-17T09:34:28.335-04:00My mother has been a school bus driver for over 15...My mother has been a school bus driver for over 15 years and has never had an accident; as far as I know, she has never had a vehicular accident and she's been driving for 42 years. I think any accident where the bus driver is at fault is too many - they are trusted with the lives of many individuals, and so the standard should be high.Erin Skellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834685370879597363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-32004675995431233602009-09-17T07:15:43.415-04:002009-09-17T07:15:43.415-04:00At some point, I made a comment in response to a b...At some point, I made a comment in response to a blog post here about the ineptitude of Metro.<br /><br />My comment was along the lines of: "Its cultural. The people running and working at Metro have the value system inherent to many native DC residents; a value system which tolerates ineptitude."<br /><br />Dave responded with something like: "Holy Shit, we're talking about management, not culture or where people were born, political correctness, indignation, indignation, indignation."<br /><br />But I stand by my original comment. There is a culture of corruption which permeates Metro and most DC-based municipal organizations. Catoe is a DC native. This bus driver is a DC native. The culture of DC is one of entitlement to underachieve and be overpaid.<br /><br />No other major city has such a high population of poorly educated, poorly socialized criminals. Look into it. Look into the way drug use and abuse infests all the nooks and crannies of DC's neighborhoods. Look into the highest per-capita HIV infection rate in the 'modern' world. Its right here in DC, and its cultural.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191145629675271704noreply@blogger.com