DCist: Morning Roundup: Malfeasance at Metro

aaronsinger

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:16:46 -0500

@the heckle: Gotta loves the Articles. Pirates, I tell you...Pirates!

the_heckle

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:44 -0500

Blackcloud: I'm an Articles of Confederation man myself.

miss bee

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:19:03 -0500

peanut butter kandykakes! must... have....

Blackcloud

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:46:50 -0500

I dunno, those Declaration of Independence and Constitution dealies are pretty good too. Not as tasty as a Krimpet, though.

Bethesdaist

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:55:48 -0500

The Caps game last night was a heartbreaker. The only good thing to ever come out of Philadelphia is Tastykakes.

drew in adams morgan

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:03:58 -0500

MrTinDC, today is their official opening day.

MikeB

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:03:14 -0500

Unrelated to the morning roundup, but FYI a Flickr user has posted photos indicating Harris Teeter in Adams-Morgan is open! Some kind of soft opening? official opening is today.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:01:31 -0500

MrT - I'd wait until they're fully erect. Trust me on this one.

Tom Lee

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:36 -0500

Drew, the link should now be fixed. Sorry about that.

MrTinDC

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:48:11 -0500

Unrelated to the morning roundup, but FYI a Flickr user has posted photos indicating Harris Teeter in Adams-Morgan is open! Some kind of soft opening?

monkeyrotica

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:25:53 -0500

So they're calling it "immigration reform" now? Back in my day, we used to just call it "rounding people up, putting them in boxcars, and riding the train into the sea." Now, back in Great Grandma Monkey's day on the Russian steppes, they'd just force them all into the synagogue and set fire to it. But now we can't even have pogroms no more, thank you, Supreme Court!

drew in adams morgan

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:25:07 -0500

"And I have to agree with West, I'm shocked, shocked that PW would cut back on expenses intended to insulate them from lawsuits." And wouldn't they actually save money in the long run, by being able to prevent lawsuits with such common technology? I would've thought PW County would have the cameras on the cop cars. It seems like every other redneck county in America does, at least when you watch "Cops".

Moose

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:18:23 -0500

Lies, damned lies and government accounting. And I have to agree with West, I'm shocked, shocked that PW would cut back on expenses intended to insulate them from lawsuits.

teddy

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:17:10 -0500

Re: farmer's markets...does anyone know if the 14th & U Street farmer's market is coming back this year? If so, when does it start? I can't take Safeway anymore, and since the Harris Teeter next door is obviously just a figment of my imagination at this point, I'm in need of some true local food.

OldPosterKnownAsCranky

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:15:39 -0500

The Price William budget deficit is actually $1 million remainder 12.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:07:35 -0500

And the PW deficit was $51 mil last December? So it goes from $51 to $8 to $100+ mil in 120 days? And I thought DC kids were lousy at math. Are these actual deficits or "budget shortfalls" based on the usual government projections of steadily increasing tax revenues until the Second Coming of Christ?

drew in adams morgan

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:01:01 -0500

Wait, now I am confused. NBC4 reported on April 9th that the budget deficit was $8 million, probably where Monkey got that number. The Post story says that they are proposing $21 million in budget cuts to balance the budget. And the guy quoted in today's NBC4 story says the budget deficit is in excess of $100 million. Is it me, or is my calculator just not working? Cuz something isn't adding up here. Why would they cut $21 million from the budget to cover an $8 million deficit?

monkeyrotica

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:57:35 -0500

According to this NBC4 story, the defecit was $8 million as of April 8th. Funny how a defecit can grow from $8 to $100 million in a matter of two weeks. You'd think they hired Harriet Walters' relatives to handle their taxes.

Reid

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:49:51 -0500

Yeah I agree with Monkey, I'm really surprised that they're only short $8 million. That's pretty close to a rounding error for a county with budget over $900 million. I guess all those people clucking about how the crack down would ruin the county's finances haven't been proven right. At least not yet.

drew in adams morgan

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:45:01 -0500

Monkey, try $100 million, not $8 million according to the person quoted in the NBC4 story. Tom, can we get the Post link fixed? Right now it brings you to page 2 of the article and not the beginning.

GhostofSuperPanda

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:18:40 -0500

Have another donut Koharski.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:11:45 -0500

Wow. Prince William County's budget defecit is a measly $8 mil? Kinda pathetic compared to Loudon County's $250 million defecit. C'mon, PW! You can do better than that! Can't you build a monorail connecting or something? And I've been cursing Pennsylvania since they started putting Iron City in those wierd aluminum bottles.

registeringsucks

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:36 -0500

Phuck philly. Next year we take the cup.

west

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:58:48 -0500

PW County not willing to spend money intended to legitimize their ridiculous profiling scheme, color me shocked.