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Peopod is run through Giant Supermarkets. I think some of the other local food chains have something similar.
I have taken the Metro exactly 1x in my near decade of living in the area. However, my teenage D used it for her internships the past 2 summers as well as running up to her board meetings in NW from VA. Even as an over-protective mother, I really never worried about her Metroing during the daytime or rush hour.
GEN Alum loves the Metro commute as opposed to driving himself. He can read the paper, do unclass. work etc when he's a passenger. From what I understand, all federal agencies and many NGOs give public transportation vouchers that can be used on Metro, VRE, MARC....
There are a couple of difficulties regarding Metro:
First is the fact that it doesn't go out all the way to the Dulles Airport. It goes to Reagan but that is a smaller airport. The battle over public transportation to Dulles is being waged as I write.
2nd is not really a difficulty but more of a heads-up. ABSOLUTELY no food, drinks are allowed on the Metro. This keeps the trains and stations clean. A couple of years ago a big brouhaha erupted because of a 12 year old bring arrested for chewing gum or eating french fries in a station.
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