The Davy Crockett
Engineer
Okay, its the Holly Daze and folks can 'overdo it' - but I think it a humorous, yet sad, commentary on human nature that this really needs to be explained to people. From WTOP:
Around 20 years ago I use to go to beer tastings at a now defunct beer bar in DC that was a pioneer in offering a huge selection of beers from around the world - The Brickskeller - with a former boss, and we would joke that as long as we didn't get so toasted that we would fall off the platform waiting for Metro, we were fine. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that some folks have no common sense, but really - six incidents in recent weeks?
A man who seriously injured himself after falling at L'Enfant Plaza early Sunday morning was likely intoxicated according to a WMATA spokesman.
Around 1:40 a.m. the Metro Transit Police Department and EMS responded to the incident on the Branch Avenue platform. The man, who hasn't been identified, apparently fell off a parapet wall when he passed out while leaning against it, then fell backward over it.
He was taken to the hospital with head and back injuries and released Sunday evening.
Spokesman Phillip Stewart says this is the second incident at L'Enfant in recent weeks where intoxicated people have injured themselves. Out of all stations, it's the sixth.
"There is such a thing as too drunk to ride. The Metrorail system can pose a serious hazard for highly intoxicated people, including falls onto the tracks, falls from escalators or walls, and electrocution. If you are unable to maintain balance, walk properly or exercise good judgement, you are better off taking a cab home," Stewart said in an emailed statement.
Around 20 years ago I use to go to beer tastings at a now defunct beer bar in DC that was a pioneer in offering a huge selection of beers from around the world - The Brickskeller - with a former boss, and we would joke that as long as we didn't get so toasted that we would fall off the platform waiting for Metro, we were fine. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that some folks have no common sense, but really - six incidents in recent weeks?
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