Slug-Lines.com

Years ago I found myself at the Pentagon Metro stop. I think I went from Fair Lakes to Ballston to the Pentagon to Springfield for like 2 bucks but it took forever. Anyways I noticed people stopping by picking up random people from the bus stop to meet HOV rules. “Genius!” I thought. So every day I stood at the edge of the Metro stop to be the first selected and it cut 45 minutes off my commute. I’ve seen people lining up all over NoVA doing this.

Today I took HOV home and at the on ramp there were a bunch of people with signs. Some said “610″. One said “17″. I assumed these were route numbers but I didn’t stop to ask. It was 6:30. I didn’t need to pick anyone up.

So I looked up what these signs meant online. I was right. “610″ is Route 610 in Stafford. “17″ is Route 17 in Fredericksburg. It’s called “slugging”.

There are a few slug lines on the way to my place. “Bob’s” aka old Circuit City or Long John’s, Daventry and Cardinal Forest. The other Springfield ones are around the corner. Like Rolling Valley and Huntsman.

I think I might start participating more often. Even if it’s a free service I’d provide and still have to pay for gas and parking myself. It’s the faster way to work and home.

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