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Bob Levey: Good afternoon, friends and neighbors and welcome to July-in-May. Do you suppose it's sunspots what is makin' the weather so weird Or is it just Mother Nature telling us to beware the next three months In any case, I am thanking my lucky stars (and my Big Boss) for the A/C, which is humming over my head even as I type.Speaking of humming (man, is this guy the king of horrible transitions or what), let's see if we can get into humming territory. As always, any subject is fair game. Let's get cookin'..... Bowie, Md.: Bob, will you and Marc Fisher stop messing with our minds.Two weeks ago Marc cancels his chat and you appear on Thursday.Last week your Friday chat isn't Speaking Freely.This week Marc's on Friday.No wonder the weekends keep catching me by surprise.Bob Levey: They blame The Post for everything else. Why not messing up weekends, tooI suspect the Fisher-man had to switch his days for the same reason that I sometimes do -- other stuff that's pressing on him. We will try real hard to stay out of each other's way. Silver Spring, Md.: Could you provide some details about Levey's List I've seen you mention it before. Specifically, what types/condition of donations does it accept, where do they go, and how do you arrange a donation. I will be moving this summer and may have some stuff to get rid of.Bob Levey: Full details will appear in my column of May 11. But not to torture you too hard.....We accept large items only. \"Large\" means anything that one fit adult cannot lift comfortably. All you do is place the item on the list by calling, faxing or e-mailing. We give the list to whoever asks for it. The next sound you hear is your phone ringing, and a stranger asking to make arrangements to pick your item up. Please bear in mind that we can't guarantee that items will move by a certain date. So if you're going to move on Tuesday, and you call the list line on Monday, it probably won't be the answer to your prayers. Give it at least three weeks notice, if possible. Thanks. Washington, D.C.: Bob --Can you get Dr. Gridlock on as a guest some time I think that would be fun!Bob Levey: He isn't too keen about on-line discussions. He did one -- and only one -- about two years ago. Word is he didn't enjoy it. I can try to persuade him that this is really no different from answering the phone. But it may be an uphill climb.Washington, D.C.: Hey Bob!What are your thoughts on Bush's first 100 daysBob Levey: He is a little smoother than I expected and just as removed from the day-to-day as I expected. At the moment, he looks very, very much like a one-term president, because he won't get all (or perhaps even any) of his big priorities on the Hill. Besides, the economy is clanking as it never did under Clinton. Besides II, he still doesn't look very presidential, especially when he appears next to other heads of state. Besides III, he leans very hard on Cheney, and where is he if Cheney dies or is too sick to continue All in all, it has been a downbeat administration so far. Nothing wrong with that willy-nilly. But it makes me concerned that Bush can't go the distance in a crisis. Laurel, Md.: Bob,Regarding Wednesday's column about the taxi passenger who got ripped off while going to Reagan National: did you realize that you only referred to the airport as Reagan National only once in the column At least twice, you referred to it merely as National Airport. Did Bob Barr send any complaints to you after he read the column chiding you for not referring to the airport by its proper nameBob Levey: No beefs from Bob Barr, and none from my editors, either. The official policy around here is to use \"Reagan National Airport\" and \"National Airport\" interchangeably, and without \"English.\" I tried to do that.Washington, D.C.: What are your thoughts on Jenna BushBob Levey: Someone is spinning that story mightily (I wonder who!). The question isn't whether other 19-year-olds do stupid things. The question is why Jenna hasn't yet grasped the fact that her father is president, and every single thing she does is going to be (or could soon be) under the microscope. It takes a special obliviousness to break the law in public and not think your Daddy will pay for it in some way.Arlington, Va.: Bob --I'm 26 and, not to sound impudent, didn't ever think I'd end up on the same side of the generational gap as you. But your column this morning rang so true that it was almost scary. I have a tape player in my car and although all of my \"new\" music is on CD, everything from my high school years and before is on tape (including dozens of so-called \"mix\" tapes). I cannot for the life of me give them up, and refuse to pay Best Buy $200 bucks to install a CD player in my car. I guess what I'm saying is, if you can't find tapes elsewhere, you're welcome to borrow some of mine!Bob Levey: Thanks for the offer, and welcome to the \"bad side\" of the generational divide!I'm going to say no, only because I've been inundated with similar offers all day. I'd never have time to listen to your tapes even if I asked you to send them to me. Virginia: Did you ever think you'd see the day where the topic of adding Metro in Georgetown would be seriously revisitedBob Levey: No, I didn't -- and I'm still not sure it'll happen, because the expense would be so, so enormous. Not just the cost of digging the hole. The cost of the disruption to that already-congested part of town. Alexandria, Va.: So Washington, D.C./Baltimore is up for consideration for the Olympics. Yeah, our traffic infrastructure could handle that. BwaHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA.Bob Levey: Our public transportation system would sure help. It's far, far more developed than Atlanta's or L.A.'s was. Bethesda, Md.: Hockey for Children's Hospital Update:The Caps took an early playoff exit but the Colorado Avalanche are racking up dough for Childrens Hospital. A little roughing calls here and there but no fighting major penalties were called in the Caps series with Pittsburgh and none so far in the Av's series with the Kings. Total to date: $15 from the Caps and $25 from the Av's.In summary to those not in the know:I've pledged $10 for each fight the Caps got into in their Stanley Cup playoff run. Since their Cup run always seems to end early, I pick the Colorado Avalanche after the Caps are out. Fights are non existent in the Cup playoffs, and I didn't want Children's to go empty handed, so I've promised $5 for each Caps and now Avalanche win and an additional $5 if either Olie Kolzig or Patrick Roy get a shutout (three to date). Caps won two games and had a shutout in round one before being eliminated and the Av's have three wins and two shutouts in round two.Yours truly will mail the Bobster a check when the playoffs end in June with the Av's hopefully hoisting the Cup and the Caps doing so next year.Bob Levey: You are sure looking good right now, Bethesda. However, I'm still betting that goonsmanship will out, and those toothless hockey wonders will revert to their caveman ways.Columbus, Ohio: RE: your column on Nadine Zucker not being able to return unreceipted items to Target, I'm dubious about her credibility. Too many scam artists are causing the average person to pay higher prices to make up for store losses. The fact that she has done this more than once, even before the grandparent incident with the toy car, gives cause for concern over either her organizational ability to retain receipts, or her motives. Mark my vote for Target. Zucker sounds like the type that would \"buy\" a dress for a special occasion, wear it,and then return it the next day with some excuse or another. Get it together Ms. Zucker, you are the problem. Bob Levey: Sorry, but the only problem that Ms. Zucker has is that her relatives don't live here, and they are constantly sending gifts to her two young sons. Are you trying to suggest that she is a professional booster who's trying to rip off Target Wash out your mouth with soap. She is a suburban Mom who is very, very busy, and who can't be bothered to ask Uncle Joe in Tulsa to send her his receipt so she can exchange the gift he sent her son.Fairfax, Va.: Bob-o! If you had to give it a percentage right now, what's your odds that (1) Washington-Baltimore will be the U.S.'s entry for the 2012 Olympics and (2) the IOC will then choose itAnd ... do we really WANT Baltimore-Washington to host the Olympics I might have to move by then if we get them! LOL.Bob Levey: 1) Below average, mostly because the venues would be so spread around. L.A. was the last site to have so much going on so far from downtown. The IOC didn't love that.2) Depends on politics, as usual. If a foreign city were to make an equally lucrative bid, I suspect that city will win the games.Arlington, Va.: What is Bill Clinton up to lately Glad that he's off the front pages now, but still curious about what he's doing (besides dining in fancy restaurants with \"West Wing\" cast members.) Anything substantial and worthwhileDo you think that Bush is getting away with his non-involved, low-profile role because Bill was so \"out there\" publicly, with his hands involved in everything and his face plastered at every and any newsworthy event Bob Levey: Clinton is doing nothing substantial or worthwhile, as far as I know. He's also not doing as much mega-bucks speaking as he expected to do.A pal in the speaking biz says the one thing you don't want for $100,000-plus is controversy, in the form of half of your constituency staying away out of annoyance or anger. Yet that's what the Billster produces.I really do suspect this will change when Clinton surrounds himself with a role of some sort (visiting professor author both). He can't be a gladhander and a fund-raiser the rest of his life, can he Can he Can he Washington, D.C.: Bob, I want to complain about The Post's editorial page. Every day they have some criticism of the tax cut. It's old, and unoriginal. Not that this is necessarily the time, but are they even capable of acknowledging that there might be circumstances under which our nation needs a cut, or that government spending needs limitations set through cuts Their bias discredits them, I think. I also think it's a disconnect that they are more intent on lambasting Bush for the notion that taxpayers should get money back than on harassing congress for the complete WASTE of our money through pork barrel spending. What do you thinkBob Levey: Why is having an opinion that you don't change a sign of bias I think it's a sign that you're not licking your thumb and holding it up to the wind. Wouldn't you be very quick to complain about that, if it were ever to happenRemember, too, that the editorial page has not been universally or relentlessly anti-Bush. Isn't it just possible that a tax cut is a bad ideaBy the way.....SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!!!!!!!!Our guest on \"Levey Live\" on May 15 will be Fred Hiatt, the editor of The Post's editorial page. He'll take on the bias question, and any others you might want to cast his way. That shows begins at noon Eastern time.Bowie, Md.: Re: OlympicsWouldn't they be held in August when the normal indigenous traffic is pretty lightBob Levey: Yes, but I think that light-traffic-in-August idea is mostly a myth. I realize that we have become far more than a federal city lately. But just as many feds take vacation in July as in August. And more of them take vacations at the end of December than in EITHER July or August.Washington, D.C.: Please settle an argument for me: Do bicyclists belong on the road or on the sidewalkBob Levey: On the road in downtown Washington, on the sidewalk everywhere else. You can get a map from the D.C. government that shows which area of downtown is covered by this rule. In general, it's the busy section from the Hill to 22nd and K.Arlington, Va.: So why is the older, wiser, more mature side of the generation gap the \"bad\" side Bob Levey: Because we have fewer years left in which to strut our vast wisdom -- not to mention our excellent taste in musicVirginia: I read in Time that Al Gore has gained a lot of weight. I guess he's not running anymore. Do you know if he and Tipper will be down here as honorary co-chairs (or whatever they were) of the Race for the Cure this summer I always liked seeing them get out for the cause.Bob Levey: My 14-year-old son saw the Al-ster at a high school lacrosse game the other day, and here's how he put it to me:\"Al is even fatter than you are, Pops.\"Isn't it nice to know that faint praise will survive into the next generation Arlington, Va.: Maybe Jenna Bush doesn't have a good relationship with her father, and she's actually enjoying watching her father squirm.Bob Levey: Possible, certainly. But what a way to zing the old man!Chevy Chase, Md.: Bob, I still have (and play) LP's, and I was one of the last on my block (or anywhere else) to get a CD player, but tapes have gone the way of LP's and 8-tracks. Now you know why the music they sell by toll free number on TV is \"not available in any store,\" why they're full of \"oldies,\" and why they're available in Cassette as well as CD. It's because you can't get \"oldies\" or \"cassettes\" \"in any store.\" If you want tapes, call the toll-free number, now, before it's too late. Best regards, Tape-a-saurus Rex.Bob Levey: Thanks, you dinosaur, you. Tampa, Fla.: Hi Bob,A lot of times in your column you mention an incident that took place on an airplane trip you took. I know you take a couple of vacations a year, but do you also travel for business Just curious.Bob Levey: Yes, I travel often on business -- and it's usually just the kind of travel that Americans have come to hate: out and back to Chicago, New York, Detroit or Florida, on the same day. That means up at 4:30 a.m., get to BWI (the cheap point of departure), fly, do my business, then fly home, usually trudging in the door at about midnight. If I weren't such a spry dude, those 20-hour days would really cramp my style. By the way, sitting in middle seats is the one thing that will make me old before my time.Washington, D.C.: Hey Bob,What do you think is the best way to sell a car these days Newspaper ad, cars.com, Carmax -- any thoughtsThanksBob Levey: My spies tell me that The Post's classifieds are still by far the best.No, I haven't been promised a weekend in Barbados for typing this.And I'd never accept it anyway.Because I'd probably draw the middle seat!Arlington, Va.: Is it just me or does Metrorail go out of its way to ensure that transferees from one line to another invariably -just miss- their connecting train For example, mornings I ride the Orange line from East Falls Church to Rosslyn and then take the Blue line to King St. Invariably, the Blue line train is pulling away just as the Orange line train arrives. Then we wait. Argghh! To whom might I complain about thisBob Levey: I've kept a journal on this for the last year, and I can assure you that you're just on a cold streak. Next week, it can (and probably will) improve. The schedules of every line are only approximate. They don't schedule your transfer so you'll barely miss it. They couldn't hew to such a tight schedule anyway, even if they wanted to. Laurel, Md.: Speaking of Jenna Bush, I was wondering about your opinion of this. Laura Bush demanded that the press stay hands-off her daughters the way they left Chelsea Clinton alone. Isn't there a difference here Chelsea was merely 13 when the Clintons entered the White House, a very young child indeed. The Bush girls are 19 years old, and therefore adults. Not that presidential children should be targeted all the time, but wouldn't you think that Mrs. Bush is a little overprotective of her two adult children Bob Levey: I don't blame Laura Bush for being overprotective. Any mother would be (or would try to be). The person who deserves all the blame is Jenna. She needs a trip to the woodshed, pronto.By the way, do you think the press will treat Jenna differently from Chelsea I suspect the answer is a resounding yes. There's a heap of difference between 13 and 19. MH in Maryland: Bob, I want to know what you and your readers (all of whom are obviously smarter and more insightful than average) think about this:I work for a public information line, and I occasionally get people who end their call with \"Have a happy Easter/Christmas!\" I know they mean well, and I appreciate the sentiment, but having been raised Jewish, it's always rubbed me the wrong way when people assume that everyone is like them. I'd like to remind them that, despite Dubya's assumptions, this is -not- a Christian nation, it's a wonderful melting pot, and I think the more people are reminded of that, the more tolerant and accepting most of them will become.So is it rude to reply, being honestly cheerful, \"And you have a happy Passover/Channukah!\" I'm merely making the same assumption they did, that everyone is like me. And remember, I don't think it's rude, really.Bob Levey: It's well-meant head-in-the-sandism. I know exactly what you mean, but try to remember that it isn't an attempt to convert you, or to put down Judaism.Burke, Va.: Regarding the Target scenario: Unfortunately, this is what the dishonest people of the world have perpetuated for us. I have worked in retail, and have seen the things that people try to return (purchase dishware at the Exchange, and then return it without a receipt to Macy's for a quick profit.) I'm not saying they treated this woman properly; they obviously did not. But stores unfortunately have to have return policies. They also unfortunately have high employee turnover and don't get to select from the top of the employment barrel. Add them together and you get this situation. Bob Levey: No quibble about stores having to have return policies. But part of the sin they committed with Nadine Zucker was not to tell her what her limit was. Result: She gets embarrassed and ticked off over a $7 toy. No need for that.By the way, you are 1000 percent right about the dishonesty of shoplifters. Just one of the many calls I received from retailers was from a woman who works the help desk at a PX in Maryland. She says she watched in astonishment as an officer in uniform came into the store, accompanied by his wife. They marched over to the room air conditioners. He ripped open a cardboard box, lifted out the AC, handed it to his wife. She walked right over to the desk and exchanged it for cash! Brazen enough for youWashington, D.C.: Perhaps this is an overly simple suggestion, but why don't you just copy your CDs onto blank tapes It's convenient, cheaper, and you can get exactly what you want.I do it all the time for my non-CD equipped car.Bob Levey: No time, even for this relatively simple task.Arlington, Va.: Doesn't Jenna Bush have a Secret Service detail Do they just sit idly by and watch her drink illegally Didn't the Gore girls get in trouble for partying too much and then cleaned up their actBob Levey: Yes.Yes (and I think that's absolutely proper -- I don't want her Secret Service detail to be her nursemaid or her protector).Yes, one Gore daughter did party hearty, and has taken the cure.Wisconsin Avenue: Bobster -- You mentioned in your \"lack of tapes\" column that you don't have a cell phone. I say \"Huzzah!\" to you. I don't have one either, and don't want one. But the pressure is on to get one, from some friends and loved ones. Am I just being stubborn to not heed their request, or am I just seeing it as an unnecessary expense in my already tight budgetWhat's your callBob Levey: How will it improve your life Do you really need to return calls within seconds Do you really want to carry the darn thing everywhere Do you want to live with that annoying ring everywhere, at every moment Isn't voice mail, stripped once an hour, good enoughThose are the questions that I've posed to myself. I get about 50 calls a day, at least. But even so, I live without a cell phone, easily. One way to look at it: If I had a cell phone, my work day would never end. I certainly don't want to live that way.Washington, D.C.: OK, a Hax-ish question for you.I'm getting married at the end of the month. The RSVP date on my cards was May 1. A third of the invitees did not respond by then, so I'm calling them. Many are saying, \"I don't know yet, when can I tell you by\" To which I want to reply \"May 1.\" Many of these relatives/friends are your age and should know better. How do I respond Part of me just wants to say, \"Look. If you haven't decided by now I'm putting you down as 'no.'\" But I know that's not exactly polite. Thanks.Bob Levey: There are two parts to this, social and economic.Social: These people are boobs. May 1 means May 1. I sure hope they aren't close friends, because they aren't being very friendly to you.Economic: It costs very big money to throw a wedding bash these days (as if you don't know, I'm sure). When they imply that they might show up, and then don't, you'll waste something like $75 a head (and maybe much more).What I'd do is to consider them all noes for the purposes of a food-and-drink head count. Then I'd add five to whatever my final figure seems to be. This will cover those five people who call you on May 27 and say, \"Sure I'm coming, sorry I didn't let you know sooner.\"Washington, D.C.: Why do people run to catch trains, especially during rush hour They'll be another train in something like three minutes. Of course if it's a Sunday night it's worth breaking out into jog, since you may wait for 20 minutes. But the 5 p.m.-on-weekday sprinters baffle me. There will be another train, folks.Bob Levey: Because every three minutes counts to this stressed-out city, just as every car length on the stopped-up Beltway counts.Rockville, Va.: Re: the guy who was rooked by the cab driver.This just points out the need for meters in cabs. I don't buy the argument that zone pricing is better for the customers since they don't have to pay for time spent in traffic. Nobody I know understands the zone system. I have taken cab rides to the same place at the same time and gotten a different fare each time. It's like travelling to the third world.If the metered system works in New York City, it should work here. Bob Levey: Meters are still a favorite to land in D.C. cabs. Just don't ask me when.By the way....Where the heck is Rockville, Va.Washington, D.C.: Don't you have a kid in college Your kid has probably had a beer while underage. The difference is that your kid's mistakes don't make international news. Yes, Jenna Bush should have realized that she would be caught drinking and the press would have a field day, but she isn't the first college freshman not to think through all the repercussions of their actions. Give her a break. Bob Levey: The whole point is that her dad is president, and my kid's dad isn't. Jenna has to realize she can't live like a normal 19-year-old.Washington, D.C.: Regarding the best way to sell a car -- it depends on what you want. Do you want the highest possible selling price Then do it yourself via classifieds. But be ready for people making appointments and cancelling, spilling stuff on test drives, etc. Consider the difference in profit between selling it yourself and doing a trade-in. Your frustration may not be worth a slightly higher profit -- or it might, depending on how much your car is worth. Just my thoughts.Bob Levey: I'd NEVERNEVERNEVER try to sell it myself. Not just the reasons you mention. What about rubber checks, stealing the car, demanding to inspect the car right then and there with screwdriver and socket wrench at the readyCollege Park, Md.: Reasons to have a cell phone, and not be bugged by them.1. Cell phone numbers are unlisted.2. You control who gets the number.3. You can turn them OFF (or turned to silent ring).4. When your home phone stops working, as mine did when the wires were burned, you have a way to call 911.5. The are great for emergencies. Your family always has a way to get to you.I resisted for a long time, til I got one as a gift. And though I don't use it much, it's nice to know when I go on a solo driving trip, I can call for help without walking down a lonely road, or depending on some stranger to stop and help. Being a single woman, it's a comfort.Bob Levey: I can see the single woman argument. But since I'm neither, I leave the cell phone frontier to you who are both.Cell phones, USA: Re: the cell phone question -- do you really need itI think this might be another gender thing -- I'm a woman, and I have one. It lives in my car, except when it's being recharged. I have 60 minutes/month, which I never use. It's for emergencies, and I couldn't imagine being without it. Peace of mind is worth $20/month.But -- I couldn't even tell you what my cell phone number is. I certainly don't give it out, and the only time I make non-emergency calls is when I'm stuck in traffic and letting someone know I'll be late. I have no desire to be available to the world 24/7 -- folks will wait until I get back home/work to return their call. And I am appalled by the way some people seem to have it surgically attached to their ear and run around shouting at the person on the other end all the time. You'd think someone who spent so much time on the cell phone would have figured out that the person on the other end can hear you if you speak at a normal volume.Bob Levey: Again, emergencies demand every possible arrow in the quiver. But don't think that a cell phone gives you a failsafe answer. I know a woman who paid to have a cell phone because she drives at night, often, alone. Sure enough, her car conked out one night. She called AAA. They didn't come any faster for a cell phone call than they ever do for a landline call.Alexandria, Va.: Bob,I read an article in Esquire magazine about Timothy McVeigh. In it, it told how he was allowed to watch TV and had access to Hustler and Penthouse. Am I the only one that is bothered by this What bothers me the most is the porn. Do they allow it in other prisons to men accused of rape, child abuse, domestic violence Seems like it would exacerbate the problem. I am not for censorship EVER but it seems like this really isn't the best idea. Thanks.Bob Levey: You call them porn. I call them magazines that are sold openly on thousands of newsstands, and sent freely through the mail. Why shouldn't McVeigh read whatever he wants to read Washington, D.C.: One good reason to get a cell phone is free or cheaper long-distance service -- my wife's cell phone plan makes both of our families \"local calls\" even though they're several states away. So our phone bills have dropped dramatically over the last few months.Bob Levey: Is this universally true Or does it work just because of your family's calling patterns Washington, D.C.: Hi Bob,Recently, MTV ran an ad that gave the pronunciation of your last name as \"LEVY\" (instead of \"LEEVEE\") as one of several examples of hate speech against Jews. Frankly I think this example trivializes the concept of \"hate speech\" and casually mentioned so to a Jewish friend of mine (not named Levey). She said I was being intolerant, and MY statement was hateful. Help! Am I that far off the mark here You are in a unique position to comment, and I would appreciate your views. NOTE: I believe that it is wrong to intentionally mispronounce someone's name (regardless of background) for the purpose of mocking or otherwise making fun of them, but I don't think that was the intention of the ad.Bob Levey: I wouldn't call it hate speech as much as ignorant speech. I make no secret of the fact that I pronounce it LEE-vee. Whoever made this ad could have taken the trouble to find out the right pronunciation. He/she was obviously too lazy.By the way, what was the ad for To say the least, I don't spend much time watching MTV. Olney, Md.: The Secret Service takes the position that if they do law enforcement against their charges, when those people want to do something illegal again, they will try to ditch their protection detail. That defeats the purpose of having a protective detail, thus the policy to not enforce the laws. They might make \"suggestions\" to not do something to their charge, and they shouldn't interfere with another law enforcement officer \"doing the duty.\"Bob Levey: And yet the Secret Service gave a ride to Jenna's boyfriend after he was busted for -- what was it -- drinking in public Obviously, the agency's approach needs a fresh look (especially since Jenna is obviously such a party girl, and her pals are partiers, too).Washington, D.C. again: I don't know if it's universally true, but it works out for us. I don't know if it'd hold for someone who makes a lot of calls to California, say, but it's probably worth looking into for most. Lord knows it was the only thing that made me come around!Bob Levey: Thanks for weighing in on this. Nice to know that bargains OF ANY KIND are available in the phone world.West End / DuPont: Bob,I enjoyed your article about the taxi rip off. I took a taxi home from National Airport on Sunday. The man took a right turn instead of a left coming off Memorial Bridge, got us stuck behind the president's motorcade near the Kennedy Center, and had to be directed turn by turn. When we finally arrived at my apartment at 21st and N, I gave him what I understood to be the usual fare -- according to the map provided at the airport. He acted indignant, accused me of ripping him off, and said he wondered how I could sleep at night. He never did tell me what fare he was expecting, but clearly $35 was closer to his expectation. Why don't the hotels give out the same taxi maps that they give out at the airportBob Levey: Why don't they, indeed Excellent question. Excellent advice. ThanksBeltsville, Md.: A woman punched me on the Metro last night!At the Metro Center stop, people were trying to crowd onto a bursting-at-the-seams car and I (after being shoved one too many times) stated in a loud, firm, yet polite, voice that the car was full and please don't try to push on.The woman who felt this was directed at her stood in the doorway at Gallery Place and was upset when SHE started getting pushed by people trying to exit and transfer to the Green Line. As I was leaving my bag hit her arm and she punched me in the back as I left.The flow of traffic out of the car was so heavy that I didn't dare turn back to confront her -- let alone the possible escalation of violence.My back is OK today but it bothers me that more and more Metro seems to be so overcrowded with no response from Metro officials. (A March letter to Richard White went underanswered.)What are your thoughts since you're the only Metro \"authority\" I can reachBob Levey: See this morning's front page story about Metro expansion. You felt the symptom with that punch. The disease is far bigger, and will be far more expensive and difficult to fix.Burke, Va.: To Washington, D.C., who can't understand why people run for trains. You run when the Metro is taking you to the last commuter train of the day. Anyone else have reasonsBob Levey: Well, there you are. Thanks, and happy hoofing.Bob Levey: Thanks, all. Don't forget your sunscreen, and please join us next Friday, at the same time, for another installment.washingtonpost.com: Thanks to everyone who joined the discussion. 59ce067264