D.C. Metro riders swim free, thanks to massive flooding
Who needs a public pool this summer?
In Washington, D.C., commuters had the luxury of wading through cascading waterfalls on their way home from work on Tuesday, as heavy rains flooded the Cleveland Park Metro station.
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Apparently, wet pantsuits and khakis didn't stop D.C. residents from getting to their destinations. The area was pounded by heavy rainstorms on Tuesday, knocking out trees and power lines and leaving thousands of people without power. But everything was OK because the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority had a yellow cone.
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Eventually, the Cleveland Park station was closed. Good thing, too, because photographic evidence pointed to sharks in the water.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
