The rats of Gallery Place Metro station.

Submitted by Momskitchen2 t3_z3ps55 in washingtondc

Of all the metro stops I frequent Gallery Place has the most rats by far. On the red line platform I always see them scurrying around/on the benches because of all the trash people leave behind. Not only are they large but those plague ridden fucks are unbelievably brave and have no fear approaching you if there's food to be found. I don't won't them all killed. I just wish they would live their lives elsewhere. /End rant.

Happy Thanksgiving /r/Washington DC 🤙🏻

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FormerCollegeDJ t1_ixmwey9 wrote

LOL - you won’t complain about the DC subway rats once you see the New York and Philadelphia subway rats.

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keyjan t1_ixn2o19 wrote

I’m sorry, but that rat in NY dragging that giant slice of pizza up the steps was hysterical.

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Technicolor_Reindeer t1_ixnfxgg wrote

I saw a squirrel drag a sandwich out of a trash can at the lincoln memorial. Didn't get it on film unfortunately.

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SeattCat t1_ixpmrby wrote

Agree! I have pet rats and they try so hard to take as much food as they can to their little eating areas. Evolution did them dirty by not giving them cheek pouches like hamsters.

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FancyRatFridays t1_ixqyi3l wrote

They want to be hamsters... but have no cheek pouches. They want to be squirrels, but have no sense of balance. They want to be moles, but they're not very good at building tunnels that don't collapse.

It's the price of bring a generalist, I guess.

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DoctorOdds t1_ixqkfex wrote

You won’t complain about your flooded house when you see Atlantis

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supercoffee1025 t1_ixnbw2p wrote

Rats? In a subway station??? Groundbreaking.

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EastoftheCap t1_ixnulpl wrote

Rats are the least of the problems at Gallery Place.

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dc_dobbz t1_ixohejx wrote

The mall has undoubtedly seen better days

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born_to_kvetch t1_ixnmvpw wrote

I don’t usually see rats, but there are always tons of mice scurrying around the platforms and beneath the tracks.

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richraid21 t1_ixoj4sy wrote

Everyone making fun of this post doesn’t realize that the stance “rodents scurrying by you is part of the charm” isn’t a winning way to increase public transportation use.

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Own_Literature_2790 t1_ixqtkcg wrote

Nobody has said or implied anything of the sort, so how would they ‘realize that’? You are noticing realists, people who are familiar with what is normal for a city.

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imTony t1_ixrfdwd wrote

Which major urban city/area doesn’t have a rodent problem?

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ephemeralarteries t1_ixo5t7n wrote

I've lived here my whole life and have never once seen a rat in a metro station- what am I doing wrong/ right?

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SeattCat t1_ixpmtwl wrote

Gotta look behind the barrier people lean against on the platform. I’ve seen a few running around back there.

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goba101 t1_ixo9i7h wrote

i saw one climb the wall

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DistrictRat t1_ixpyvd4 wrote

I don’t know what you expect. This is a major transfer station and folk need to get to where they need to go.

>I just wish they would live their lives elsewhere.

😤

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Aromatic-Reach-7125 t1_ixq8vuv wrote

Yes, the red line gallery place rats are brave. I've seen them run directly under people sitting on the stone benches, they are oblivious because they are looking at their phones.

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bcarter3 t1_ixsuzti wrote

No. Not going to make the obvious joke. I know perfectly well who "they" refers to.

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amcostello99 t1_ixqb307 wrote

Pre covid, that was a big spot for food trucks serving tourists. The overflowing trash cans of half eaten food supported a literal fuck ton of rats. They came out at night...mostly.

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Less_Wrong_ t1_ixri9mn wrote

You could just drop rat poison in gallery place and they should be gone soon

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Momskitchen2 OP t1_ixrjb9r wrote

I don't think WAMTA wouldn't take too kindly to that idea.

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DCFud t1_ixtbd3l wrote

There are tons of rats there late night.

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