You know, I may have been thinking of the process before the pandemic. I hadn't gone to an Alamo, let alone any other theater, since 2019 when I still lived in Austin.

When I went to see Top Gun: Maverick at Bryant Street I do remember giving my card at the beginning, maybe that step about the back and forth was removed as a precaution after theaters started reopening and I just mentally threw it back in there, haha.

That’s not normal, lived in Austin & went to many Drafthouse movies, check usually came with like 15-20 minutes left before movie ends, they pick up a few minutes later, then it’s returned before it ends so you can leave when it’s over.

I was going to reach out to WMATA because I’m experiencing the same on T-Mobile, maybe their repeaters are down?

My first experience on a 7000-series train returning on the red line reeked of piss, if I didn’t have a mask on it would have been an awful ride.