WaPo: "Meet 'Lucy,' a 1,582-ton tunnel boring machine that Tweets"

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Meet “Lucy,” a 1,582-ton tunnel boring machine that Tweets

By Sadie Dingfelder April 20 at 6:00 AM

When D.C. Water’s new tunnel boring machine was officially christened “Lucy” last week, one of her fellow “TBMs” seemed a little jealous.

“Oh sure, everyone loves Lucy,” tweeted Lady Bird, apparently taking a break from boring a 100-foot deep tunnel alongside the Potomac River.

Yes, each of D.C.’s three tunnel diggers has her own Twitter account. Lucy — @LucyTBM — joined just last week, tweeting “Well hello, #BloomingdaleDC” to the Northeast neighborhood where she will be beginning her tunnel task. She also replied to her sister digger: “@LadyBirdTBM Don’t be a hater.”

D.C. Water spokeswoman Pamela Mooring denies any friction among the three divas. In fact, they are all working together beautifully in their shared mission: to revamp D.C.’s antiquated sewer system.

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