Posted on 12/01/2004 1:46:39 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 01/18/2005 11:18:17 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
can't wait!!!
See you Saturday.
bumping the night away !
that's very punny...
Bumping for the good of the order...
The Inaugural may be a very BUMPY day!
Definitely bumpy around the free republic site !
er uh that's a bumpy observation AND a call to action (bump!)
gratuitous bump slipped in for good measure...
Another link to some of the official inauguration events 18-21 January 2005:
http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=36154
I understand that because of the big event at the Ellipse at 4 pm on the 19th, local federal employees are being allowed to take three hours of excused absence, so expect rush hour to be even earlier that day.
No reply from Angelwood...I may need directions for tomorrow. Maybe she has been busy! I will try again tonight.
You have freepmail
thank you bump...
appreciate the info. on the balls...
the Illinois contingent will be enjoying themselves at Union Station...
knowing about the DC rush hour time frame advancing by 3 hours is key info too...
see you soon...
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fantastic photos !
Inaugural bump- on standby in Uzbekistan, making my way from Afghanistan to the USA, will be home (Illinois) on the 17th, motoring to DC the 18th-19th, if it's any consolation to you, I attended the 2001 Inaugural with 3 friends and missed the Freeper's Ball (what was I thinking ?)
Hey- I did get to see Bo Derek sitting side saddle in the door of a Huey helicopter 'traveling' down Pennsylvania Ave., during the Inaugural parade ! (you're thinking... that had to be one low flying helo for me to recognize Bo eh? actually the helo was mounted onto a flat bed trailer)
Thank you for serving.
Thank you for the Metro update (extended hours) especially for 'we out of towners' coming in with (last minute) housing arrangements still pending...
Bumping for the good of the order !
By the way, where's that thread with the subject about DC accomodations ?
Shout'n out from Uzbekistan ! (which is neighbors with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and old reliable Afghanistan).
Thank you for serving our country too- my friend!
PS We have Navy personnel doing important work in Afghanistan. One particular group is performing a mission 700 miles from the closest body of water (Arabian Sea) and it is the furthest that this particular unit and it's specialized equipment have been away from the sea.
freep mail inbound-
Dc's subway system, "Metro" has a PDF brochure on its website that has a map of inaugural events, parade route, subway stations, station closings, listing of events and closest stations to those events, etc.
Some important information and helpful tips from the Metro brochure... Metro will open at 5 a.m. and close at 3 a.m. Last train times vary by station. Please check last train times posted at the station you will use after the event.
Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter and Smithsonian stations will be closed until after the parade (5–6 p.m.).
For your convenience, you may buy a One Day Pass for $6.50 from a Passes/Farecards machine in any Metro station. Metro staff also will sell a commemorative One Day Pass at selected stations.
Parking will be free at Metro-operated parking facilities.
Metrobuses traveling through downtown D.C. will be rerouted because of the Inaugural Parade and other events. We suggest you take Metrorail to travel to the parade and to other points in downtown D.C.
Special bus-to-rail transfers will be available on Metrobuses traveling in downtown D.C. that will allow you to complete your trip on Metrorail for free. Show the special transfer to the station manager when you enter and exit the station.
good stuff- all of it... thank you
this looks like a good place to insert the word - bump ! -
Welcome home and thank you, sir! Have a great time at the inaugural ball, it was truly a memorable event for the missus and me.
Ask not what your bump can do for you, but what you can do for your bump !
I cannot take credit for something that others may think I am... (in this case- returning from Afghanistan as a civilian Army contractor)
Sir- Your profile: provocative reading, Sir.
It was painful yet necessary (the facts, they are stubborn things)
I went to the FR ball in 2001 and have been feeling down in the dumps about not going this year. I don't have a babysitter, but see that there's a limited number of tickets for children. Does anyone have details? Are folks bringing their kids? Can we keep them with us in the ballroom or are they limited to the room reserved to them for dinner?
Just ordered tickets for myself and some friends. There's a group of seven coming from the University of Arkansas and looking forward to meeting all of you in person!
Can't wait to see you!
Blake
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