Posted on 07/01/2012 5:24:22 PM PDT by Chickensoup
The ESTRANGED is Taking the Kids to DC Tomorrow. Is It OK? DC FREEPERS? Can you hear me?
The kids are going with the estranged, who doesnt have the great judgement in the best of times, to do monument visits in DC.
So aside from the minor detail of it being over 100 degrees, (Good Grief!) how is it in DC? Power in the city? All the little angels being good?
Please tell.
In the meantime, on tour in DC in July is, as others have noted, brutal. Lots and lots of crowds. In recent years, the percentage of foreigners visiting our fair capital at this time of year has risen dramatically. Folks from certain cultures can be a bit more aggressive with their crowd behavior than that to which many of us are accustomed.
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Did not realize that there are foreign visitor issues. Any particular countries?
You, Chickensoup are smarter than the average bear.
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Thank you....
Those monuments are there to promote pagan idolatry of THE STATE. They’re not the American ideal. They’re Roman. Borderline blasphemous. And some of them (not the new crap) are indeed, awe-inspiring. I’d be more worried about that sticking with the kids than I would the weather or Metro mishaps.
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The kids and I have studied a more libertarian perspective on the US government. The subtext of the Roman fascis.
I am old too, at least I feel old sometimes.
I think we may have the reason for the ‘estranged’...........
We homeschooled our two sons through 8th grade, and thus, when we'd go downtown, it would be on a school day during the school year, in nice, pleasant weather. Much nicer that way.
In terms of aggressive foreigners, the last time we went, a few years ago, a little east asian girl, about 4’ 11” weighing in at about 89 lbs. just about bowled over my large self on the way to see the Hope Diamond. I gave her a good shove back to regain my position and make a little room for my sons, but I was a little stunned by the punch this young lady packed.
East Asians seem used to teeming crowds, and don't seem inhibited about pushing their way through in an assertive manner.
In terms of outages, at this time, about 25% of DC is still in the dark. Here's a link that might help:
http://www.pepco.com/home/emergency/maps/stormcenter/
At least out where I live (near Annapolis), at least most of the traffic lights are working again.
sitetest
I guess that depends on whether the Estranged has tickets to fly out of Washington DC to an unknown destination.
As long as they are just going to see the monuments and tourist areas.
Thanks for the update.
Dot-Indians and Pakistani?
Good to know
Maybe for the Jefferson memorial - seem to remember a lot of old cherry trees in poor health around that one. Some trees near the Viet Nam memorial and Korean, as well. But WWII, Lincoln and Washington would be OK, I would think.
I’d check with the museums before I went, but I’d expect most to be open. I don’t see anything to the contrary on the Smithonian web page.
And per the OPM website: “Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN and employees have the OPTION for UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK.”
And it looks like the only delays on the Metro rail are for scheduled track work.
Not much helpful info ... is this a day trip? Or will they be in DC for a few days, staying at a hotel? There are many really nice hotels, but a number of ‘fleabags’ too, and those are not well located.
If they stay close to the Mall and tourist areas, they should be fine. The monuments themselves aren’t AC’d, most are just outdoors.
I imagine all the Smithsonian buildings that line the Mall have had their AC restored. The Capitol and various House/Senate office buildings; the SCOTUS bldg and Library of Congress should also have their AC restored.
Assuming they don’t have respiratory problems, and if they carry and drink lots of water and use sunscreen, wear shade hats, and normal heat/sun protections, they should be all right. Not comfortable, but fine.
More Japanese, Korean, Chinese, as best I can tell.
Homelite too?
Be sure to have them stay in the touristy part of the city (monuments, museums, mall, etc...). Before I moved to NM in ‘92 I worked in DC’s war zone (Anacostia, SE Heights) and it was pure jungle. There’s also other pockets of nastiness through out the city.
It hasn’t gotten better since I left. Please let me know when everyone returns safe and sound, OK?
My generator is only 9KW, but I can run it for 24 hours on $25.
Truth bump!
That's pretty good! I used to use a 5KW unit, which used about a half a gallon of gasoline per hour, but all I could hook up was my fridge, my sump pump, my freezer, the microwave, coffee maker, a couple of computers, and an electric frying pan.
We have a well, so that meant no water. And, of course, no heat in the winter, and no a/c in the summer (and it's been reaching the upper 90s each day around here).
Because I'm all-electric, and have heat pumps, even with the 20KW unit, I can only run one of the heat pumps. But now I have water! TV! A couple more gadgets in the kitchen. A room air conditioner specially dedicated to the computer room, and the entire computer room (including two means of Internet access). And, for safety's sake, my father's chair lifts (he moved in in November 2011).
But the sucker uses about a gallon and a half of propane per hour, and last time I needed a refill, it was about $4 per gallon.
Ouch.
sitetest
If they understand the symbolism, have them check out the Lincoln memorial, very telling.
Your a smart Gal, good for you!
Thank you
It hasn’t gotten better since I left. Please let me know when everyone returns safe and sound, OK?
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I will thanks TS. Hope all is well with you. I hear it’s warm out there.
More Japanese, Korean, Chinese, as best I can tell.
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EAST Asians! of course. Mapreading has never been my best skills. And certain people are telling me bluntly it is time for a GPS in my life.
But I am ignoring them.
More Japanese, Korean, Chinese, as best I can tell.
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EAST Asians! of course. Mapreading has never been my best skill. And certain people are telling me bluntly it is time for a GPS in my life.
But I am ignoring them.
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