On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:31:03 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

On Jan 18, 8:17 am, HK wrote:

Bathroom anxiety certainly is a concern, but fortunately, several unions
within a couple of blocks of the Capitol are having an open house
and...more important...access to bathrooms... :)


Once that word gets out I'll bet the open house closes.

Eisboch


Well, you probably will need a union ID. That's what the unions do during
legislative meetings...you can't get in without some sort of appropriate
ID...but with two million souls on the mall, it could easily get out of
hand! :)

Being the 56,723rd person to climb into a porti-potty on the mall is a
scary thought.

Getting out of town is going to be a bitch, too. The only good way is to
wait for the crowds to thin out a bit and then head for a metro station
not well known to the touristas.


When I was stationed in Annapolis during my last two years in the Navy, we
would often zip down to DC on weekends and hang out at the museums and/or
walk the various sites. It was always fun, you learned something during
every visit and I got to know how to drive in and out with no problems. We
would leave our house early in the morning, get a full day in in the Capital
area, and be home for dinner. I often used to get a parking place on the
street right across from the Smithsonian's main entrance.

I'll bet all that has changed now.

Eisboch

Summertime is a bear for parking at the mall, although if you get there
early enough, it can be done. It's much more convenient to park at one of
the outlying metro stations and take the metro to the Smithsonian stop.
--
* Procrastinate Now! *

John H