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Odd
Feb 11, 2023 12:56:09 GMT -5
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Post by kings6 on Feb 11, 2023 12:56:09 GMT -5
Sitting here in the student lounge of Georgetown University in DC and definitely feel like a fish out of water!
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Odd
Feb 11, 2023 12:58:47 GMT -5
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Post by mike454 on Feb 11, 2023 12:58:47 GMT -5
Not too far from the NRA Museum if you're looking for something to do
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Odd
Feb 11, 2023 13:00:07 GMT -5
Post by ezekiel38 on Feb 11, 2023 13:00:07 GMT -5
UH, YUP! I was in southern California on business a while back and my prayer was Lord let us get out of here unscathed. He blessed me and we did. Felt like a space alien there.
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Post by cas on Feb 11, 2023 13:28:12 GMT -5
"My boy, we're pilgrims in an unholy land."
(30 years working at a state run liberal indoctrination center. (or as I like to call it, "the Stupid Factory"))
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Odd
Feb 11, 2023 13:53:54 GMT -5
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Post by kings6 on Feb 11, 2023 13:53:54 GMT -5
Sitting waiting for the wife to finish in the bookstore so I grabbed a student newspaper to read. Good old Jesuit University student rag with articles on needing more gun regulations, a written one asking for more classss on sexuality and erotic education and a write up on how the Squash team did last week. Just kept the Benchmade auto tucked out of sight š.
Yep, we are not in Kansas anymore Toto! Oh the places we go to see kids and grandkids.
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Odd
Feb 11, 2023 13:59:59 GMT -5
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Post by longoval on Feb 11, 2023 13:59:59 GMT -5
Heck, I'm out of place in Houston, TX.
Metro life is not for me.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Feb 11, 2023 14:44:23 GMT -5
Ditto, working in Austin for 28years allowed an eyes wide open view of just where weird and self gratification gets you. A hard reset is the only way out IMO.
Trapr
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Post by hairy on Feb 11, 2023 19:34:11 GMT -5
Rob, you are a braver soul than I to go into the D.C. area!
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Odd
Feb 12, 2023 8:59:44 GMT -5
Post by bula on Feb 12, 2023 8:59:44 GMT -5
Had a couple Saturday evenings of fun in Georgetown years ago. My older Sis lived over to Leesburg then and we used her place as a base for adventures. I remember a really good Gyro, cautiously enjoyed the entertainment provided by strange city folk.
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Odd
Feb 12, 2023 9:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by kings6 on Feb 12, 2023 9:30:22 GMT -5
It actually isnāt bad visiting here. The kids live in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance of the Pentagon and only 10 minutes from Reagan airport. We can take Rex for short walks on safe streets and they have really nice neighbors. The neighbor on one side is the highest ranking female Marine officer in the Marine Corp and folks across the street are military lawyers so itās pretty calm and quiet. We can run out to see the sites then in 10-15 minutes be back in the house.
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Post by x101airborne on Feb 12, 2023 10:36:36 GMT -5
I feel odd and panicky in the grocery store. Nevermind how I would feel in DC.
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Feb 12, 2023 11:15:21 GMT -5
Post by williamiorg on Feb 12, 2023 11:15:21 GMT -5
Hotel, One Washington Circle right across the park. If you can make it past the homeless. It's okay in daylight and during the morning walk to the metro station. Washington Circle can be a spooky place at night. Hard to believe John George taught there.
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Feb 12, 2023 11:17:50 GMT -5
Post by bigbrowndog on Feb 12, 2023 11:17:50 GMT -5
It actually isnāt bad visiting here. The kids live in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance of the Pentagon and only 10 minutes from Reagan airport. We can take Rex for short walks on safe streets and they have really nice neighbors. The neighbor on one side is the highest ranking female Marine officer in the Marine Corp and folks across the street are military lawyers so itās pretty calm and quiet. We can run out to see the sites then in 10-15 minutes be back in the house. Reminded me of a funny memory, I was invited to a USAF pilot graduation. I was a mere Airman 2 striper, in attendance was a General officer female who may have been highest ranking female at the time. When the dance portion commenced, all the young officers grabbed partners and hit the dance floor. The General sat in her chair chatting with someone, I got up and went and asked for a dance. She accepted and we hit the dance floor, after that she had no shortage of partners. I was told by my inviter that when I took the General to the dance floor all the officers were looking and whispering. Iām guessing they were all pissed at themselves for not thinking of seizing the opportunity first. Who Dares, Wins!!! Trapr
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Feb 12, 2023 11:38:11 GMT -5
Post by hairy on Feb 12, 2023 11:38:11 GMT -5
The only time I was in the D.C. area was when Newt & the Contract with America Republicans captured the House of Representatives and Bill Clinton shook his shell shocked finger at all us NRA members for retaliating for the so called Assault Weapon Ban that he pushed for which I was glad to have played a small part in the changing of the guard. As a result I was invited to D.C. for the swearing-in ceremony for Minnesota Senator Rod Grams and Representative Gil Guknecht. I do not remember the name of the hotel we stayed in, but, I do remember it was across the street from City Hall and the uniformed doorman warned all the guests when they left the hotel to not venture more than two blocks from the Mall of you want to stay breathing. Mayor Marion Barry didn't have a firm grip on governing or reality at the time as I recall.
One thing that is vivid in this septuagenarians mind is two eggs, two strips of bacon, two slices of toast and a rather small orange juice wasted a $20 bill at breakfast. Perhaps it was an omen of the robbery that has been happening to our country since?
The Park Police were more than on edge at the time and I am glad I didn't sneeze. I wondered how things were there on February 2nd when the sun comes out? We all know what ground hogs do when they see their shadow on that day, eh?
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Post by bushog on Feb 12, 2023 11:57:53 GMT -5
It actually isnāt bad visiting here. The kids live in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance of the Pentagon and only 10 minutes from Reagan airport. We can take Rex for short walks on safe streets and they have really nice neighbors. The neighbor on one side is the highest ranking female Marine officer in the Marine Corp and folks across the street are military lawyers so itās pretty calm and quiet. We can run out to see the sites then in 10-15 minutes be back in the house. It takes looking for Lightā¦. Itās thereā¦
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