some words of wisdom for visiting DC
http://urbzen.com/2009/01/18/the-essential-guide-for-visiting-dc-during-inauguration/
I might add a few more:
1. If you're lost while driving, pull over. Do not slow down. Pull over. Get out of the god damned way.
2. Pay attention to traffic lights. When it's Green - go. Don't sit around like some jerk.
3. The place is a newcomer's nightmare - get a map and learn to use it.
4. Never ever ever drive under 55mph on the highway. Never ever try to get on one doing less than that. 60 is better, and 70 better yet.
5. If you fly in, realize that of the 3 airports, BWI is so far away that it will take you days to get anywhere else. And no one will pick you up there. Don't even ask.
6. The District of Columbia is a separate Federal district. It is not, I repeat - NOT, in any state, no matter how incomprehensible that seems to you. So stop asking about it and debating with us when we tell you. You just look stupid.
7. If you're from Texas, stop talking about it, (I know it'll be hard). We couldn't care less.
8. We know that the traffic circles are insane, that the congestion is horrid, that crime is rampant, and that prices are outrageous. We know.
9. Telling people here that you're a taxpayer and thus should be treated better than everyone else just makes you look as dumb as you really are. It doesn't work in your hometown, and it sure as hell won't work here. We're all soaked up in taxes - you aren't special.
10. If you come in the Winter it's going to be dark, cold, wet, drab and downright ugly. If you come in Summer it will be hotter than the sun, with humidity to match. You've been warned.
I might add a few more:
1. If you're lost while driving, pull over. Do not slow down. Pull over. Get out of the god damned way.
2. Pay attention to traffic lights. When it's Green - go. Don't sit around like some jerk.
3. The place is a newcomer's nightmare - get a map and learn to use it.
4. Never ever ever drive under 55mph on the highway. Never ever try to get on one doing less than that. 60 is better, and 70 better yet.
5. If you fly in, realize that of the 3 airports, BWI is so far away that it will take you days to get anywhere else. And no one will pick you up there. Don't even ask.
6. The District of Columbia is a separate Federal district. It is not, I repeat - NOT, in any state, no matter how incomprehensible that seems to you. So stop asking about it and debating with us when we tell you. You just look stupid.
7. If you're from Texas, stop talking about it, (I know it'll be hard). We couldn't care less.
8. We know that the traffic circles are insane, that the congestion is horrid, that crime is rampant, and that prices are outrageous. We know.
9. Telling people here that you're a taxpayer and thus should be treated better than everyone else just makes you look as dumb as you really are. It doesn't work in your hometown, and it sure as hell won't work here. We're all soaked up in taxes - you aren't special.
10. If you come in the Winter it's going to be dark, cold, wet, drab and downright ugly. If you come in Summer it will be hotter than the sun, with humidity to match. You've been warned.
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