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| Friday night fight: 70 brawl at DC transit station |
| 2010-08-08 |
| Ah, brings back fond memories of the Metro system. lotp and I have never actually met in the flesh, but we were supposed to once. I took the Metro to D.C. to meet her and Seafarious. Whist waiting to change trains, a young fellow walked up to me and poked me in the mush for no obvious reason. By the time I'd done the polic report and they'd retrieved my glasses off the tracks I was late for our dinner and we never caught up. She returned to her usual abode and I to my trivial pursuits. I sit by the phone waiting, waiting, and Seafarious never calls. Despite the fact that lotp's moved to my neck of the woods we still haven't gotten together. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #9 Greenbelt was built for WW11 vets after the war. Looking at the homes you will see how similar they are. It has all changed now so yes a 45 would be something to have but you will have lots of trouble should anyone be aware of it. Camera checks at lights $400. Mail in ticket. Parking violations are a big revenue for DC. Just a reminder you had a good time visiting DC. |
| Posted by: Dale 2010-08-08 16:18 |
| #8 Me three, Fred. Anytime is fine with me. I live a lot closer than I did for the one I went to when tw was the guest of honor. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-08-08 16:13 |
| #7 "Gonna be time for a Beltway-Balmore Rantapalooza one of these days, Fred." I'm in, as long as it's before the first of October or after Christmas. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-08-08 14:34 |
| #6 I sit by the phone waiting, waiting, Jajajajajaja... Supper with Ethel... again! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-08-08 14:10 |
| #5 Gonna be time for a Beltway-Balmore Rantapalooza one of these days, Fred. How about Camp Rantburg? I could afford to show up for that one. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-08 12:24 |
| #4 I camped a couple of nights at the NPS campground in Greenbelt just 12 miles from town. This was for Veteran's Day 2004. I had thought of taking the nearby Metro to downtown, but drove instead. There was plenty of parking that day. I was talking to a DC vet at the Wall, told him where I had stayed & he told me he wouldn't camp at that place unless he had a .45 under his pillow. At least that's legal now, although I don't know about MD law once you leave federal land. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-08 11:53 |
| #3 Gonna be time for a Beltway-Balmore Rantapalooza one of these days, Fred. Re: this incident, it started at the Gallery Place station, continued on the train and spilled out onto the platforms at L'Enfant. Bystanders report being pushed, shoved, threatened etc. along the way as 6+ dozen teens bashed each other and anyone in the vicinity. DC cops and a council member pushed for earlier curfew for those under 16 in order to give the cops another tool to keep order. However, some other council members refuse, saying it might lead to profiling. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-08-08 08:08 |
| #2 I'm predicting 1969. |
| Posted by: Fred 2010-08-08 08:04 |
| #1 How long 'til ehese Distrik youfs graduate to parisienne style carbecues? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-08-08 00:47 |