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So               you               want               to               see               history               being               made               -               yes?

No?

Maybe?

I               will               give               you               my               best               advice               as               a               DC               resident               on               how               to               cope               with               the               Inauguration               madness               on               January               20,               2009               and               the               preceding               week.

First,               some               facts.
               1)               The               Washington               Metrorail               averages               about               600-700,000               daily               passengers.

Current               estimates               are               for               as               many               as               4               million               people               to               be               on               the               Mall               and               along               Pennsylvania               Avenue               on               Inauguration               Day.

Most               of               those               attending               will               be               from               out               of               town.

Some               will               walk               to               their               hotel,               some               will               try               to               get               a               cab,               a               few               will               take               buses               running               on               a               reduced               (?!)               schedule               but               most               will               probably               crowd               into               the               Metro               along               with               many               of               the               folks               who               actually               work               for               a               living               in               DC.

Most               white               collar               workers               will               have               the               day               off               but               blue               collar               service               workers               selling               food               and               booze               will               mostly               work               the               mother               of               all               overtime               shifts.

In               short,               it               will               be               amazingly               tight               on               the               Metro,               both               on               the               trains               and               on               the               platforms.

Metro               is               running               the               trains               on               a               rush-hour               level               schedule               from               4               a.m.

to               7               p.m               straight               and               will               certainly               set               a               new               daily               passenger               volume               record.
               2)               Washington               is               not               Montreal               but               late               January               is               not               much               fun               for               a               lot               of               people               here.

It's               fairly               cold               and               damp               with               wind;               at               Dulles               Airport,               the               temperature               stays               on               average               just               barely               below               freezing,               with               daily               highs               and               lows               below               and               above.

Recall               the               massive               crowds               and               how               thick               it               will               be               along               all               of               the               routes;               finding               a               warm               shelter               to               take               a               break               may               well               constitute               giving               up               on               viewing               the               events.
               3)               Lodging               is               at               a               severe               premium.

Lots               of               Washingtonians               are               charging               outrageous               daily               rates               for               lodging,               in               excess               of               20               times               normal               rent.

I               have               seen               listings               for               nice               but               not               devastatingly               impressive               townhouses               for               $3,000               a               night,               and               apartments               on               Dupont               Circle               that               lease               for               maybe               $2500/month               charging               $2000               a               day.

If               you               don't               believe               this,               do               a               search               for               "inauguration"               for               sublets               on               Craigslist               or               just               look               at               these               DAILY               rates.

Large               landlords               are               issuing               warning               notices               to               tenants               not               to               sublet               without               authorization               but               I               suspect               that               "cheating"               is               already               massive.

I               was               tempted               myself               but               I               don't               want               to               cheat,               and               don't               want               to               get               sued               AND               evicted               for               what               random               out-of-town               visitors               might               do               to               my               place.

BOTTOM               LINE:               If               you               don't               have               lodging,               you               need               to               call               in               favors,               bunk               with               family               or               old               friends               or               start               looking               up               to               50               miles               away;               Baltimore's               hotels               40               miles               away               are               already               filling               and               may               be               filled               to               capacity.
               4)               Odds               are               you               will               be               able               to               see               the               events               better               on               TV               than               you               will               even               with               an               excellent               viewing               spot.

Tickets               for               the               Inauguration               itself               are               already               going               going               gone               from               Congressional               offices               and               into               the               "scalper"               market,               though               if               you               live               in               the               West               or               in               a               small               population               state,               your               Congressional               and               especially               Senatorial               delegation               may               be               less               deluged               marginally.

Some               offices               are               distributing               them               first-come,               first-serve;               others               are               running               a               random               pool.

If               you               don't               get               a               ticket,               you               are               a               pedestrian               looking               for               a               TV.

This               website               of               the               Joint               Congressional               Committee               on               Inaugural               Ceremonies               (aka               "the               Joint               Committee")               may               provide               additional               guidance               on               the               swearing-in               itself               at               the               Capitol.

After               the               Inauguration               itself,               there               are               the               parade               and               a               number               of               "official"               Inaugural               Balls               sponsored               by               the               Presidential               Inaugural               Committee,               and               other               unofficial               events               sponsored               by               many               other               organizations               for               fun,               frolic               and               undoubtedly               alcoholic               excess.
               Well,               if               I               haven't               scared               you               away,               here's               what               I               would               encourage               you               to               consider               to               get               the               most               out               of               your               visit               here.
               a)               If               you               take               the               Metro,               respect               the               Metro.

Do               not               eat,               drink               or               dear               G-d               smoke               on               the               Metro.

They               arrest               10               year-old               girls               here               for               eating               out               of               their               lunch               bags               and               Metro               police               will               have               absolutely               no               sense               of               humor               or               respect               for               your               off-beat               personality               that               you               developed               in               your               years               in               the               brown               cafes               in               Amsterdam.

Arresting               you               will               bring               a               cheer               from               locals               if               you               blatantly               leave               roachbait               crumbs               on               the               trains               and               platforms               or               poison               the               air               for               the               next               100               passengers.

Even               Libertarian               Party               members               who               live               here               will               have               no               sympathy               for               you.

If               you               plan               to               bring               a               unauthorized               weapon               onto               the               Metro               on               Inauguration               Day,               seek               professional               help.

The               Washington               Metro               is               rather               safe               but               this               safety               brochure               is               still               wise.
               b)               Buy               Metro               fare               early.

I               recommend               a               day               pass               or               even               a               week               pass               if               you               are               staying               the               whole               week,               but               if               you               are               riding               a               la               carte,               drop               a               $20               into               the               machine               and               give               the               card's               balance               to               a               local               friend               as               a               gift.

Don't               be               standing               in               line               on               Inauguration               Day               buying               $1.35               fares               to               go               three               stops               to               Dupont               Circle.

If               you               are               taking               a               bus,               go               ahead               and               buy               an               all               day               bus               pass               on               your               first               boarding.

There's               a               time               and               place               to               pay               extra               and               not               sweat               it.
               c)               How               to               board               and               ride               the               Metro.

Study               this               map               to               help               you               familiarize               yourself               with               the               system.

If               you               are               on               a               Metro               escalator,               you               STAND               on               the               right               and               you               WALK               BRISKLY               on               the               left.

Ignoring               this               means               that               you               will               be               cursed               to               your               face,               possibly               by               one               of               the               nuns               of               the               Poor               Clares               convent               boarding               at               Catholic               University.

It               may               not               be               possible               to               do               this               due               to               the               crowds,               but               do               it               if               you               can.

When               you               hear               the               chime               and               the               announcement               to               "step               back:               doors               closing",               do               it,               unless               you               want               to               lose               a               bag               or               a               finger.

There               will               be               rush-hour               level               service               all               day;               you               can               afford               to               miss               one               train               and               catch               the               next               one.

On               the               Metro,               no               gentleman               or               lady               sits               when               a               pregnant               woman,               a               senior               citizen               or               a               disabled               citizen               stands.
               d)               Where               to               go               on               the               Metro               to               get               to               the               events.

Subject               to               change               and               further               notice.

For               the               Pennsylvania               Avenue               parade               route,               the               stations               that               you               will               want               are               Judiciary               Square,               Metro               Center,               Gallery               Place,               Federal               Triangle               and               Smithsonian               and               you               should               prepare               to               do               a               little               (a               lot               of)               walking.

All               of               them               are               likely               to               be               "zoos"               and               I               am               surprised               that               Federal               Triangle               will               even               be               kept               open               due               to               the               crowd               pressure               right               on               site.

Expect               Pennsylvania               Avenue               to               be               extremely               difficult               to               cross               until               well               after               the               parade               is               over;               I               recommend               considering               the               Metro               Blue/Orange               Line               to               cross               Pennsylvania               Avenue               and               then               walking               back               up               the               several               blocks               to               Pennsylvania               Avenue               from               the               south               side               at               L'Enfant               or               Smithsonian.

These               are               long               walks               in               the               cold               through               the               masses               on               the               Mall,               but               the               tensest               U.S.

non-military               security               zone               on               Inauguration               Day               may               well               be               about               1.4               miles               long,               60               yards               wide               and               paved.

To               get               to               the               Mall,               take               the               Metro               to               Smithsonian               or               perhaps               L'Enfant               Plaza,               and               again               get               ready               to               walk.

If               you               are               one               of               the               elite               few               to               get               tickets               to               the               actual               Inauguration,               I               suggest               Union               Station               and               either               a               cab               or               a               walk               to               the               Capitol;               Capitol               South               is               also               a               good               choice               but               Union               Station               will               probably               be               a               shorter               Metro               ride               for               many.
               e)               Best               place               to               go               to               in               DC               for               enjoyment               afterwards?

I               recommend               Busboys               and               Poets               though               their               main               location               on               14th               Street               will               likely               be               mobbed.

The               location               near               Mount               Vernon               Square               is               very               new,               less               well-known               and               you               may               find               it               easier               to               get               seated               there               late               in               the               evening.

Busboys               and               Poets               is               a               very               liberal               bookstore/restaurant/bar               with               liberal               and               radical               titles               on               the               shelves               and               rather               good               food               and               drink               at               moderate               prices.

Then               again,               I               am               a               liberal               and               an               Obama               supporter,               so               its               "vibe"               suits               me               fine.

But               Georgetown               and               Adams-Morgan               (both               accessible               by               bus               or               by               Metro               and               a               long               walk)               will               be               brimming               with               parties               and               festivities               to               enjoy               generally.
               If               you               come               to               DC,               please               enjoy               your               visit               and               all               the               best!






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