I suspect on any other list where Larry posts ::mumble:: It wouldn't be so bad if he wold at least speak to his own point...
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love this list. > > Where else can an innocuous question like 'where are some cool places > to go in DC?' spiral into a prick waving contest on who's city is > safer? > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Larry Lyons<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>Okay, I'm going to invoke the formulaic argument - any time that I > >>post, within a reasonable number of posts someone, typically Sam, > >>Gruss, Larry or one of the other regulars will make a snarky comment > >>and then an exchange will begin that will drag the thread onto a new, > >>heretofore unexpected course of discussion. > >> > >>Thanks for keeping the status quo folks! > >> > >>In all seriousness, thanks for all the advice - the new museums look > >>interesting and the traffic pattern update is good info as well. > >> > >>Cheers! > >>Hatton > > > > N/P. Its just I'm getting pissed at the prejudices exhibited against DC. > More often than not the people who are arguing that it horribly dangerous > nasty etc, argue by anecdote or vague reminiscence, rarely by real data. > More often than not anecdotes are not worth much, not even the paper they're > written on. > > > > But here's my general advice, take the VRE or the Metro into DC. You can > get day passes or if I can suggest you may want to get a SmartTrip card. > These can be purchased ahead of time or at the stations. You can then load > as much as you want on them. If you are parking in a Metro lot, you will > need one of these cards to get out of the lot, unless you can find one of > the few exits that that credit cards. > > > > If you want to go through the Smithsonian Museums on the Mall, and want > to go through most of them, be prepared to take at least 2 or 3 days to do > so. Also try some of the side trips in the area, like National Harbor, Hanes > Point, Fort Ward (if you're into the Civil War) etc. Go through something > like the Frommer's Guide to DC ( > http://www.frommers.com/destinations/washingtondc/) and plan the > excursions but leave plenty of time for extras. > > > > larry > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301476 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
