On Monday 14 June 2004 11:02 am, Max Lemieux wrote: : DC offers a great pedestrian experience, at least from Georgetown to the : central area, Dupont Circle, etc... basically all the ritzy parts of : town. I'm sure bicycling would be a blast too. There are a myriad of : back paths, canals, alleyways etc. : : The trains are very easy to use as well. : : IMO, if you can get into DC without a car, you'll never miss one. : Dodging the speedy gummint motorcades which plague the downtown area : will be your biggest concern as a hoofer. Heh... I havnt had trouble with the motorcades, or even idiot toursists (lots of out of state license plates in town...), but the taxi drivers are dangerous as hell!
Jamie : : -Max : : Linux Rocks! crafted these words on 06/14/04 13:50: : >On Monday 14 June 2004 01:11 pm, Howard Fredericks wrote: : >: VA is ten minutes away at what time of the day? [Passingly curious] : > : >I should have said 10 miles, which is really about 15 minutes. There are : > only a few hours of the day that Im even interested in going on a freeway : > out here... the traffic is so bad that at the wrong time it can take 2 : > hours to go 10 miles. driving out here is nuts... : > : >: My wife is recently back from visiting relatives and relayed her recent : >: chagrin at stop-and-go traffic in the Sunday early AM between : >: Fredricksburg and DC on I95. The non-stop traffic congestion is : >: definitely one aspect of living near the DC beltway that I don't miss. : > : >Theres been a lot of stuff going on in DC the last few weeks. between the : >normal onslaught of people visiting DC in the spring/summer, there has : > aslo ben a lot of events (like the ww2 memorial, regans corpse, ...) : > Driving and parking in DC is one of the things that has kept me from : > enjoying some of DC's sights... the nations capital does offer some : > bitchen stuff to do... DC does have Metro which isnt too bad, however its : > not cheap (about $10 for fare and parking) : >I much prefer a 2 mile bike ride in eugene to trying to find a parking : > spot in DC! : > : >Jamie : > : >: --Howard : >: : >: On Jun 12, 2004, at 5:23 AM, Linux Rocks! wrote: : >: > On Friday 11 June 2004 10:22 pm, Bob Miller wrote: : >: > : Linux Rocks! wrote: : >: > : > : We have members in California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, : >: > : >: > Virginia, : >: > : >: > : > : Wisconsin... (Did I miss a locale?) Is it time for another : >: > : >: > MiniTrue : >: > : >: > : > Im currently in Maryland (DC area). I will be returning soon : >: > : >: > though :) : >: > : >: > : Oh, I thought you were in Virginia. So strike Virginia and add : >: > : Maryland. Sorry... : >: > : >: > From here, virginia is about 10 minutes away also... I have my choice : >: > of : >: > virginia, DC , or maryland sales tax. I cant wait to get back... I : >: > plan on : >: > leaving in a couple weeks :) : >: > : >: > Jamie : >: > : >: > : >: > -- : >: > Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a : >: > good excuse : >: > for some of the brain-damages of minix. : >: > -- Linus Torvalds to Andrew Tanenbaum : >: > : >: > _______________________________________________ : >: > EUGLUG mailing list : >: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug : >: : >: _______________________________________________ : >: EUGLUG mailing list : >: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >: http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug : : _______________________________________________ : EUGLUG mailing list : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug -- Even more amazing was the realization that God has Internet access. I wonder if He has a full newsfeed? -- Matt Welsh _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
