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keyjan t1_j4ira5k wrote

Reply to comment by PattyMmKay in Cosplay by Lilymon4Life

Hotel's already booked out but I'm sure there are still badges. The nice thing about these two is that you can just drive up there for a day. (Or take transit—the light rail lets off about a half mile from the hotel.)

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keyjan t1_j4icj84 wrote

Reply to comment by gunnie56 in Cosplay by Lilymon4Life

Couple of smaller ones are Far Point (February) and Shore Leave (July), both out in Cockeysville. They're fun. (The big kahuna is DragonCon in Atlanta on Labor Day.)

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keyjan t1_j46nk0c wrote

Reply to Happy Friday by Ok-Resolution6450

and here I was going to concur, "Oh thank doG!" Fingers crossed the rest of the day goes better for you.

Hopefully the conductor put this person off the train onto the side of the tracks and said, "Oh hey, now you're trespassing, too." Dipshit.

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keyjan t1_j2fnpox wrote

Reply to comment by CorporateProvocateur in Your Take on DC Pedestrians? Are they Aloof? by CorporateProvocateur

Couple years ago, a neighbor of mine out here in the burbs was crossing the Post Office driveway. A driver pulled up to the stop sign, they both made eye contact, my neighbor took a couple steps out into the driveway and the driver ran her over anyway.

(In the “Convenient Cop” vein, the driver behind the striking vehicle was an off duty cop. Neighbor (70 yo!) got a broken shoulder and hip, but fortunately recovered nicely.)

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keyjan t1_j2fn7xl wrote

Reply to Your Take on DC Pedestrians? Are they Aloof? by CorporateProvocateur

Some of them are glued to their phones, but most of the time they’re paying attention. Locals are aware of how dangerous it is to cross the street in the crosswalk with the green light or walk signal.

Tourists, OTOH…. Last week I was out for my after lunch walk and watched two different family groups just walk out into traffic. (As I passed them afterwards, I said, “This is D.C. They WILL hit you.”)

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