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Offline 1pLUs44

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Washington DC...
« on: February 22, 2009, 10:13:55 PM »
Overall, I learned a lot about the North.

1. I apparently talk too slow
2. I'm too nice
3. I have a funny accent

^^was most of what I heard :lol

But, it was very pretty, the first day kind of sucked though.

I get to Houston, and I'm really tired, I had gotten up at 3 AM, I get to my terminal after eating a small breakfast, and I chill there, I hear something, and this HUGE mexican dude, beat up this old lady, took her purse, and tried to run off while Airport security arrested him :lol

I went to the Smithsonians (didn't see ANY WWII Planes except for like the basic 5 or 6), went to Patuxent, and I saw the new V-22 Osprey, and let me tell you, this thing is HUGE! We then drove behind the runway in our bus, and an F-18 taking off shook the bus with after burners, which was awesome. I got like 250 pictures.  :aok They're uploading right now, just got back.
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 10:33:48 PM »
No one in D.C. knows which way the wind blows is all you need to know.  :D
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 10:47:06 PM »
See Rule #2
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2009, 02:21:12 AM »
See Rule #6
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 07:41:19 AM »
Oh, and I tried to find my Senator, and I was in the right building and everything, but they were in room numbers that didn't exist :huh
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 08:18:27 AM »
well, I dont we can count Washington DC as northners   :P
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 09:04:42 AM »
well, I dont we can count Washington DC as northners   :P

No one in DC is from DC.  Therefore we are considered some strange mix of everything.   :rock

No one in D.C. knows which way the wind blows is all you need to know.  :D

Friggin wind shifted directions 3 times during my 25 minute walk to work this morning.  :lol



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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2009, 10:55:24 AM »
I went to the Smithsonians (didn't see ANY WWII Planes except for like the basic 5 or 6), went to Patuxent, and I saw the new V-22 Osprey, and let me tell you, this thing is HUGE! We then drove behind the runway in our bus, and an F-18 taking off shook the bus with after burners, which was awesome. I got like 250 pictures.  :aok They're uploading right now, just got back.

You didn't go to Udvar-Hazy at Dulles Airport?

Thats where the Smithsonian has a large portion of it's collection, AR234, Fw190F8, N1K2-J, F4U-1, P-40E, the list goes on and on. The Collection at the Mall pales in comparison to the collection at Dulles.
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2009, 11:01:44 AM »
You didn't go to Udvar-Hazy at Dulles Airport?

Thats where the Smithsonian has a large portion of it's collection, AR234, Fw190F8, N1K2-J, F4U-1, P-40E, the list goes on and on. The Collection at the Mall pales in comparison to the collection at Dulles.


Yep....need to go to Dulles.
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2009, 04:20:14 PM »
You didn't go to Udvar-Hazy at Dulles Airport?

Thats where the Smithsonian has a large portion of it's collection, AR234, Fw190F8, N1K2-J, F4U-1, P-40E, the list goes on and on. The Collection at the Mall pales in comparison to the collection at Dulles.


Nope  :( :frown:

I wish I woulda known it was THERE.

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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2009, 04:33:56 PM »
I love D.C. My second wife took me there as a surpise anniversary gift in October 2003.  We were only there for a few days, so I didn't get to see everything I wanted.  Can't wait to get back, they were still working on the WW2 Memorial when we were there.  My favorite trip ever.
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2009, 04:37:15 PM »
Oh, and I tried to find my Senator, and I was in the right building and everything, but they were in room numbers that didn't exist :huh
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2009, 05:42:56 PM »
Overall, I learned a lot about the North.
D.C.  38°N.
Nashvile  36°N.
I don't think its more than 250 miles.
Correct me if I'm wrong plz.
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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2009, 05:45:35 PM »
Having been to DC, I would have to say that it is more 'extremely Northern Southeast' than 'North'.

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Re: Washington DC...
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2009, 05:46:35 PM »
D.C.  38°N.
Nashvile  36°N.
I don't think its more than 250 miles.
Correct me if I'm wrong plz.


More than that. 675 miles or about 10 hours.
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!