Deluge '06 Reporting: D.C. Wet and Crazy

Yesterday this intrepid DCist reporter took to the street on his bike, searching high and low for rain-related news. It didn't take long--traffic alone became THE post-work story. Traffic was backed up everywhere from Georgetown to Capitol Hill, with cars and buses routinely stuck in the middle of intersections as lights turned red. Traffic seemed heaviest along H Street from 17th Street to New York Avenue, with stopped cars clogging every patch of road and only inching towards their destinations. The night's highlight may have come on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, where we finally answered a question that has dogged us for years--What happens if a car gets caught over those retractable barriers? The answer is priceless.