Go Home Already: Shouts and Murmurs
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Morning Roundup: Second Helpings Edition
Fire at 17th and L NW Forces Evacuations
Good morning, Washington. It would be hard to oversell the unusually perfect weather we've all been enjoying for the past few days. I will admit to humming "Something Good" from The Sound of Music under my breath this morning when I stepped outside to greet breezy, downright cool D.C. weather in August. The AP (via WTOP) drives the point home even more by remembering a powerful F-4 tornado that touched down in Western Maryland exactly ten years ago. What on earth could we have done to deserve such nice weather during the part of the year that's supposed to be the most miserable? We hope you get out and enjoy it while it lasts.
Man Dies in Bay Bridge Accident: If you were headed back in to the city from the beach this weekend, you likely had a terrible time on the road, thanks to miles and miles of backup created by a scary accident on the Bay Bridge. A truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer was forced off the bridge and plunged into the water below. NBC4 has images of the scene, which are like something out of a nightmare. Clean up of the accident is still going on this morning.
Commercial Real Estate Deals Way Down in D.C.: More bad economic news from the Post, which reports that commercial real estate deals in the District are down 61 percent compared to last year. Declines in Northern Virginia's commercial real estate market are even more pronounced, with an 87 percent decline. Office leasing demand has also gone down, although not as dramatically, even though rents have actually gone up slightly.
Briefly Noted: Teen found shot to death in Southeast ... Takoma Park city employee accused of stealing cars with city tow truck ... Three people injured by bottle thrown on to a Metrobus ... Man found dead in car on Georgia Ave.
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>>>"Unfortunately, it is common" for buses on some routes to be struck by objects thrown by youths, she said.
Welcome to the jungle portion of your bus trip.
Sommer, the first and last items in the "Briefly Noted" section appear to relate to the same shooting. Just FYI.
Did anyone else realize that the morning roundup has the same kid killed in two different areas of the city?
So, is ABC7 or WaPo right?
"This harness humiliates us both."
"Alright. The choke chain it is, then."
While commercial real estate sales are down in both DC and the suburbs, it's important to note that the decline is less for downtown, even though land downtown is more expensive. This reflects a greater commercial desireability of a central location with robust mass transit and greater amenities, something you ain't really gonna find in Prince William County.
There's also the perennial cachet of urban crack whores, well worth their premium compared to their rural counterparts, the toothless meth-heads.
"... company spokesman Roger Marino, who said he did not know the driver's name or what the truck was hauling. "It is a tragic loss for the Mountaire family, because it is a close-knit company.""
They're so close knit that they're not even on a first-name basis.. apparently they're on a no-name basis.
honeymaid8 - I noticed that too.
I don't know where he got killed. There was a report about a shooting at 3500 Georgia Ave. on the MPD listserve but no name was included.
At least he's observing the "Please curb your children" signs.
Don't judge the leash, i'd say. we have no idea what that kid is like. did you ever think that maybe the leash is for Our protection? who knows? he looks all cute and blonde haired, then it turns out he's like jet li in that awful french film.
I think abc is conflating two stories. There was a 48-year-old man found dead on Georgia Avenue, which is the second to last link up there.
Post also has an article this morning on the commercial development going in in NoMa (totally h8 that name).
Problem is that one recently completed building sits totally empty with no tenants. Two reasons: 1) there's not much commercial/retial development in them thar parts (very few places to get lunch, no Starbucks, no dry cleaners, no massage parlors); and 2) the neighborhood gets pretty rough pretty quickly.
Even at age three the kid knows that tucking your shirt in to your shorts makes you look like a dweeb.
If you're going to put a safety leash on a toddler, I highly recommend going all out and outfitting him/her with a Hannibal Lector facemask. You can't be too careful around buffet stations, and it makes for a fabulous conversation starter at Saint Ex.
Really, I know whereof I speak. It's worth the cost of the kid's therapy when he hits adolescence.
I wonder if Ms. Connie Dobbs has the same contraption for walking monkeyerotica. God, scooping the poop up after him must be a nightmare.
Call me old fashioned, I make do with the classic Radio Flyer buttwagon, a potty, and a pair of bricks. No scooping required. It's a mobile, self-contained, ca-ca poop-system. Hot tip: a can of Lysol and a match turn it into a kickass rocket wagon.
It's not "toilet training." It's "toilet learning."
That leash could be used for fishing, too. I mean they ARE on a bridge for pete's sake.
Harnesses and leashes do nothing but lower a child's self-esteem and reinforce patriarchal power heirarchies and phallocentric hegemony. Children should be allowed to roam free, into heavy traffic and deep water. How else are the expected to learn how to dive for pearls, splint broken legs and arms, or appreciate the subtle nuances of Frogger?
I was in that bay bridge traffic yesterday. It took over 4 hours to go 10 miles approaching the bridge on the way back to DC. One of the worst traffic jams I've ever been in.
Wizzyliz, that's fantastic! I can totally some Kraken type monster going for lil Jonny.
huh, huh, buttwagon...
"Unfortunately, it is common" for buses on some routes to be struck by objects thrown by youths, she said.
Nice to know Thugee Fresh and Ray-Ray have moved from chucking rocks to recyclable glass. Always thinking about that carbon footprint. Who says DC kids can't learn?
Isn't that the bridge to Roosevelt Island? I'm pretty sure those waves are inhabited by the tentacled beast that is the former 26th President. He was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, after all. He can be summoned by standing on the bridge at midnight, closing your eyes, and chanting "Bloody Teddy" three times while holding a bottle of Moosehead.
oh, sure. the weather's nice NOW, but i bet you didn't stuck in the hail storm last night.
Anyone have any tips on where to view the Perseids tonight?
It disturbs me to see little kids on leashes, but adults on leashes are fine with me. Curb your boyfriend, I always say.
Leashes on adults are irresponsible unless accompanied by a red ball gag. Actually, red ball gags for everyone, leashed or not.
Now, bring out the gimp.
Mr. Dockers looks like the type of guy who would loose his kid. I wouldn't blame the kid for the leash.
Katrina is all a cover up that Bloody Teddy's gone Kraken.
(my apologies for the above post with omited verb... what was that book about distractio... hey! a penny!)