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There was a manhole explosion at 7th and P St NW this morning, which has caused a subsequent power outage in the surrounding area, from roughly 7th to 10th street along the Rhode Island Ave. corridor. This area includes DCist HQ, which, if you're a regular reader, you may quickly recognize as having a certain amount of poetic justice. DCist has made something of a cottage industry out of documenting the scourge of terrifying manhole mishaps. Not only did we manage to miss the chance to capture a photo of today's manhole explosion that happened right next door, but PEPCO currently has no estimated time for repairing power. The manholes have finally beaten us. These are dark days, my friends. UPDATE: This particular battle against the manholes appears to have been won by the humans. The power was back on in the affected area as of 2:15 p.m.
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We went to the Macy's at 12th & G this morning for the Black Friday morning specials. There was a sh
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It's all fun and games poking at the Morlocks when they're caged.
But as soon as they escape their cage and come after you, suddenly it's not so funny anymore, is it?
That's funny, usually the manhole explosions come the day AFTER... ah, never mind.
3 posts, 4 comments? is everyone seriously traveling?
Looks like the city is mine tonight.
not if I can help it smprk!
Hmm. That still doesn't explain the Samsung Omnia ad f'ing up the site when viewed via Firefox 3.3.
Didn't Manhole Explosion open for the Weather Girls?
The trick to avoiding terrifying manhole mishaps is to relax, breathe deep, use lots of lube, and GO SLOW.
Poppers help, too.
And here I was thinking that with all the cops and emergency vehicles blocking off P, somebody had gotten shot at Kelsey Gardens again.
What, no Taco Bell or Ben's joke from monkey?!
I wonder if this is related to the work that was being done last night at the 12+O and 11+O intersections. There was some serious manhole action going, and not in the sexy way that monkeyrotica described.
To answer your question, smprk, someo people are seriously traveling. Some are humorously traveling. But that's not the point. The point is that my employer waited until after close of business yesterday to let us know via e-mail that we could leave a few hours early today, so I didn't find out until this morning, when my travel plans were already finalized.
I thought they closed Manhole Explosion down when they built the new stadium. What is this all about? And has anyone seen my riding crop?
Wait you mean you don't blog from your mama's basement like Sarah Palin said?
Actually, Manhole Explosion was the brief-lived supergroup featuring former members of Mannheim Steamroller and Hole. They did a heartwarming rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Goatse." I'm not afraid to admit that it made me weep brown tears down there.