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Good morning, Washington. We know a lot of you were sweating the fate of Bethesda-based Chevy Chase Bank, the largest local bank in the D.C. area, so we're definitely curious to hear your reaction to the news that it has been bought by Capital One Financial Corp. for $520 million. Other than their fantastically annoying credit card commercials, none of us has much experience with Capitol One's commercial banking arm, which has only been around in about five states for three years or so. There are a few branches of Capital One in Virginia, though - any of you have an account with one?
D.C. Council Bans Littering from Moving Vehicles: File this one under 'we can't believe this wasn't illegal before.' The Examiner reports that the D.C. Council voted to close a legal loophole that had up until now prevented D.C. police from ticketing drivers who throw garbage out of their car windows. Under the new rule, MPD officers will now be allowed to give out $100 citations to litterbug drivers. The bill also includes a new fine of between $100 and $250 for any person who is stopped for littering and refuses to provide his or her true name and address to the officer - not exactly sure how the city plans to collect such fines when they don't know the person's name or address, but sure, OK.
Man Who Died Was Diagnosed With Acid Reflux: The Post has more on the death of 39-year-old Northeast D.C. resident Edward Givens, the man who died yesterday just a few hours after being treated by paramedics. Givens reportedly called 911 complaining of chest pains and trouble breathing, but the EMTs who responded told him he had acid reflux, instructed him to take Pepto-Bismol, and then left. Givens died in his home a few hours later. The case, which comes just a short time after the city announced it had implemented sweeping reforms to its emergency medical services in the wake of the death of David Rosenbaum, is now under investigation.
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This Day in DCist: In 2007, we were getting ready for the first real snow of the year, and in 2006, we noticed that a touring band had written some not so nice things about the U Street corridor after a bad night at DC9.
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Sometimes I'll throw an apple core or banana peel out the window onto the side of a highway. That's still not considered littering, right? I mean, it's a natural product... Thoughts?
Not littering.
@ill on the hill - While those items are biodegradeable, they're still a problem, because foodstuffs tend to attract wildlife (deer, etc.) to the edges of the highway, which then makes them more likely to become traffic obstacles. So please don't toss stuff out the window, save it and dispose of it properly.
acid reflux
75cents
EMT license or degree with fake internet diploma
$8.50
Death certificate
Priceless
That "Norfolk & Western Comment Thread" should be in the DCist Comment Thread Hall of Fame....Is there a Comment Thread Hall of Fame?.... Why isn't there a Comment Thread Hall of Fame?
Please Don't throw food out your car window! I've seen too many dead hawks and other raptors that were struck by vehicles because they preyed on the mice that were attracted to the food on the road.
When I lived in New Orleans I had an account at Capital One. There's nothing really good or bad to say about them. Except that when you got your bank card, you could pick whatever cutesy picture you wanted on the front. I got penguins.
"The bill also includes a new fine of between $100 and $250 for any person who is stopped for littering and refuses to provide his or her true name and address to the officer."
Uhh... there would be at least one person in the car with a driver's license, right? Seems to me that's a good place to get a person's name and address. I mean, it would probably be the driver who is ultimately responsible for the passengers in a vehicle.
We can pass all the littering laws we want, to no avail. Does anyone think a DC cop is actually going to write tickets for this? You can run over a dozen nuns in a crosswalk and a DC cop won't give you a ticket.
Banana peel out window + slapstick tableau = comedy gold.
That whole banana-peel-out-the-window littering thing is more "broken windows theory" in action. You have ghetto folk who can't be bothered to walk a block to throw their Happy Meal bag away, and you have commuters who don't live in DC and don't give a $h!t. It's DC's problem and if the locals don't care, f**k 'em, I'll throw my banana peel out the goddamned window. The first step in attacking the ghetto attitude is attacking the garbage and bananal peel blight. I hate to say it, but there's only one person who can fix this: Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp!
He stands for justice. He has no fear.
He's the agent to call when trouble is near.
Lance Link, ya gotta come through.
Everybody at APE is countin' on you!
Here's Marta Hairi, an agent and friend.
She sticks by his side right to the end.
Darwin is the leader on the side of good.
He traps CHUMP agents like a good ape should.
Lance Link, whatcha gonna do?
You've gotta stop CHUMP now. It's up to you.
Here's Baron Von Butcher. You better beware.
He's evil and he's cunning and he don't play fair.
He's got an evil chauffer. Creto's his name.
Dragon Woman's lovely, but she's wicked all the same!
Lance Link, whatcha gonna do
When mad Dr.Strangemind comes up to you?
There's Ali Assassin, Wicked Wang Foo!
And the Duchess whose looks can really fool you!
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp!
"The Rev. William Lawson, 80, a King associate who attended yesterday's meeting, said the memorial needs no security precautions.
After all, the minister said, King did not believe in separating himself from people, even in the last hours of his life, when his aides were concerned about his safety.
"This memorial needs to be open, accessible and free," Lawson said. "And there should be no fear of terror. They may do some damage, but they can't stop the dream.""
WTF? They may do some damage? How about...they may kill a bunch of innocent people and some little bollards aren't going to detract from a 4 story statue.
Alewis,
I think that the fine for not providing ID pertains to anyone caught littering not just those littering from moving vehicles.
Sommer, just a note...I think it is "Capital" One, not "Capitol" one.
Also, isn't Capital One's big slogan something about how they never say "NO"? Isn't that kind of policy part of the reason why we're in this economic meltdown?
If cops got a cut of tickets for nuisance activities like littering and car-cellphone driving, they'd be incentivized to write tickets for violations they might otherwise ignore.
I saw a guy open a Metrobus window a few days ago and casually drop a half empty yoghurt out on to the street without even looking to see what might be in the trajectory path. Maybe I was just brought up better than that, it's hard to imagine how someone could do that.
"There are a few branches of Capital One in Virginia, though - any of you have an account with one?"
Well I do now, apparently.
I'm not too happy about this. I liked having a local bank. Particularly one that I could get an American on the phone just about any time of day. The one consolation is that it's not Citibank. They're the worst.
Nonetheless, I will probably move my gigantic $1100 savings account over to another local bank once all is said and done. Take that, massive corporate bank!
I have a checking account with them, but only because I work there. They're pretty nice to me. I have no idea how they treat the general public.
There is a loooooot of hate for this deal coming from the WaPo commenters. Apparently the card department needs to work on their customer experience a tad.
http://borderstan.com/2008/12/03/tuesday-night-armed-robbery-at-sunoco-15th-u-nw/
Tuesday Night: Armed Robbery at Sunoco, 15th & U NW
Got this report from MPD's PSA 208… another armed robbery in the area on Tuesday night:
9:25 p.m.: Armed Robbery (Gun): 1442 U Street, NW (Sunoco Gas Station)
* Details: Reporting person reports for complainant (1) Sunoco Gas Station, that a lone suspect entered the above location displaying a dark colored semi-automatic handgun after “scouting out” the establishment and employees as they changed shifts. The suspects entered the cashier’s booth and took approximately $500 taken from two cash register tills. The suspect then fled the establishment on foot, making good his escape in an unknown direction with the aforementioned property.
* Lookout: Lookout is for a B/M, early 30’s, 5’6” tall, dark complexion, thin build, wearing a black coat, blue jeans and light brown (tan) boots armed with a black semiautomatic handgun. Officer Curry, G., badge #2491 reporting. 2125 hours, CCN: 170-786, 2D PSA 208.
Lookout is for a B/M, early 30’s, 5’6” tall, dark complexion, thin build, wearing a black coat, blue jeans and light brown (tan) boots armed with a black semiautomatic handgun.
I'm sorry, but doesn't everyone near 15th and U walk around carrying a black semiautomatic handgun? C'mon folks! Give us something unique to go on.
Norfolk and Western? Ha! Where are they now? I thought so.
And does anyone know if they're planning on changing the name of Chevy Chase Bank to Capital One Bank? At least they can still claim they're locally-owned.
As for experiences with Capital One, I've had a credit card with them for years. Their customer service is really annoying to deal with. I hardly ever use the card and it carries a $75 annual fee. Every year when I get that bill, I have to call and bitch to them that I'm not going to pay it, and they (seemingly reluctantly) credit my account for that amount. I don't know why I don't just cancel it.
Ack, can somebody stop lowercasehill? Sommer to the rescue?
I say Capitul Won threw a bandana out the window
after robbing a gas station, meanwhilst he past
an ambalance that was treating a victim to some antacids. Later that said victim died of multiple gun shot wounds from an air-gun. That about Sommers it up.
AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE!
monkey, you must have grown up watching Channel 20, like me. I used to run home from school to watch Lancelot Link.
I bet you know the lyrics to Nils Lofgren's best tv commercial jingle.
my experience with the credit card side of Capital One was a NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've got a Lance Link lunchbox!!
I can corroborate the CapOne Credit card troubles. I have no idea about their personal banking - but I do NOT recommend their credit card services.
I have a online savings account w/ Capital One. The customer service is pretty decent.
I bet you know the lyrics to Nils Lofgren's best tv commercial jingle.
When you take Jhoon Rhee Self Defense, then you too can say,
"Nobody bothers me! Nobody bothers me!"
Call USA-1000. Jhoon Rhee means, "Might for right!"
"Nobody bother me!"
"Nobody bother me either!"
I just joined CC Bank after getting married and now Cap One is buying it out...suck. Their credit card service f'ed me over in college. I never applied for a card and somehow got a bill w/a $75 fee, which jacked up to like $400 w/me never paying it. Took a long time to fix that crap. We'll see how the banking stuff goes.
wow, monkey, that kid at the end of the commercial looks really familiar...
Very cool monkey. I have a friend who told me he once worked for an ex-special forces guy who upset Joon Rhee. Rhee challenged him to a fight, but backed down. I guess somebody bothered him.
No, if you'll please excuse me, I have to get to Mr. Ray's for my hayer weeeave.
Hey Monkey:
You always get your way..at Oursman Chevrolet!
That is... until the big buy-out.
wow, monkey, that kid at the end of the commercial looks really familiar...
He ought to. He grew up to be Supreme Leader of North Korea.
Nobody bother me indeed.
Lancelot Link?
Damn. That was a great show.
Show? WTF? Lancelot Link wasn't a show. It was a documentary! Like Gilligan's Island.