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Photo of the Day: November 9, 2009
- The D.C. Fire Department says it will try to do better this year in terms of busting illegal fireworks in the District. We'll believe it when we see it, but in the meantime, you might want to refresh your memories on what kinds of fireworks are legal and what aren't.
- The District recently adopted stricter rules on valet parking outfits.
- A first sighting of members of the D.C. Real World cast, who reportedly arrived in town today: "2 girls- blond, strawberry blond, regularly dressed- jeans and casual. looked young." This is going to get old really fast.
- NPR is streaming the Michael Jackson tribute at the Apollo Theater live on its web site until 9 p.m.
- Ward 1's Jim Graham wants to put a cap on the number of taxi cab drivers in the city. Prepare for a lengthy debate!
- Aaaand looks like the Convention Center Hotel compromise is a go.
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What'd this woman have for lunch? It's great that she's celebrating her misty flatus and that her friend finds it amusing, but that poor little kid looks like he's suffocating and/or blinded.
"jus' thow' ya hands in tha' air...
and fart like ya jus' don' care..."
Let's have sex with the Real World cast and get it over with.
You go first, I'm scared.
Join me, let's make it interesting...
D.C. definitely should limit the number of taxis in the city. There are far too many taxis and other 'for hire' cars for the number of residents in the city. D.C. is the only major city in the U.S. without a taxi medallion/licensing scheme and also has more cabs per capita than anywhere in the country.
I believe the statistics are that D.C. has as many cabs as Chicago but only 1/7 of the population; also 1/2 as many cabs as NYC but only 1/16 of the population of those cities.
It seems that there are always long queues of cabs waiting for fares all over the business centers of NW - far too many in fact.
It is currently extremely easy to become a taxi driver in D.C. The necessary licensing costs only a few hundred dollars. In most major American cities, taxi permits cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The ease of obtaining taxi permits has even had a sociocultural effect by fostering development of the Ethiopian/Eritrean communities in D.C.
I say lets limit the number of cabs and charge more for permits. The city can really use the revenue, and also the reduction in vehicle traffic.
Boobies, FTW!
From the fire department website
"What can I do if I see someone engaging in illegal fireworks use or sales?
As a citizen of the District of Columbia, it is your duty to report the use of illegal fireworks use or sales to the DC Fire Marshals office at (202) 727-1600 for immediate action."
Yeah, good luck with that.
DC - Draconian laws on the books that are ignored by the public and unenforced by the police. Or, better yet, the police probably confiscate illegal fireworks for their own boozy, backyard 4th of July bash.
Yeah, good luck to all of you reaching the Fire Marshals office while HomeeGee and his peeps light the "Little Taliban" 90 inch mortar that one of them bought in South Carolina the week before.