# DC/VA/MD Peeps! Feb 24-25th **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451 "2005-02-04T23:45:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/121 "2005-02-25T20:56:43Z")
Oh, and I’m pretty sure it’s not walking distance from the Metro, although I could be wrong. It’s close enough that I could pick someone up if necessary… ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/122 "2005-02-25T21:40:46Z")
It doesn’t appear to be walking distance - it’s about 4 miles from the Branch Avenue Station. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/123 "2005-02-25T21:41:02Z")
> [@Triskadecamus](#): > > I just wish I had had a chance to hold that **Wierd North Baby** for a while. He’s a cutie. > > Tris Anytime. Next dopefest, you’ll be first in line. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/124 "2005-02-25T22:01:18Z")
OK, I’ll be leaving the house in about 10 minutes. I’ll probably be early, but that’s just the way I am. Mini-Fest here I come! ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/125 "2005-02-25T22:08:18Z")
And I’ll be leaving work in about 10-15 minutes as well. Hopefully I won’t get lost or be really late! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/126 "2005-02-25T22:34:43Z")
I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/127 "2005-02-26T04:38:54Z")
I got home about ten minutes ago. Criminey. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/128 "2005-02-26T05:29:40Z")
I hope it was as much fun as last night. You guys are even cooler in person than you are online! I especially enjoyed having **RTFirefly** laugh at my statistician joke and hearing **Tris** ’s stories (even if he didn’t recognize my hat!). It was great meeting all of you and seeing **Anita** and the **Weird-Norths** again. I can’t wait to see you all the next time. I’m rapidly becoming a regular! No getting rid of me now! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/129 "2005-02-26T10:56:08Z")
Well, I thought **scout** Fest II - Another Night, Another State - was fun. **av8rmike** arrived shortly after I did, and we chatted in the waiting area for a while. We told the nice hostess that we were waiting for others, but she suggested we be seated, since it might get crowded. As we sat, munching some peanuts over our beverages, **Wendell Wagner** showed up, and after a few phone calls, none of which included the key phrase “What are you driving?”, **dantheman** arrived with our lovely guest of honor. I think our server was relieved - I’m sure she thought we were being stood up! There was food, there was conversation, there were jokes - typical Fest stuff. There was also discussion of where to do things next time - sorry I picked a place sorta in the boonies… We weren’t that remote, tho - Andrews AFB was within spitting distance, if you were disgusting enough to spit!! I had to be the party-pooper, since I’d been up before 5AM and it was creeping dangerously close to 10. Still, conversation continued into the parking lot where **scout** invited us all over to her place!! Well, maybe not exactly. More like if we were able to track her down, she’d let us sleep on her floor, but she was gracious about it! 😃 I’d give the evening 2 thumbs up - one for re-meetings and one for new meetings! And may I add that **dantheman** truly _is_ the man for fetching **scout** so we could have this Fest sequel! And **Wendell** and **av8rmike** were good sports for driving out to the semi-boonies on short notice. But my stupid dog is on _The List_ for waking me up so early after I was out so late. **yawn** ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/130 "2005-02-26T14:03:44Z")
Well, I got to see a lot of Washington, Arlington, Crystal City, and parts unknown, so that was a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/131 "2005-02-26T16:16:10Z")
Ahhh, so that’s how it was done. Danthemagician, you undoubtedly win the Dopefest Champeenship for going two nights in a row and making the second one possible by fetching the fetching Scout! Thank you for picking up the ball I dropped. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/132 "2005-02-26T17:22:11Z")
> [@Anita Vacation](#): > > Ahhh, so that’s how it was done. Danthemagician, you undoubtedly win the Dopefest Champeenship for going two nights in a row and making the second one possible by fetching the fetching Scout! Thank you for picking up the ball I dropped. Oh, no, no magic work here. You’re confusing me with scout’s juggler, or clown, or carnival barker, or whoever he was. 😃 It would have been ever so magical had I been able to ferry her to the restaurant on time. But hey, we saw a lot of the city, the country, the bridges, the overpasses, the Pentagon… BTW FCM, I’m glad you played the role of party pooper, because I’d been up since 5:30. But hey, I wasn’t gonna leave until scout was darned good and ready. How often does she come out here, I asked myself. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/133 "2005-02-27T20:52:17Z")
> [@dantheman](#): > > How often does she come out here, I asked myself. Pretty damn rarely, given that I had to leave my carnival barker at home this trip. … Sorry. I’m finally back home and back online. I want to thank EVERYONE for coming out to visit on Thursday and Friday nights. Since I wasn’t the one driving, I had no idea it was so treacherous on the way home on Thursday. My special thanks go to Anita and Dan, since they were so gracious to shuttle me around - it’s great that there always seems to be someone willing to step up and go the extra mile (or several). I had a whole lot of fun meeting everyone, especially the folks I’ve been interacting with for so long - even though I knew what many of you looked like ahead of time, it was still nice to “put a face with the name” if you know what I mean. And I think **Ginger** is now my bestest friend for telling me I looked thinner in person than I do in pictures. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451/134 "2005-02-27T21:40:25Z")
Ultrafilter and Susan\_Foster probably had more snow out their way but that snowstorm was nothing compared to what we’re supposed to get tonight. This time tomorrow we might have 10 inches on the ground. Scout, I’m glad you had a good time. It was great to meet you and I agree with Ginger - You Look Mahvelous! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-va-md-peeps-feb-24-25th/288451.md?page=6)