Cap’n Steve!! Woot!
Good morning everyone!
Today is the last day I’m going to be online - I travel tomorrow, and won’t have computer access at all while I’m there.
So I have a few questions. I can’t tell if I can take the Metro from my hotel to Taqueria Poblano - I know I’m near the Crystal City stop on the blue line, but I don’t know where the restaurant is. How the heck do I get there?
Actually, I guess that’s my only question, but wanted to let you know that I’ll only be online until 4:30pm Pacific time today so I want to make sure I know how I’m getting to where we’re meeting on Thursday. Friday I’m not worried about because we can deal with that on Thursday night.
I will pick you up at your hotel on both nights if you’d like or you can metro to my office depending on timing. Email me at anitavacation at gmail dot com and we can exchange details.
Done.
Just to double check - it’s the Arlington Taqueria on Thurs? Wouldn’t want to miss it! 6:30 - when we get there, is there someone that we should specifically look for? How to i.d. each other?
Susan
Traditionally, the table is reserved under the name Cecil Adams. We are doing that this time, right?
Susan, when you see me, you’ll know. It’ll be like looking in to a mirror.
I’m thinking it’ll be like that X-Files episode with the identical women - can’t remember it very well (not a great episode) - but when they would be in the same place, chaos would ensue. I’m looking forward to it.
Susan
Things have changed in my world this week - I’m shifting job positions, and while that’s very good news for me, it means I’m going to be working late Thursday and Friday (and possibly Saturday) to close out my current projects.
I shall not be able to be there, and I’m sorry to have to beg off.
Assuming the weather cooperates, tomorrow night at Taqueria looks like:
scout1222
Anita Vacation
Triskadecamus
Mr. Moto
Gingy
nyctea scandiaca
susan foster
RTFirefly and Mrs. Teasdale
And maybe:
**Alan Smithee
gobear
ultrafilter
Wendell Wagner
Dob **
JFTR, Taqueria Poblano doesn’t take reservations; we’ll have to let the waitstaff know we’ve got a fairly big group coming, and get some help from them in getting some contiguous tables that we can push together.
Just to help us find each other, I look like this.
We’ll see how this actually plays out. Snow’s expected to start ~mid-morning.
Friday, OTOH, should be fine:
We’ve got a powdering already, out here in southern MD.
Forecast for Arlington (link in previous post):
And the advisory:
For me, there’s all sorts of variables here. I don’t mind driving in snow, but on DC’s crowded roads, it doesn’t take many idiots to make a mess of the roads when the weather gets nasty. If they send everyone home early, that might help, but if they send everyone home early, they send me home early, and ‘home’ is over near the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. So I’m keeping a close eye on things.
I’m starting to think it won’t be too bad out there tonight. The schools are all closed today, and most people stayed home from work, so there won’t be a lot of traffic.
And while they’re still talking about totals of 4-7 inches, it’s going to come down gradually all day, and my guess is the plows shouldn’t have much problem keeping up with the snow. Unless they send us home way early (which I don’t think they will), I figure I’ll be there tonight.
I’m optimistic that the Va folks won’t have a problem tonight.
The plans for tomorrow, on the other hand, might be changed. The whole thing hinged on my giving Scout a ride and now I’m unable to come through. I’m communicating with FCM by email and phone to come up with a Plan B. I will take this opportunity to apologize for being overly enthusiastic in volunteering to drive. Mea Culpa.
Watch this space for updates.
I’m a little iffy for tonight, but we’ll see how things look later on.
I’ll have to do some thinking and get in touch with scout when I figure things out. The place I suggested was to accommodate any Baltimore folks, but that appears to not be an issue now. I could just drive to her hotel myself, but we’re looking at over an hour from my house on a Friday night, which is not the best time to be headed into ALexandria or DC. On top of that, my spousal unit works near Vienna, so he’d be driving all the way home, then almost all the way back, so I know he won’t want to do that.
I’m not getting warm fuzzies about this, and I’m not happy. Must think…
Playing it by ear here as well.
Is it still possible to get a ride from the Metro tonight? Anita? Tris?
I’m available on IM as well as checking email and the boards regularly today.
Absolutely. Email me at anitavacation at gmail dot com and I’ll give you my cell number.
I’m still planning on going. I just want to confirm the right info: the Arlington location (Lee-Harrison shopping center) at 6:30?
I just want to make clear to everyone that we’re meeting that the Arlington location, not the Alexandria one. Here’s the address:
2503A N. Harrison St.
Arlington, Virginia 22207
Corner of Lee Hwy & N. Harrison, next to Harris Teeter
I might be there more towards 7, if that is OK.