Meet at noon on the southeast corner of 6th and Market. (For the directionally impaired, that on the Mall side of 6th street, and on the side of Market that is closer to Independence Hall, which is visible a block away looking down the Mall.) There is a relatively non-permanent structure there; it was the location of Washington’s house when he was President, and they found remains of the slave quarters when they were doing some excavation a few years ago.
The weather forecast for Sunday is currently calling for 60 degrees and cloudy; last night they were saying showers, so you may want to wear a jacket with a hood or bring along an umbrella.
Roll call for the tour:
Anita Vacation Cleophus DaphneBlack DocCathode
**Geobabe **and **UncleBill ** and 2 adorable children Little Nemo Mississippienne MsRobyn and sprog ryobserver twickster
Maybes (don’t need an answer till Sunday morning – just need to know whether to wait for you or not): Hal Briston Jimmy Chitwood Meros
Brunch
The brunch is at 2 PM (till 4:30, if we want) at the Continental restaurant, which is on the southeast corner of 2nd and Market. It looks like a diner and has a large stylized olive over the door. The reservation is in the name of Cecil Adams.
Roll call for lunch:
Anita Vacation Cleophus DaphneBlack
**Geobabe **and **UncleBill **, with kids (2/2) Hal Briston Little Nemo MsRobyn and sprog (1/1) ryobserver twickster
Maybes (would appreciate an answer by noon tomorrow, if possible): Jimmy Chitwood Meros ultrafilter
If your name is missing from either list, let me know!
If anyone would like to swap cell numbers, PM me.
(And Little Nemo – there are undoubtedly people who could recommend comics or CD stores who aren’t reading this thread – it might make sense to start a new thread for that.)
My printer apparently channeled its Cheyenne ancestors and decided today would be a good day to die. After a hour of conversation with “Jake” it was decided the condition was irretrievable and they’ll be shipping me a new printer.
Which unfortunately does nothing for me this weekend. Now I can’t print out any of the useful things I have on my computer like my hotel reservation or the meeting information or mapquest.
Aaaack! :::running around waving arms in the air:::
My car is overheating and I can’t afford car repairs. Even if the liquid radiator leak plugger stuff works, a road trip in an unreliable car would not be wise.
I’m sorry Twicks, I hope my notice is prior to your deadline.
I was able to change the reservation, no problem – I’m just sorry you’re having car troubles. They suck at the best of times, but you really see your life flashing before your eyes when shit like this happens when you’re unemployed.
For those who are planning to tour: the weather forecast now says the showers won’t start till evening; “cloudy, high of 61” is the daytime prediction.
My team needs to do a service-learning at the Franklin. This will eat up what time I was planning to use on the tour. I will still attempt to come but it’s not looking good. I am very upset.
