That’s the rumor anyway. My office building is right next to the hotel he may be staying at during the convention. The road closures mentioned in the article directly impact my commute. We have 800+ people in my office. The main entrance to our building seems to be off-limits so it should be an interesting week.
My boss has already said I have the week of the DNC off. There’s no way I could deliver flowers uptown in that mess. She hasn’t been feeling well anyway. Her blood pressure is all screwed up.
I may be helping boss2 in the consignment shop/gallery that week. We’re hoping for a lot of foot traffic. There’s a light rail stop with the new rent-a-bike things at the end of our block. We’re also a block away from Price’s Chicken Coop.
To be honest, I’m not looking forward to all this hullabaloo. Getting anything done will be a pain in the ass until it’s over.
Conventional wisdom is that having a parties convention in a given state helps that party in that state. Hence both conventions being in battleground states.
But really, it mainly seems to just piss the natives off.
If they were smart, the GOP would have their convention in San Francisco, and the DNC would choose Topeka. Then they’d just inconvinence a bunch of people that weren’t going to vote for them anyways.
Aha! so now we know your location, heh. 
Obama Slept Here. He really did. It was sometime after the BP oil spill. Apparently, (and I love Obama. Belong to Women for Obama, One Million Pissed Off Women—who love Obama) after he woke up, took a shit, and had breakfast, it was necessary to block off all our streets that led anywhere besides the bay or ocean.
Of course we had business on the other side of town and got caught in the middle of it. But the barriers! The cops! The limos that went by. (Surely he was in one of them.) It was a thing of glory and something to be remembered. I would have got out of the car to salute, but it was too damn hot.
It was an inconvenience. But I was proud that an orator (NOT smirking George W.) was here examaning our sand himself. Protocol means Everything Fucked Up for While…it also means you’ve been noticed, and noted. (Our county waving our check.) If Obama was staying next to us again, I would want to make my way to the beach where he would surely be, white shirt turned up to elbows. Geeks as freaks are the coolest…they know how to be there AND be square.
At long last, the mystery is solved! 
Would you believe some crazy people (Tripler) are deliberately GOING there? Madness.
Sodalite, that chicken place any good? Worth an out-of-the-way trip?
Price’s is considered a top chicken joint. It’s been featured in Best Of. .. articles in magazines, etc. It’s strictly a take-out place. I think the chicken is fine, but not all everyone makes it out to be. In my opinion, Mckoy’s smokehouse serves better fried chicken.
Mrs. Magill is absolutely thrilled about the street closure, too. She’s lobbying her boss to let her work at home.
We got the official word this morning: the building will be open all week and it’s manager’s discretion about working from home.
I’m really glad the DNC is in Charlotte. I work uptown so we got word months ago the office would be off limits, so I’m working from home all week. Based on all the road closures I may not actually leave my house the whole time.
I take my vacations the same place that the Obamas do. I’ve been fortunate in the last 4 years that we didn’t go at the same time. An ex went a couple of times when the Clintons were there, and she said it was awful. The SS makes large parts of it unavailble to tourists, and huge crowds gather.
Ah, there’s the rub (ha!), we’re more fans of smoked chicken than fried. Tried it in Charleston and have rarely looked back. Has Price’s adjusted its prices to ‘nationally honored chicken joint’ levels?
Becky2844, Tripler was at that same hotel when the SS suddenly swept through, shutting down floors, the pool, etc so the POTUS could view oily slime up close and personal. Mmmm, oily slime.
:dubious:
I live in Topeka and I plan on voting for Obama.
It smells delicious and drives us crazy some days when the wind is right. Their chicken is pretty tasty but not the best in the world or anything. I might get some two or three times a year.
The place holds some pretty good memories for me. Dad would take me there sometimes as a kid. We lived an hour away from Charlotte but that’s where all of my doctors were. Sometimes my blood counts would be to low for chemo on the day of my appointment. Instead of wasting the trip (and since I wouldn’t be puking) Dad would take me to Price’s. We would sit in the parking lot and eat. I would feed my left over potato rounds to the pigeons. I loved their colors and the way they walked just cracked me up.
The Magill family headed Uptown for the festivities yesterday. I wore my “My vote cancels out y’alls.” shirt I got from The Onion a couple of years ago. A lot of folks complimented it, and some took pictures of it for their Facebook page.
We Bought some buttons and bumper stickers. Mrs Magill got one that says, “Democratic Women are Hot. Whoever heard of a hot piece of Elephant” I got an “Obama Y’all.” button.
We met some folks from all over the country. A lady from Maine took a picture of my lunch, a plate of passable Eastern Barbecue. She was a little put off by the fact I put slaw on it, as Og intended.
Anyone else brave the crowds?
We did not. Happy to report that my morning commute was uneventful as well.
I think that the president should be made by law to stay inside the White House his entire term. Nothing screws up traffic like a presidential visit. Its 2012. He can teleconfrence.
See, it’s true - wherever he moves, he drives down property values.
Regards,
Shodan
I sort of agree with you. George HW visited NC State three times during his timein office. The Secret Service shut down two out of three access points between North and South campus. I would have to walk a mile out of my way each time. That was a major league pain in the ass.