# Who's going to the inauguration?  Can I tag along?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-the-inauguration-can-i-tag-along/480975 "2009-01-12T21:00:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-the-inauguration-can-i-tag-along/480975/1 "2009-01-12T21:00:52Z")

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So I’m all set to be present for a part of history. I’ve scheduled the day off from work and my parents are letting me stay over in their Silver Spring home so I can take the Metro into D.C. I’m excited.

The only issue is that I was planning on having some out-of-town friends come with me, but it didn’t really work out. I think it would be much more exciting and interesting to take part with a group of people. If anyone here is going, can I join you? Lunch afterward would be fun, provided we can find a place to eat that isn’t packed.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-the-inauguration-can-i-tag-along/480975/2 "2009-01-12T21:55:42Z")

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Everything is going to be packed. I know of busfuls of folks making the trip even though nobody has a ticket. They just want to be there.

That’s not a unique story, either. It’s going to be pandemonium on the 20th. Hopefully it goes well, though.

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-the-inauguration-can-i-tag-along/480975/3 "2009-01-12T22:31:16Z")

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We’d love to join up with you at some point! However, we actually have tickets to the swearing-in, which, given the restrictions I’m being told about (no food, drinks or even umbrellas!), I’m not so sure anymore that that’s a good thing! :eek:

PM me for contact info while we’re in DC and perhaps we can find a way to get a bunch of us dopers together.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-to-the-inauguration-can-i-tag-along/480975/4 "2009-01-13T00:50:50Z")

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I’ll be in Arlington from late Thursday night until Monday noon. But I have little desire to stand out in bitter cold. I’m staying with my mom(unless she rented out some rooms for $1000) My main objective was to take kids to visit grandma and go to the Library of Congress. Research, don’tcha know. 🙂

I planned this well before Obama won the election.