Saturday, January 21, 2012

Winter Arrives - Bad Timing

Reporting from Fairfax, shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday.
We woke to a world of white – a delicate dusting of snow, frosted with ice.  And ice is not nice when you have to go into DC for your own retirement party.  Yes, the ESOL department Sunshine Committee chose one of my favorite restaurants, Zaytinia, for our celebration.  We have to be downtown at Zaytinia at 1:00.  Logistics planning took up the first hour of the morning.  Are the roads drivable?  What’s the forecast?  Is the Metro running?  Are there delays on the Metro? (stupid question – this is the weekend, so of course there are delays on the Metro.)  Where are the parking garages near the restaurant?  What’s going on at the nearby Verizon Center today?  Well, it turns out there is a Georgetown Hoyas basketball game at 12 at the Verizon Center so parking options in the vicinity of Zaytinia will be severely limited.  Metro seems like the safer bet.  Check back later for a report. 

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