[SkateDC] PAC MANhattan Comes to DC [Off Topic... or is it?]

[George Marinkovich]

Actually, one of our skaters, who also happens to be a fellow member of the meetup group:  DC/MD/VA Adventures, is already signed up to do the skate-less version on Saturday, August 29, 2009.    I've yet to actually do anything sponsored by the DC/MD/VA Adventures group, but the sheer diversity of the things the group gets up to is impressive indeed:  from geocaching, to sailing, from SCUBA diving in Egypt,  to backpacking the "Dolly Sods."  If's fun just getting the announcements, though it often makes me feel like a lazy sloth by comparison.

I may happen to be skating inconspicuously in the area of the National Portrait Gallery that Saturday around noon to observe what may be observed and glean whatever experience may be gleaned.

Cheers,
George

--- On Sat, 8/15/09, Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net> wrote:

From: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] PAC MANhattan Comes to DC [Off Topic... or is it?]
To: skatedc at www.skatedc.org
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 10:01 AM



   Sweet!  Where do I sign up? :-) Quoting George Marinkovich  
<skatewash at yahoo.com>:

> Attention Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde:
>
> PAC MANhattan is coming to DC!
>
> WARNING: this post has nothing to do with skating..... or does it?
>
> What is PAC MANhattan?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Manhattan
>
> Quick, After Him:  Pac-Man Went Thataway:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/style/quick-after-him-pac-man-went-thataway.html
>
> How they did it in Manhattan:
> http://www.pacmanhattan.com/about.php#control
>
> The Manhattan Rules:
> http://www.pacmanhattan.com/rules.php
>
> How the French did it in Lyon:
> http://www.pacmanhattan.com/rules.php
>
> Well, is this coming to DC?
> http://www.meetup.com/DCADVENTURES/calendar/10969283/?a=cv1t_grp
>
> Could this be done on skates in DC?
>
> Highly unlikely.
>
> First of all this was put together by highly trained athletes, in   
> other words, by runners.  How would a group of skaters cope with  
> the  physical demands of such a daunting endeavor?
>
> Second, it would require a group of people who possess both   
> brightly-colored clothing and cell phones.  While such an unlikely   
> combination can probably be found in a large metropolis (e.g., NYC,   
> Lyon) it would be folly to believe such individuals could be found   
> in DC.
>
> Third, it would require a state-of-the-art command center, and what   
> are the odds that such a facility could be found in the capital of   
> the world's last remaining superpower.  Why, we would be lucky to   
> scrape together a large whiteboard and some markers.
>
> And finally, where would we find a grid of streets with nice   
> pavement and minimal traffic in DC?
>
> No, my friends, I'm afraid it could never happen here ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> George
>
>
>
>
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Carl Ford
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