[SkateDC] Sunday Intermediate Skate is a GO !

[George Marinkovich]

Just plan to do the Pentagram and Compasses Route which is all downtown.  Doesn't go north of Dupont or Logan Circles and the rest of it stays close to the Mall.

Under 11 miles and it passes by the White House half way through.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3193561

--- On Sun, 4/25/10, Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net> wrote:

From: Carl Ford <ford at dcaccess.net>
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Sunday Intermediate Skate is a GO !
To: "George Marinkovich" <skatewash at yahoo.com>
Cc: "WAR Skate List" <skatedc at skatedc.org>
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:24 AM



   From what I see on Capitol Hill, the streets are fairly wet.  On a  
cloudy humid day, they may become dry enough by 11 for an intermediate  
skate, but I find it hard to imagine that the same will be true  
outside of downtown.

   I plan to show up, but the advanced skate will probably just tag  
along with the intermediate skate. Quoting George Marinkovich  
<skatewash at yahoo.com>:

> The Sunday Intermediate Skate will leave the White House today at 11 AM.
>
> The streets are wet now but there will be a window of good weather   
> from around now to 2 PM, at least according to the forecasts:
>
> Hourly:
> http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/hourbyhour/USDC0001
>
> Radar:
> http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/map/interactive/USDC0001?animation=true
> (Just click on Future, wish I could do that with the stock market)
>
> Traffic Camera at 17th and E Streets NW:
> http://www.trafficland.com/city/WAS/camera/200150/index.html?eml=true
>
> That's enough to convince me we will have a dry skate.
>
> Hopefully that's enough to convince you too.  If not, I appeal to Edith Piaf:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2dq3jbm
>
> "No, nothing at all
>
> No, I don't regret anything at all
>
> Not the good that was given me
>
> Nor the evil. They're all the same..."
>
> You know with that attitude, if she were still here, she'd be out   
> skating today (probably puffing on a cigarette and carrying who   
> knows what in her camelbak).  No regrets!
>
> But I should mention the World Bank, IMF meetings are going on  
> today  and there will be street closures and parking restrictions  
> around  those two buildings on Pennsylvania Avenue west of the White  
> House.   People used to parking in that area will want to park  
> elsewhere, say  closer to Froggy Bottom Pub.  Also, it's possible  
> there may be  closures at the White House and Lafayette Park, so to  
> reiterate:  If  our usual meeting place is closed, try Lafayette  
> Park, if that's  closed try the northern border of the park on H  
> St., if that's  closed try the Ellipse (near concession building),  
> and finally if  all else fails go to the Navy Memorial on  
> Pennsylvania at 7th and 9th.
>
> Cheers,
> George
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Carl Ford
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Abraham Lincoln
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