I bet it costs less to put someone in a mental hospital than jail.

Metro silver line to metro center, then red line to union station.

This sounds like more of a brunch to me, but depending on the day, could be lunch.

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Seems to me that there is some evidence that they add to it.

Order what you want. Do people really care what other people are eating for lunch?

So only shady people doing shady things are victims of crime?

The zoo is always a big hit too!

Just a reminder that there is zero valid evidence violence interrupters have any affect on reducing gun violence in DC.

Nope!! Lived in Arlington pre pandemic and didn’t like the sterile vibe. Now in the city post pandemic and go out most every night and love it..

> I was handed a card reader to do the tip and was texted the receipt. At that point I would normally have been given the card

You usually pull your card out yourself when handed the card reader in that scenario.

I used to work in an office across from Metro Center, and there was a guy who sat there all day everyday with his saxophone only playing one song on repeat, "Don't Stop Believin'," by Journey. It drove me crazy.

You just file a police report and state the facts that you lost your card and there were fraudulent charges, you don't have to dime out the company if you don't want to.

The CC company wants to know if you're serious about the charges being fraudulent and a police report will help show you're not lying about the charges to get free stuff.

Take a look, what it won’t show you that it’s mostly not random acts of violence. We don’t get harassed when walking our kids to the park or riding our bikes. If you aren’t doing shady stuff with shady people it’s fine.

Oh it was driving me crazy when I was looking to move a couple of years ago. Pretty much every building built in the last five years or so was advertising "one bedrooms," that were essentially just studios. The kitchens, while nice, essentially have no counter space, and they put up a couple of walls in the living space with a window at the top of the wall and a sliding door to create what is technically a very tiny one bedroom. They were priced at market rate for one bedrooms, but if you wanted a bedroom with a window that actually looked outside and not just into the living room, you had to pay an extra $300 to $500 or so.

I took her to NYC at Xmas time when she was under 10 and she loved it, so this could be a huge winner. Multiple mentions already bode well for a good stay.

Appreciate the insight!

I did see that and do appreciate the heads up! When we started to talk in December, I saw some of the tours for sale online said book now!

No campuses as she”lol stay close to home for college. Oh my, now I’m think about her in college.

Mostly tourist stuff and baseball game is all that’s planned for now.

Yes! She is enjoying new foods in last few months so sight seeing and food, rest and repeat is our plan.

So far we plan on Smithsonian(s), a Nationals’ game, the Mall and unsure of rest. Probably Capital or Arlington.

The Smithsonian museums are moving to timed tickets so definitely get those now! Are you just doing tourist stuff or do you want to visit any campuses while here?

I would try the Steak tartare.

No, people absolutely factored this in. Hence the MHSA of 1980. Reagan, however, never did anything with it.

Not really. I went to Ozuki in the summer when I was looking for the same thing OP was looking for. Those services are basically just hair masks. They wash your hair, put a hair mask on, and have you sit with the hair mask (I think under a dryer?) just like any other salon would do.

Another "urbanist" with New York envy.

You're welcome.

If you want to take her to nice DC restaurants like Albi (linked below) then be sure to reserve in advance.

Albi https://maps.app.goo.gl/mkp8BBtFVvQgiBsa9

Some museums like the Air & Space museum, the Zoo, the Washington Monument, etc. require free timed entry tickets that you'll need to book in advance. The Spy Museum, popular for kids, requires paid tickets.

I can’t tell if this one of those satire posts or not.

Order what you want to eat? That’s worked quite well for me.