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glatt · 01-12-2009, 09:04 AM

I tried to get tickets from 4 different sources, but struck out each time. They claim it's a lottery, but I think the truth is you have to know somebody well to get tickets. Everyone I know who has tickets also has a close connection to some congress kritter. I wouldn't want to go unless I had a good view. Watching the event from a mile away on a jumbotron is not my idea of fun. That's how it would be without tickets.

It's going to be easier for people from far away to get there than for locals to. Chartered tour busses will be allowed downtown, but local traffic will be blocked. They are closing all the bridges from VA to DC. All the officials are saying you should walk because the expected visitors will be about 2-3 times the capacity that public transportation can handle.

I'm actually a little relieved that I got no tickets because it means I don't have to figure out how to get down there. A 4 hour walk there and a 4 hour walk back would be the most likely result, and I'm not up for that with kids.

It's going to be a freaking zoo. I'll watch it on tv from my warm living room. We get the day off at least, because the streets around my building are closed. And metro will be unusable.

01-12-2009, 09:04 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I tried to get tickets from 4 different sources, but struck out each time. They claim it's a lottery, but I think the truth is you have to know somebody well to get tickets. Everyone I know who has tickets also has a close connection to some congress kritter. I wouldn't want to go unless I had a good view. Watching the event from a mile away on a jumbotron is not my idea of fun. That's how it would be without tickets. It's going to be easier for people from far away to get there than for locals to. Chartered tour busses will be allowed downtown, but local traffic will be blocked. They are closing all the bridges from VA to DC. All the officials are saying you should walk because the expected visitors will be about 2-3 times the capacity that public transportation can handle. I'm actually a little relieved that I got no tickets because it means I don't have to figure out how to get down there. A 4 hour walk there and a 4 hour walk back would be the most likely result, and I'm not up for that with kids. It's going to be a freaking zoo. I'll watch it on tv from my warm living room. We get the day off at least, because the streets around my building are closed. And metro will be unusable.