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When I was a Child...
My parents took me to Washington DC. I was so young that I really don't remember it. I have a few old pictures of me at that time. So.... when we had the opportunity to go to DC, I jumped at the chance. My daughter is working up in the suburbs this summer, and she has been into the city with her job a few times and she also goes in on weekends with some co-workers. She acted as our tour guide. So here are a few of the many pics I took with my cell phone. we got into and out of DC on the Metro, and also got around the city this way.  Union station was a very impressive building  This place holds your copyrights... it is The Library of Congress. It sets across the street behind the Congress.... an underground tunnel connects them. Actually, underground tunnels connect lots of buildings in DC.  The US Congress building lots of marble was used to build this place.  The Washington Monument... probably the most recognized thing in the city On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King stood to give his most famous "I have a dream" speech. Standing where history happened all day long. No.... I didn't pee on it.... a park ranger poured water on it so it was easier to see.  As we approached the White House, the Secret Service shut it down and told us to clear out. No reason was given. So as we were walking across the field towards the other monuments, I saw a chopper coming in. It approached DIRECTLY over us at only several hundred feet...decending onto the front lawn of the White House. It was there to deliver the POTUS to camp David. A few minutes later it came back over again with BHO onboard but we were unable to get a good shot of it due to trees over us.  My daughter and tour guide. I have more pics of the rest of the family but I will spare you most of that.  . OK.... enough boring pics.... we had a good time, and walked....and walked......and walked....... and then walked some more. Then, after we went to a church that my daughter had attended.... (in the basement of a coffee house)..... I asked as we were walking back to the Metro station, if anyone wanted to walk over to the Jefferson Memorial..... I got dirty looks..... oh well.... another trip is on order... but not any time soon. .
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 10, 11 10:14 PM
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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King stood to give his most famous "I have a dream" speech. Standing where history happened all day long. No.... I didn't pee on it.... a park ranger poured water on it so it was easier to see.
Ah... For a second there I thought he had a wet dream! Cool pics. Was the first one taken from Beagle's perspective?
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July 10, 11 10:22 PM
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One the first pic..... my daughter said in one of those condescending voices..... Daddy! What are you DOING!
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 10, 11 11:06 PM
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I saw a chopper coming in. It approached DIRECTLY over us at only several hundred feet...decending onto the front lawn of the White House. It was there to deliver the POTUS to camp David. A few minutes later it came back over again with BHO onboard but we were unable to get a good shot of it due to trees over us.
That's what heat seeking missiles are made for. Sheesh! I can't believe you went unprepared! (Just kidding.) Nice pics. I've always wanted to go there. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 10, 11 11:23 PM
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I saw a chopper coming in. It approached DIRECTLY over us at only several hundred feet...decending onto the front lawn of the White House. It was there to deliver the POTUS to camp David. A few minutes later it came back over again with BHO onboard but we were unable to get a good shot of it due to trees over us.
That's what heat seeking missiles are made for. Sheesh! I can't believe you went unprepared! (Just kidding.)
Nice pics. I've always wanted to go there.
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i hear ya..... shortly after the chopper with POTUS aboard passed over us, it was joined by two more..... decoys so that anyone thinking such a thing would have a harder time pulling it off. Law and the SS were crawling all over the mall. Damn.... just realized that SS was the same abbreviation Hitler had for his elite warriors..... and I'll bet ours are just as friendly too.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 0:09 PM
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Very nice photos. It's been a few years since I've been to DC.
Thanks, Herb.
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July 11, 11 9:01 AM
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It was actually a better experience than I thought it would be. The city was clean, we rode the metro in and out so parking was a non-issue, and free at the metro station.
I still do not like cities..... give me a small town or somewhere out in the woods and I'm in heaven. My daughter kept telling me she really "loved" the city and was thinking about moving there after college...... where did I go wrong?
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 9:14 AM
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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King stood to give his most famous "I have a dream" speech. Standing where history happened all day long. No.... I didn't pee on it.... a park ranger poured water on it so it was easier to see.
Ah... For a second there I thought he had a wet dream!
Cool pics. Was the first one taken from Beagle's perspective?
I guess you're also going to blame me for the wet spot? I get blamed for everything! Herb - I went to DC when I was in high school. our high school band went to a "show" where there were several high school bands performing on the lawn of the WH. we got to see all of the memorials and even got to go to one of the Smithsonian museums. Our group chose the one with the space and aerospace stuff in it. it was pretty cool.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 9:21 AM
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Reece... you mean this place?   You can see The Spirit of St Louis behind the rocket. We ducked in here to eat lunch. My daughter knew they have a McDonald's inside, so after going through an almost TSA like security check point, we grabbed some burgers and a drink, before we headed to the Capital Building for a tour of Congress. I would have loved to have a few hours to wander around more. The front reminded me a lot of NASA in Fla & Houston with the space exhibits. .
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 9:31 AM
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where did I go wrong?
You didn't, IMHO. You raised a child to think for herself.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 9:46 AM
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I know what you mean.... the rest of my family would be bored to tears, but to me, the history of aviation is fascinating.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 9:57 AM
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I have 3 boys and 1 adopted girl (all grown now). the girl could not have been more disinterested in stuff like that, but the boys I took to NASA in Houston and to the Rocket museum in Huntsville, Alabama and they LOVED it! (I've been to NASA in florida myself, but not with the family). I've also taken the family to several air shows. the boys always love that stuff - the girl - not so much.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 11:41 AM
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My daughter kept telling me she really "loved" the city and was thinking about moving there after college...... where did I go wrong? How we gonna keep them down on the farm? Drove through DC on the drive from NC to Dover AFB, Delaware when we went to Germany the second time. Didn't stop, but we saw the Capitol as we drove by.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 11:48 AM
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It was actually a better experience than I thought it would be. The city was clean, we rode the metro in and out so parking was a non-issue, and free at the metro station.
I still do not like cities..... give me a small town or somewhere out in the woods and I'm in heaven. My daughter kept telling me she really "loved" the city and was thinking about moving there after college...... where did I go wrong?
It sounds like you have a lovely and sensible daughter. I'm sure you're proud of her, in spite of your "small town vs. big city" debate. I suppose the good news for CH is that we can expect more photos in the future. 
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 6:28 PM
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That's great, Herb...and what great pictures! We got to go there several years ago, when the boys were almost too young to enjoy it. But I was fascinated. I prefer staying away from big cities too, but it was cool to see the real thing.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 7:17 PM
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Irrelevant post deleted, sorry Herb
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 11, 11 7:57 PM
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Reece... you mean this place?
You can see The Spirit of St Louis behind the rocket.
We ducked in here to eat lunch. My daughter knew they have a McDonald's inside, so after going through an almost TSA like security check point, we grabbed some burgers and a drink, before we headed to the Capital Building for a tour of Congress. I would have loved to have a few hours to wander around more. The front reminded me a lot of NASA in Fla & Houston with the space exhibits.
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Yep! and even tho I did get to spend a couple of hours there it wasn't enough!
I think you could spend a week in that museum and still not see all of it..that place is huge!! One question...what is that plane(?) that is to the right of the spirit of st louis?
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 12, 11 1:18 AM
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One question...what is that plane(?) that is to the right of the spirit of st louis? It looks like an experimental lifting body. Lots of work with that type of vehicle before the shuttle was designed.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 12, 11 6:53 AM
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One question...what is that plane(?) that is to the right of the spirit of st louis?
It looks like an experimental lifting body. Lots of work with that type of vehicle before the shuttle was designed.
That is the X prize winner. First private re-usable vehicle capable of carrying pilot & two passengers into LEO*. *Low Earth Orbit
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 12, 11 7:16 AM
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aaahhhhh...thanks much... 
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July 12, 11 9:04 AM
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In the section with the U2, they had one of the early shuttle attempts... it was a funny wedge shaped thing with two stubby semi-tail/wing things on it.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 12, 11 9:35 AM
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Reece... you mean this place?
You can see The Spirit of St Louis behind the rocket.
We ducked in here to eat lunch. My daughter knew they have a McDonald's inside, so after going through an almost TSA like security check point, we grabbed some burgers and a drink, before we headed to the Capital Building for a tour of Congress. I would have loved to have a few hours to wander around more. The front reminded me a lot of NASA in Fla & Houston with the space exhibits.
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Just out of curiosity Herb, what camera are you using? The photos look great.
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July 12, 11 10:08 AM
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This is my Droid smart phone built in camera.
I realized I had forgotten my camera about 30 miles up the road from home..... so I had to use it. My daughter had her camera too but all these pics are from my Droid.
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July 12, 11 10:10 AM
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This is my Droid smart phone built in camera.
I realized I had forgotten my camera about 30 miles up the road from home..... so I had to use it. My daughter had her camera too but all these pics are from my Droid.
Pretty damn good. I wasn't expecting them to be from a phone. Thanks.
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July 12, 11 10:28 AM
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Great pics. We were just there several months ago and hit all of the museums in the area. It was a long but fun day. I did spend an inordinate amount of time in the air and space museum.....Love the stuff. We rode to within 10 miles and took the metro,much better than attempting to drive directly there.
After we returned a friend of mine more familiar with the area informed me that the REAL space museum with better stuff is located somewhere around the airport. This will be the one they retire the shuttle in and I believe the blackbird is there too...........guess I'll need to make another trip.
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July 12, 11 10:51 AM
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One question...what is that plane(?) that is to the right of the spirit of st louis?
It looks like an experimental lifting body. Lots of work with that type of vehicle before the shuttle was designed.
That is the X prize winner. First private re-usable vehicle capable of carrying pilot & two passengers into LEO*.
*Low Earth Orbit
Thanks, Karyn. I enlarged the pic as much as it would go but still couldn't read the banner, even with my glasses on. "it was a funny wedge shaped thing with two stubby semi-tail/wing things on it."- Herb The one Steve Austin crashed in to increase his value? Saw one of those at the Air Force Museum in Ohio way back in the 1960s. I think it was called the Gremlin.
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July 12, 11 10:55 AM
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This is my Droid smart phone built in camera.
I realized I had forgotten my camera about 30 miles up the road from home..... so I had to use it. My daughter had her camera too but all these pics are from my Droid.
Now that I know it's your phone taking the photos, I might suggest NOT dragging it on the floor like on you first shot. You might want to clean it off before you wind up getting a call. I can see your daughter's concern, now.
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Re:When I was a Child...
July 12, 11 12:35 AM
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One question...what is that plane(?) that is to the right of the spirit of st louis?
It looks like an experimental lifting body. Lots of work with that type of vehicle before the shuttle was designed.
That is the X prize winner. First private re-usable vehicle capable of carrying pilot & two passengers into LEO*.
*Low Earth Orbit
My business partner is very short (which is quite a contrast since I'm 6'4") so does that mean that he's in an L.E.O.? (I think it's genetics, he's Welsh and they have short sheep there...)
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