Monday, June 30, 2008

DC in July

Whichever one of you started this blog, you had a good idea. I'm planning on going down to DC next week. Hopefully, I'll see some of you there. I try to be environmental and use public transport, but it seems like the transit gods conspire against me. Amtrak from Albany to DC is $100 (each way), as is Southwest. (Expedia quoted me a fare of $700 each way; one wonders why they bother.) Greyhound is cheaper but takes eight hours. It costs me $45 or so to fill my tank, and with 35 mpg, it seems that's the way to go. Sigh...

Addendum: I was in PA this weekend, and they had some all caps Clearview roadsigns. It was specifically designed as a mixed-case typeface, and the all caps are actually harder to read than standard signs. Stupid. I did see my first Clearview in NY, which was a good sign.

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