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Perhaps we should say “the week” (with a much larger radius than just Thayer Avenue), but anything more than 24 hours and everything goes down the shitter anyway. I managed to snag some freezer space from a neighbor for expensive meat-stuff, but at least I have the opportunity to thoroughly clean and wipe down the inside of the refrigerators. Luckily, I had just taken these off the grill before the rain started, which made the immediate impact of the power outage a little less painful.

Ironically, Pepco’s site went down, too, but it’s back online with these sad statistics (as of 12:30pm on Tuesday):

We heard the term “multi-day event” on Sunday night, but the ramifications of that are really starting to hit home. The cool air through the open windows this morning was nice, but if those birds sit right outside again at 5:00 tomorrow morning, I will reach through the screen and crack their tiny skulls.

Skateboarding Is Not A Crime
I was walking through the plaza last night and snapped a photo of one of these new notices – of which there are many.

My daughter has become greatly enamored of skateboards now, which I’d gladly promote. But as she was running at full-tilt across the ice rink concrete slab, there were very nearly several collisions with many of the other stir-crazy kids out there. Add skaters into the mix, and I can appreciate the issues. That notice to the right of the metal sign tells you to go into The Box for more detail, which Silver Spring, Singular has documented here.

Stay cool out there. Hope the lights come back soon.

Who says the animated GIF is dead?

It’s official – Silver Spring’s newest touchstone is open. It’s a great facility with lots of space. Which is a good thing, because lots of people showed up. Including those annoying library bridge people handing out hardhats. I got a look when one was offered to me and I declined, saying I was decidedly anti-bridge.

It seemed pretty crowded when you were down there, but the aerial view gives a good idea of just how many people can pack into The Plaza.

For additional photos, see the token post from Silver Spring, Singular.