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[FreezinRafiki]

Something tells me Daddy-O has pull down any girly pin-up posters that he has and replaced them with this. She smokes, she drinks, she plays hockey, and she wears a gold medal. Could she be the perfect Canadian woman?

Congratulations, Canada. But here's hoping the American men will put up more of fight if we meet for gold.

 

[AJRitz]

Quick, someone say or do something amusing. I'm been up to my eyeballs in trial transcripts for the last 5 1/2 hours, and my brain is starting to go numb.

 

[DisneyFed]

Quick, someone say or do something amusing. I'm been up to my eyeballs in trial transcripts for the last 5 1/2 hours, and my brain is starting to go numb.

DUDE....LOOK AT THE PIC ABOVE YOU

 

[AJRitz]

DUDE....LOOK AT THE PIC ABOVE YOU

I asked for "amusing" not hawt!

 

[trennr]

I have stayed in DC three times. The first place was similar to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. There was plenty of wildlife but it was inside the room instead of outside and they were large roaches. I would not recommend that place. The second place was a Comfort in on the west side of DC near the Pentagon. I do not think that there was a Metro near there though. The last place was a Hampton Inn Just off of 495 near Largo(?)(close to FedEx Field. The last two were pretty nice. We have in the past just parked at Union Station and taken the Metro from there. Fairly easy, but parking is somewhat expensive.

I am by far not an expert. I am sure there are other Dads with more experience. I would like to hear of some other places. We are stopping in DC on our way to the Outer Banks in June.

Go to Google and search bidding for travel. It is a forum where people post what they typed into Priceline's name your own price. We used it last Christmas and only paid $56 a night for a place in Arrlington that was by a Metro station but I cannot remember the name but it was 4 star.

I watched the Allen/Nazareth game on RCN. Too bad Craig didn't get a medal! I guess a Freshman/JV coach doesn't get one for the varsity. I guess I shouldn't have mentioned 5 Guys! Maybe we'll run into you one day (figuratively) up at the WalMart shopping center.


I have a lot of sympathy for you! I also have about another foot of snow waiting for me and it's still coming down pretty good. Well, at least I had a good excuse for a vacation day!



Our Navy son, who is stationed at Andrews AFB, now lives in Largo but we haven't stayed there yet. We did stay near the Pentagon once and the place was OK but I can't remember what it was......probably a Comfort Inn. It had a parking garage underneath, I remember that, and I think there was a McDonalds next door. Try tripadvisor.com, that's what I do. I've found their reviews to be pretty accurate. Your son will enjoy DC. Most of the stuff is free but there is a lot of walking, so be prepared. It's probably worth while to pay for the shuttle to get around.

We do day trips to DC all the time.

Like Kevin mentioned, there's a Hampton Inn and a Holiday Inn Express (both with free breakfast! ) in Largo, MD and less than a mile from a Metro station. I'm guessing you would probably want to stay on the VA side, though, because then you could avoid having to drive around DC on the Beltway.

There are a ton of hotels in Arlington and Tysons Corner in VA--just about every chain imaginable. The hotel websites will usually tell you what Metro station they are nearest to. Both towns are very CROWDED and traffic can be an issue. Tysons Corner is a couple of miles away from the Vienna Metro station, but a lot of the hotels offer a free shuttle to/from the station--the websites will tell you.

You may want to drive to the station yourself. Parking is free at the Metro stations on weekends. All of the stations can be found on Google Earth.

One thing you could do in VA is swing by Dulles Airport as well--there is a wing of the National Air & Space Museum located next door that houses some cool planes like the Concorde, SR-71 Blackbird and the Space Shuttle.

Anyway, I don't want to take up too much space here. Sounds like Fed can help you out, and if you want to PM me for other ideas, I'd be glad to help out too.

Thanks all.

Hey could we pretend these guys are corn cobs and are the Dancing Kernellies. Can't let Fed Fuzz have the only Dance team.

 

[Disney Commando]

Just got done shoveling the driveway out, wasn't too bad, got around 3ins but melting quick. Looking out the window the sky is gray again and it's snowing

Snowmageddon 2010

 

[trennr]

Not much different than yesterday...

Yeah I need help.

 

[Disney Commando]

Not much different than yesterday...

Yeah I need help.

Yay more Chuck! I like that "kiss my" folder on the top corner of your pc

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Not much different than yesterday...

Yeah I need help.

Chuck's getting pretty brave. Maybe next time you can put a pile of razor sharp staples under him to up the "impending death" factor.

 

[DisneyDadC]

Yay more Chuck! I like that "kiss my" folder on the top corner of your pc

I think he is testing us now to see if we are paying attention!! cause the shortcut to games folder used to be in that spot.

 

[DisneyDadC]

I think Chucky should be awarded the honorary Dis Dad Award

Please tell Chucky that Don will be around shortly to issue him his member number

 

[Disney Commando]

I think he is testing us now to see if we are paying attention!! cause the shortcut to games folder used to be in that spot.

We'll have to keep a eye on that

What did you end up building

 

[DisneyDadC]

We'll have to keep a eye on that

What did you end up building

nothing yet. I don't want to start another "debate" lol but since I am able bodied I went and shoveled my neighbors then went and did my mothers and her nieghbors.so not much time for play YET.Will be going out to play in a bit still trying to figure out what to do.Not alot of snow so cant be anything major.

 

[Disney Commando]

nothing yet. I don't want to start another "debate" lol but since I am able bodied I went and shoveled my neighbors then went and did my mothers and her nieghbors.so not much time for play YET.Will be going out to play in a bit still trying to figure out what to do.Not alot of snow so cant be anything major.

 

[dvczerfs]

Well considering I actually pay my taxes...and don't harbor any Communist or Progressive views...I might not be welcomed by the current occupants.

 

[dvczerfs]

Something tells me Daddy-O has pull down any girly pin-up posters that he has and replaced them with this. She smokes, she drinks, she plays hockey, and she wears a gold medal. Could she be the perfect Canadian woman?

Congratulations, Canada. But here's hoping the American men will put up more of fight if we meet for gold.

okay, first off , these must be implants into canada, i have never seen a hockey playing canadian with all there teeth!!! well anyway congrats on winning. (we have to let you win something)

 

[dvczerfs]

Well considering I actually pay my taxes...and don't harbor any Communist or Progressive views...I might not be welcomed by the current occupants.

well, im going to bed, i worked today 12 hours and had to come home to snow blow and shovel 14 inches of al gores global warning off my sidewalks and driveway!! again!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

GOOD NEWS !!! more snow coming wednesday!!!!

 

[Disney Commando]

GOOD NEWS !!! more snow coming wednesday!!!!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[dvczerfs]

well i got to wait for dd and dw to get home so i guess im still awake. just to let you guys know what happened a few weeks ago, someone went on disdads thru my facebook,(im assuming) and started emailing me not to nice things. which, i can take care of myself, you can say what you want to me, but the person tried to friend my 17 year old daughter on facebook. i havent heard anything since. luckly my dd always ask me and her mom if we know someone that she doesnt. i passed it off to her as a mistake. this person knew what we talked about on the dis. i copied his emails and the facebook and email are no longer. please dont say anything on facebook (dont want dd to see it) so, thats the short of the story. just beware of any emails you get and who they are from.