"Crush-Level" Inaugural Crowds Forecasted By Congressional Committee

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"Crush-Level" Inaugural Crowds Forecasted By Congressional Committee
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/crushlevel-inaugural-crow_n_154266.html
December 30, 2008 01:38 PM


Late yesterday, the Congressional Inaugural Committee issued an "Inaugural Advisory" for those planning to attend Barack Obama's swearing in ceremony in Washington D.C. on January 20th. And the unspoken message seems to be: Stay home.

Otherwise, here's what you're in for: "Street closures throughout Washington, D.C., will make traveling by car or taxi very difficult. Bridges from Virginia crossing the Potomac River into Washington, D.C., as well as major roadways from Maryland into Washington, D.C., may be closed to all but bus traffic."

Prefer the subway? "D.C.'s subway system will be running 'rush-hour' service all day, but is expecting 'crush-level' crowds. Be prepared to wait for space on a train for long periods of time, during which you will have to stand in close proximity to several thousand people. Many Metro escalators will be closed due to crowding and individuals will need to climb Metro stairs or wait to utilize the small number of elevators at Metro stations."

[xfahctor]

Cripe. RFID tickets, full on military security that makes baghdad look like nature park, yeh, just the place I wanna be. Be hillarious if after all this, everyone decided to just sit home and watch it on tv.

[Nailer]

I wonder where  mr.booth will be hiding ?   I guess you could say they are expecting something to happen with all the military and security.  It would be very hard to stop someone as with that many people attending  not everyone is a Obamatard drunk on sheeple juice.

I will be watching anything except the inauguration, hell sponge bob is better than seeing a illegal alien being sworn in as president. If something happens  , well I will hear about quickly here on PP Forum..