Originally Posted by rhm (Post 7885696)

Go for it. Ride as close as you can, then park the bike in the best place you can find. This is going to be a unique event, and you cannot predict or plan how it's going to go; so wing it.

I used to live in DC. I was 15 when, one inauguration day, my father said, hey, why don't we go down there? It was a warm day, and the ceremony had already begun, but we figured, what the hey? Drove down and parked somewhere on North Capital, near the GPO, and walked from there. Found ourselves a spot to stand on Constitution Avenue, and just a few minutes later Jimmy Carter came by, on foot, waving and smiling. Definitely the proudest day of my life until that point!

Originally Posted by rhm (Post 7885696)

Go for it. Ride as close as you can, then park the bike in the best place you can find. This is going to be a unique event, and you cannot predict or plan how it's going to go; so wing it.

I used to live in DC. I was 15 when, one inauguration day, my father said, hey, why don't we go down there? It was a warm day, and the ceremony had already begun, but we figured, what the hey? Drove down and parked somewhere on North Capital, near the GPO, and walked from there. Found ourselves a spot to stand on Constitution Avenue, and just a few minutes later Jimmy Carter came by, on foot, waving and smiling. Definitely the proudest day of my life until that point!

Originally Posted by rugerben (Post 7889915)

Not that we're emotionally invested or anything...

Originally Posted by Bat22 (Post 7890128)

New Age Woodstock :)

Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 7889851)

I took my first train ride ever to the JFK Inauguration from Philadelphia. Went in a passenger car full of paperboys who earned the trip as prize for selling so many new subscriptions for The Evening Bulletin. It sure was cold.

Originally Posted by The Historian (Post 7892112)

Ah, the Bulletin. Nearly everybody read it. Sigh. :(

Originally Posted by BarracksSi (Post 7889770)

I live in an efficiency just up the hill from the Capitol. It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the Capitol grounds, and maybe 10 to get down to the west side of the building. Wonder how much I could charge for renting it out...

Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 7892180)

I still have my genuine over the shoulder newspaper delivery bag with the Bulletin name on it. I even used it while delivering the papers. Predates messenger bags by 35-40 years.

Originally Posted by scorch (Post 7892441)

The mayor lifted the permit thing for the inaugural renting. So you can rent you apartment out without having a permit. Not that they would even go after you.

But i bet you could get over 1000$ for that just for a day!

But where would you stay?

Originally Posted by The Historian (Post 7892664)

To judge from some of the remarks directed at you on Bike Forums, I once thought YOU predated newspapers by 30-40 years. :)

Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 7892772)

From some of those remarks, I suspect some BF posters form their opinions and point of view from what they read in tabloid/magazine headlines/Internet chat rooms, as well as what they learn from dorm/bar room chit chat and TV talking heads.

Originally Posted by scorch (Post 7892441)

The mayor lifted the permit thing for the inaugural renting. So you can rent you apartment out without having a permit. Not that they would even go after you.

But i bet you could get over 1000$ for that just for a day!

But where would you stay?

Originally Posted by BarracksSi (Post 7894940)

If she's cute, I'll keep the bed warm. :D

Or I could just go over to a friend's and we'll drink beer for the day. :thumb:

Originally Posted by Roody (Post 7895507)

Originally Posted by The Historian (Post 7897316)

There's a thread on the Touring Forum about a cyclist who plans to ride from LA to DC for the big event. He's asking for donations, and his equipment 'needs' include 4500 dollars for a camera.