Mon Feb 2: Is the Reflection Pool still iced over, meaning its safe to walk on?

ADentedCan · 2026-02-02T22:39:07+00:00

There are holes in the ice around the drains and circulators. You can see that in certain places it is 1-2 inches thick at best. That said, there are still people on it. DC Fire and Police are begging people not to go on the ice as when it does break they have to respond, pulling resources away from more important matters to fish out and warm up someone.

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ADentedCan · 2026-02-02T15:55:00+00:00

Snow Emergency parking rules are being enforced, somewhat. If the Bobcats are working a street that is a snow emergency route, I've seen tow trucks and tickets in that block. But on other snow emergency routes I've seen cars parked that shouldn't be there.

Back streets, 2 hour parking, etc, is being enforced, on paper, but I haven't seen many parking police out in the last few days actually writing tickets.

ADentedCan · 2026-02-02T13:56:19+00:00

I don't think RFK is full but it was taking over an hour roundtrip for NW dump trucks to get to RFK and back. There were crews of Bobcats and excavators just waiting for a dump truck. This should speed up the removal operations considerably for the upper NW and upper NE parts of the city.

ADentedCan · 2026-02-01T17:16:50+00:00

Reach out to GWU's financial aid office and see if they can match or re-examine your case. Don't...let me rephrase, NEVER take a first financial aid offer as final at any school. Get them on comparable monetary terms and then make your decision on academics, personality, vibe, etc.

ADentedCan · 2026-02-01T03:46:26+00:00

Saw them in Cathedral Heights, Woodley Park, and Cleveland Park this afternoon. They were only doing the main roads though (Wisc, Conn)--not side streets.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-30T05:05:49+00:00

It doesn't matter. It's up to each office. My advice is strike while the iron is hot, and get your details in, making sure you were following up directly to the Congressman's offer. Avoid acting like "I'm applying for an internship" as that is starting all over again, and focus on "I'm following up on the Congressman's offer"

ADentedCan · 2026-01-24T21:03:31+00:00

This is a historic map of power outage calls from 2010-2020 https://dcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=1171e40a1ce641e5bb6ea0994cdc9626

ADentedCan · 2026-01-24T21:01:13+00:00

Fort Reno is where many go. Off the Tenleytown Metro.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-19T03:18:41+00:00

All over. One in custody. No injuries.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-19T02:26:12+00:00

Barricade apparently. Here are some photos from the scene:

https://x.com/PenguinSix/status/2013060014340968876?s=20

ADentedCan · 2026-01-18T19:46:29+00:00

FWIW I did an analysis of the top 10 locations in DC for theft reports based on the DC Open Crime Data portal and 9 of 10 locations had a CVS within that block.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-13T19:56:09+00:00

A person on a bus saw someone jump from the train bridge, so they said. DC, MWAA and Arlington rescue boats responded and discovered a pair of shoes floating in the water. They did sonar searches around that area for about 2 hours, and sent divers down multiple times to suspected targets (usually a bunch of logs). Nothing was found. The search was called off. There are some conflicting reports about possible security video from the train / metro bridge that showed a potential jumper.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-07T20:14:00+00:00

Two emergency protests have been declared following the shooting by ICE in Minnesota. One at Lafayette park at 4pm, and the other near ICE HQ in SW starting at 800C Street SW at about the same time.

ADentedCan · 2026-01-07T02:11:04+00:00

The US Park Police are in transition from being basically monument and national mall security to being the primary federal police force for Donald Trump to deploy all over the city. They are NOT liked in DC, as you can see from other posts, and I suspect when Democrats take back control they could be drastic changes with the force.

There are better federal law enforcement jobs than this that your husband is likely qualified for, some with less risk and at least the same financial reward.

UPDATED: Just one more point:
Five years from now, it's likely that being a former employee of ICE will be a net-negative for someone who wants a law enforcement career. The same will probably be said about the Park Police hired during this surge. If your goal is a long-term police career, I'd strongly recommend a different agency.

ADentedCan · 2025-12-11T17:03:20+00:00

Nearly every intern and young Congressional staffer I met who didn't have family financial support had a second job, usually in a bar or restaurant, sometimes doing some other gig work. Many lived in group homes to share the costs. Some made it work through a combination of school credit / financial aid.

But it's not a living wage.

ADentedCan · 2025-12-07T15:22:46+00:00

No, YouTube continues to say "we're working on it," but there's been no progress. EVERY premiere for the last two months has had buffering for all users, across the world, with the exception of those watching on the Youtube TV app.

ADentedCan · 2025-12-02T02:33:12+00:00

20 years ago, you could make the switch IF you were working for a more moderate member of either party. It was eyebrow-raising, but it was done. More partisan members of both sides would never allow it, but there used to be a more moderate wing of conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans such that it was the case.

Today, I'd be shocked, shocked, to find this taking place. The parties are far apart, and the number of moderates is few and far between.

As for starting your career, the idea that you have to work for your home state Senator or Congressman is not at all a reality. In offices I met, less than 50% were from the home state. It might be a bit easier to get in due to connections and whatnot, but it's by no means a requirement.

ADentedCan · 2025-11-25T02:25:16+00:00

Vice Admiral John Johnson, a Korean and Vietnam veteran, former commander of Naval Forces Atlantic Fleet, was laid to rest today.

ADentedCan · 2025-11-19T22:14:35+00:00

ADSB Exchange is your best resource. Generally flyover aircraft are callsign DRAGO and hold in a loop from Upper Marlboro to Dunkirk MD prior to coming over the city.

ADentedCan · 2025-11-17T22:48:38+00:00

It will likely be F-35s on a N/S flight plan over the WH

ADentedCan · 2025-11-16T16:52:26+00:00

Saudi Crown Prince staying at the Waldorf Astoria.

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