It was only 12 degrees today. That was quite a shock for someone who was wearing shorts only a couple of days before. Even with bundling up it was frigid, to say the least. Thankfully, a compassionate legislative assistant took Angie and I down to the basement, where there is a vast labrinth of tunnels connecting all the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives offices, the Library of Congress and even the White House with the U.S. Capitol. Not only is there a maze of tunnels running here, there, and everywhere, but there is also a small city underneath the ground, complete with restaurants, ice cream shops, gyms, shoe-shiners, movie rental and dry cleaning stores and much more. It's incredible! That's probably why Capitol Hill seems like a virtual ghost town. There aren't crowds of people walking around the area. Only tourists and a lot of security guards watching the tourists. Those working in the area have no reason to go outside, which is a smart idea on an ultra-cold day like today.Friday, January 16, 2009
Today's Lesson: When it's freezing outside, burrow underground
It was only 12 degrees today. That was quite a shock for someone who was wearing shorts only a couple of days before. Even with bundling up it was frigid, to say the least. Thankfully, a compassionate legislative assistant took Angie and I down to the basement, where there is a vast labrinth of tunnels connecting all the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives offices, the Library of Congress and even the White House with the U.S. Capitol. Not only is there a maze of tunnels running here, there, and everywhere, but there is also a small city underneath the ground, complete with restaurants, ice cream shops, gyms, shoe-shiners, movie rental and dry cleaning stores and much more. It's incredible! That's probably why Capitol Hill seems like a virtual ghost town. There aren't crowds of people walking around the area. Only tourists and a lot of security guards watching the tourists. Those working in the area have no reason to go outside, which is a smart idea on an ultra-cold day like today.
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