tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post801126343732969602..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Effective Wrist-slapping on Connecticut Avenuetetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-89519113818967491022009-10-29T20:04:03.323-04:002009-10-29T20:04:03.323-04:00Just took my parents to Morton's in Georgetown...Just took my parents to Morton's in Georgetown. I totally love it here. Great people, great parks, lots to do, lots of ways to get away from it all.<br /><br />And mazel tov on 40 years!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-8312777254033149372009-10-29T04:23:10.994-04:002009-10-29T04:23:10.994-04:00Elizabeth, No. We now reside, (for better or wors...Elizabeth, No. We now reside, (for better or worse two blocks from Dan) in Maine and we are retired from Government service. We have such wonderful memories of being there in the DC area. We loved CC, and also resided in Roslyn at the Belvedere. We loved the excitement of government and challenges placed upon us by the Clinton/Gore administration and just hated the Bush years. My partner (40 years last month) was a national director, while I a mere servant of the people slothed by. :) My all-time favorite boss resides in SS. I never argued so much with anyone and enjoyed it as when I was arguing with him... an all-around great person. I so miss Morton's in Georgetown! (Except for the cigars).Uncle Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992402926190259718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-13570076006200490802009-10-28T15:46:02.351-04:002009-10-28T15:46:02.351-04:00Uncle Jim, are you still there in CC? I'm in S...Uncle Jim, are you still there in CC? I'm in Silver Spring, and I love it here.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-1263284612592345612009-10-28T15:20:37.832-04:002009-10-28T15:20:37.832-04:00Having travelled every day on Ct. Ave to my home i...Having travelled every day on Ct. Ave to my home in CC, I feel your pain. I just loved it when we had our first blanket of very light snow and watched as the Saudis and other persons not familiar with those conditions drove as wildly as ever. It was worth every delay. :)Uncle Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992402926190259718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-30480472209809903952009-10-28T15:13:04.614-04:002009-10-28T15:13:04.614-04:00You have hit a problem with traffic cameras withou...You have hit a problem with traffic cameras without even knowing it. Normally, speed limits are set so that most people will naturally travel under the limit (IIRC, the standard is 85% naturally travel at our under the limit). But with speed cameras, and giving motorists some tolerance, because neither cars nor cameras are perfectly accurate, there aren't that many tickets issued when the speed limits are reasonable. So, in the interest of collecting revenue, speed limits are set much lower than otherwise makes sense. One winds up with 6 lane roads with 30 MPH limits. And as you observe, that is rather unrealistic, unless you are a local government who wants to pick up some cash from travelers.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.com