tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441626208217051063.post4188194100496289342..comments2023-09-30T10:45:19.288-04:00Comments on <center>Taleia & Company</center>: Sightseeing in D.C.Taleiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521205925498194770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441626208217051063.post-39644320284683127362009-09-10T16:40:02.136-04:002009-09-10T16:40:02.136-04:00Whoa... you know, I have always felt complacently ...Whoa... you know, I have always felt complacently safe on the metro system (I know, I know, complacency borne of ignorance) but I did think about that when the kids and I boarded... somehow it's different going in on your own and going in with four dependents. :)Taleiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521205925498194770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441626208217051063.post-67286379519581753202009-09-10T12:23:10.023-04:002009-09-10T12:23:10.023-04:00I totaled my car this summer, but was fine living ...I totaled my car this summer, but was fine living right outside D.C. and having the metro and other means of public transportation to get everywhere. I took the red line from my office in Silver Spring to class at UMD (near Fort Totten station) most weekdays. My dad said that I should borrow his car, leaving three drivers at my home in rural St. Mary's with one vehicle to share, and I'd have to learn to drive manual. I was frustrated and insisted that he keep it - that I didn't need it, but he brought it up one afternoon anyway and gave me a 2 hr crash course (no pun intended).<br /><br />Couple days later... the train I had taken every day was in that nasty crash, and I had been lazy and taken dad's car that day! Of course he called to see if I was alive and offered a loving "I-told-you."<br /><br />>_< Scary.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264943515757085639noreply@blogger.com