May 11, 2005
Out of Step
This time last week, I could see the Capitol from outside of my office building.
Today, I spent the length of the evacuation scare at SoHo Tea & Coffee, blissfully unaware of what was happening on the hill. When I had my fill of coffee and wifi, I went to the gym (ugh, so... much... pain...) and watched Law & Order: S[pecial]. Epatha Merkerson Unit while rockin' the elliptical.
I got home, did some dishes, nurse my wounds and then finally turned on the set about 15 minutes ago. People running from the Hill? Screaming tourists? How did I get through the day in central D.C. without knowing anything about this? The streets around Farragut and Dupont were about as full as they normally are and I didn't see any more cops on the street. A few miles, and one job, really do make a big difference.
Posted by rj3 at May 11, 2005 6:15 PM
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I can see the Capitol building from outside my temporary office building, and I didn't know it was being evacuated until my mother called me from Ohio.
Building management wasn't going to tell us until the debris started raining down.
But, to be fair, no one told Tony Williams either.
Posted by: Cara at May 12, 2005 9:19 AM
I didn't know about it until my friend in Providence called to make sure I was okay. She told me there was TV footage of people running from the Capitol building, which alarmed me a little less than it probably should have.
"Evacuation? You don't say!"
Posted by: snh at May 12, 2005 11:16 AM