Happy 4th of July!

Deathstar 80 · 07-04-2010, 01:36 PM

Happy 4th of July! :USAFlag:

**Cardinalfootballguy** · 07-04-2010, 02:08 PM

Even though I am at work today everyone be safe and enjoy your fourth

**Stardust** · 07-04-2010, 05:36 PM

Bee safe tonight everyone

**Hoot Gibson** · 07-04-2010, 05:54 PM

Have a safe and happy 4th, everybody. I am getting ready to go watch the Washington fireworks from the Marine Memorial in Arlington (the Iwo Jima statue). I hate crowds and I am not a big fan of fireworks but I am afraid that I will regret it if I pass up the opportunity when I am so close to the nation's capital.

**Stardust** · 07-04-2010, 06:03 PM

^ have a great time. I am headed out myself to a pretty big show.

**Hoot Gibson** · 07-04-2010, 11:52 PM

Stardust Wrote:^ have a great time. I am headed out myself to a pretty big show.

Thanks but my wife lost her Metro SmartTrip card and we did not have time to replace it and make the fireworks on time - so we watched them on TV instead.

**Stardust** · 07-05-2010, 12:28 AM

Hoot Gibson Wrote:Thanks but my wife lost her Metro SmartTrip card and we did not have time to replace it and make the fireworks on time - so we watched them on TV instead.

How long are you in DC? I'm there about a dozen times a year.

**Hoot Gibson** · 07-05-2010, 07:28 AM

Stardust Wrote:How long are you in DC? I'm there about a dozen times a year.

Hopefully for a few years but it could be for a much shorter time. The federal contract that funds my position is currently in dispute (unknown to me when I was hired) but assuming that the dispute gets resolved in my employer's favor, I should be here at least until next spring. If I make it that long, my long term job prospects here will be very good but the cost of living in this area is far higher than any other place that I have worked.