> > > > > > It's a sad thing that we are all more or less assuming that the New Year will be literally a blast. We hear that terrorists are planning to blow something up, and we all wonder where. They probably won't get me, because I am out here in the woods with very few people around and that's where I'll ring in the New Year. But I can't help wonder where. Where will they hit? Money couldn't buy my presence in Times Square, NY,NY.
> > > > > > Even Las Vegas, a favorite of mine, is on my stay away list. I won't even go to Knoxville and certainly not Oak Ridge. I doubt if I could think like a terrorist, but tall towers like the ones in New York, the Seattle Space Needle and the big one in Vegas are places that cross my mind. I'm sure the authorities are better at supposin' than I am. I just hope they nip it, as Barney said, in the bud.
> > > > > > Howard
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> > > > > If you want to find out where they'll hit, read Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Games of State.
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> > > > I'm afraid I'll find out soon enough anyway.
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> > > They'll probably hit Seattle. That town's having a doozy of a year already.
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> > twould be rather silly of them to hit DC.... none of the politicians will be here
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> > uni"feeling safe"peg
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> You're absolutely right. One time I went to D.C. when Congress was not in session and you could park anywhere you wanted to. Except for a few tourists, it looked like nobody was home.
> Howard

the thing about Washington, DC is that there are two different parts of it - "Washington" and "DC". Washington is the land of monuments, museums, and congress. DC is where the people live, and it's just about like any other city. Most people don't realize that.

uni"I'm a DC person"peg