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dataminimizer t1_jdkj2m3 wrote

You are truly an idiot or a masochist if you’re driving to see the Cherry blossoms.

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CaptainPeachfuzz t1_jdmp4t0 wrote

March of 2020, pandemic full rage.

I drove down and parked on the mall. Not like a side street. On 14th. Right where the food trucks usually sit.

There were some people around but not a lot. It was amazing. And will never happen again.

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HauntingBet2923 t1_jdtfq6x wrote

I drove in from central PA today. Woke up at 4 arrived at 6. Was able to park at the mall. I can’t imagine the thought process of thinking you’ll beat the crowds any later than 6:30am, hard to imagine going in the middle of the day.

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Embarrassed_Bid_4970 t1_jdnc2zl wrote

Or, like me, your driving an elderly relative who can't walk anymore to see them. When you assume you make an ass out of you and me.

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dataminimizer t1_jdpjemx wrote

Don’t lie. Even if you’re not, don’t pretend like my comment is intended for you. As if all the morons in this traffic jam are “driving an elderly relative”. Either you’re lying or you know my comment isn’t intended for you.

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newreddituser666 t1_jdm344m wrote

At least youre comfortable in the car. Walking sucks and makes it more time consuming.

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dbag127 t1_jdm6r21 wrote

Yes because the worst part of seeing the cherry blossoms is how long you spend looking at them.

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temporarytuna t1_jdm99xl wrote

If ‘time consuming’ is how you think of going to see the cherry blossoms then maybe you’re better off staying home. Think of the gas you’ll save!

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newreddituser666 t1_jdmd9vg wrote

It’s easier to drive to Annapolis to see them any way, there are no crowds, congestion and plenty of parking spaces, unlike downtown DC.

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dataminimizer t1_jdm9lg8 wrote

I hope you realize how pathetic your comment sounds haha. Also, walking is still faster than sitting in traffic and not moving.

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newreddituser666 t1_jdmb2u5 wrote

I’d rather sit in traffic in the comfort of my vehicle than walk around and deal with crowds. To each their own.

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asdfasdfasdfas11111 t1_jdmkh6w wrote

"I just want to drive through your city and make traffic and not spend any money by visiting local restaurants or hotels or do literally anything which requires me to walk or use transit."

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newreddituser666 t1_jdnshcl wrote

I live in the District. Lol. Not every DC resident is a new urbanist yuppie who wants to live out their Manhattan fantasies by riding the filthy metro trains and embracing the car-free lifestyle.

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Maximum-Share-2835 t1_jdmrfey wrote

I'm not comfortable driving in an angry mob of traffic, especially when the other option is walking fifteen minutes after sitting calmly on the train, which then had me beat my friends who drove there by about forty minutes while they had to find parking

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newreddituser666 t1_jdnt4y8 wrote

The traffic doesn’t look very angry in this video. These folks are calmly driving through and sitting briefly. They’re not wasting time parking, then having to walk to see the trees, then walk back to the car. They’re enjoying the trees from their cars, then heading for the next destination.

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Maximum-Share-2835 t1_jdntotk wrote

Assuming this was Thursday, then to me sitting right adjacent, the traffic was angry, and most of it was looking for parking. just seeing trees from a car window seems both like a waste of time and boring to me, but sure, if it's just for a pretty road to drive to somewhere else, then it's almost as convenient as taking the metro, and maybe almost as good of an event as actually seeing the trees and spending time with the environment.

Whatever you wanna believe I guess dude.

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newreddituser666 t1_jdnualg wrote

I drove through the Watkins Park and Annapolis christmas lights during the holidays every year and enjoy it from the car. This is very similar to that. Taking Metro is a hassle, the trains are filthy and just not a good experience. Uber is Ok, but why take an Uber when you can drive to see this shit?

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Maximum-Share-2835 t1_jdnui51 wrote

Like I said, believe what you will about the drive through, we can disagree. Idk what metro you're riding but the one in the dmv is nothing near a hassle, not even close to what I would call filthy for a public space, and I find to be a lovely experience every time.

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newreddituser666 t1_jdnuu9j wrote

Agreed, to each their own. Metro in general is dirty, has little fake thug teenagers, old newspapers all over place, nasty people coughing all over the place, then you have to wait for the trains which are constantly running late. No thanks. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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Maximum-Share-2835 t1_jdnv3ct wrote

Again, a vastly different experience to just about every single train ride I've ever taken. If it's ever late there's another one or it's like a few minutes, which in DC traffic especially around this thing you'll have more than that anyway.

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