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03-18-20, 05:30 AM
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it’s definitely quieter. Not by a huge amount, but noticeable. My afternoon commutes from bass crack of Georgetown to Silver Spring (by way of beach, 16 and piney branch) went down by 5+ minutes, almost close to 10 minutes on occasion.
03-18-20, 05:33 AM
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03-18-20, 05:33 AM
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03-18-20, 05:42 AM
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I will head west from Bethesda. I expect nothing but tradespeople and landscapers at mid day.
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03-18-20, 05:44 AM
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Hey I am trying to leave the old Addiction club on Strava to reduce clutter. I can’t find a way to do it. Google says there is a box to check for leave club, but I don’t have it on app or full website. Is this like the Hotel California?? 
03-18-20, 05:55 AM
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Dang purple line construction closed that section of crescent trail. Once I can get to Bethesda safely, it is smooth sailing on the trail as my office is stones throw from fletchers boat house
03-18-20, 05:57 AM
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03-18-20, 06:03 AM
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03-18-20, 06:13 AM
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I will be ok. So thrifty. What bothers me more is admin told us we need to cut staff by 30%. They suggested layoffs. Our staff are so good and such a precious resource, so we are going to try to keep everyone and see if we can adjust their hours a bit. It will still hurt, no doubt. The ripple effects of the COVID19 are big and bad. My hope is that these effects will only be with us for a few months.
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03-18-20, 06:16 AM
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03-18-20, 06:21 AM
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now that I don’t have to pick kids up after school, at least for a while, I want to start riding to work, but am having difficulty finding a good route from Silver Spring to Bethesda at around 5:30 in the morning. Tradespeople and landscapers drive one eye closed at 5:30 in the morning
Dang purple line construction closed that section of crescent trail. Once I can get to Bethesda safely, it is smooth sailing on the trail as my office is stones throw from fletchers boat house
Dang purple line construction closed that section of crescent trail. Once I can get to Bethesda safely, it is smooth sailing on the trail as my office is stones throw from fletchers boat house
03-18-20, 06:24 AM
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A little stressed, murmurs that my airline might not be around if things don’t get better.
Went shopping at walmart this morning at 6 am shelves were fully stocked and surprisingly I wasn’t the only person shopping that early.
60s today hope to get a ride in before I have to go back to work.
Went shopping at walmart this morning at 6 am shelves were fully stocked and surprisingly I wasn’t the only person shopping that early.
60s today hope to get a ride in before I have to go back to work.
03-18-20, 06:27 AM
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You should give it a try, I’m confident you will be pleasantly surprised. The drivers that time of the morning are your best drivers. They drive every day, they know where they’re going, they’re practiced, seasoned and predictable compared to the off peak granny or distracted soccer mom crowd. Safest drivers around and the traffic is much lighter than the 7:30 and beyond crowd.
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03-18-20, 06:30 AM
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03-18-20, 06:32 AM
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You should give it a try, I’m confident you will be pleasantly surprised. The drivers that time of the morning are your best drivers. They drive every day, they know where they’re going, they’re practiced, seasoned and predictable compared to the off peak granny or distracted soccer mom crowd. Safest drivers around and the traffic is much lighter than the 7:30 and beyond crowd.
03-18-20, 06:44 AM
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You should give it a try, I’m confident you will be pleasantly surprised. The drivers that time of the morning are your best drivers. They drive every day, they know where they’re going, they’re practiced, seasoned and predictable compared to the off peak granny or distracted soccer mom crowd. Safest drivers around and the traffic is much lighter than the 7:30 and beyond crowd.
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03-18-20, 06:56 AM
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03-18-20, 07:12 AM
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River looks to be about 600' wide:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sc...!4d-74.8535119
A few decades ago John Madden commented about it during the broadcast on an Eagles' game when some remote camera showed footage from the place. He basically said he was totally unimpressed when he visited the area because he always envisioned some wide, crazy dangerous river.
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03-18-20, 07:26 AM
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I was at the doctor yesterday, and when they took my temperature I was told that I was "perfectly normal"
Just FYI.
Just FYI.
03-18-20, 07:32 AM
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03-18-20, 07:34 AM
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03-18-20, 07:37 AM
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You should give it a try, I’m confident you will be pleasantly surprised. The drivers that time of the morning are your best drivers. They drive every day, they know where they’re going, they’re practiced, seasoned and predictable compared to the off peak granny or distracted soccer mom crowd. Safest drivers around and the traffic is much lighter than the 7:30 and beyond crowd.
03-18-20, 07:43 AM
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03-18-20, 07:55 AM
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