I am going to be very comfortable sitting at home. I hate crowds. Find a place to hide your wallet inside your clothes, Take small bills for feeding the food vendors, don't flash cash

AMEN!



I've been getting this way as well. Crowds usually mean hassles, irrational safety rules, long waits, and poor traffic planning. I have so little free time I no longer think that waiting in line is a good way to use it. There is too much other stuff I could be doing.

To bring this back on topic, does anyone know if they will allow SEE-THROUGH packs? Many dept stores allow see through bags for their workers. Some backpack manufacturers have made mesh packs.

Well, the inauguration is over some four days now. At the last moment we decided that the TV was a more practical venue. That, and no one else would go with me.

I appreciate the advice though. I'll remember it for similar cold-weather stuck-outsides... -Gary

The apparently tens of thousands of blue, purple and silver ticket holders who were locked out of the Inaugural after standing in the cold for several hours would say you were very, very wise.

A few thousand ticket-holders were stuck in the 3rd Street Tunnel for hours and were never even able to see the ceremony on a Jumbotron.

Those folks would loved to have traded places with you.

It was a circus around here for days. I'm so glad it's over.