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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerATC" data-source="post: 2054304" data-attributes="member: 9576">I arrived in DC on Sunday for a college trip.&nbsp; Have to say, from Day 1 I felt MUCH safer in Oklahoma with everyone and their brother having a gun than I do in this city of no guns.&nbsp; There are law enforcement EVERYWHERE (DC police, Capitol police, subway anti-terrorism officers, and other private security officers for various office buildings). Heck, I&#039;d feel safer in some Oklahoma dark alleys than I do on some broad daylight streets here.&nbsp; Anyway, haven&#039;t been mugged yet and survived long enough to snap some of these photos.&nbsp; So far I&#039;ve been to the Smithsonian and seen the Spirit of St. Louis, Enola Gay and Space Shuttle Discovery.&nbsp; Also have seen most of the monuments on the National Mall.I&#039;m convinced this place worships Obama - there are vendors selling every form of Obama memorabilia on every street corner and gift shop.&nbsp; I realize the Coronation...err, inauguration is only a week and a half away, but I get the feeling its not just folks trying to make a quick buck.&nbsp; Also, people never smile here.&nbsp; Riding the subways, no one says a word to each other and if they aren&#039;t in their own world with their ipod, they&#039;re staring at the floor or avoiding eye contact. They&#039;re like a bunch of soul-less zombies.Tomorrow i&#039;ll be visiting the offices of Coburn, Inhofe and Cole.&nbsp; Doubt I&#039;ll see them personally, but will still be interesting to see their offices.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SoonerATC, post: 2054304, member: 9576"] I arrived in DC on Sunday for a college trip. Have to say, from Day 1 I felt MUCH safer in Oklahoma with everyone and their brother having a gun than I do in this city of no guns. There are law enforcement EVERYWHERE (DC police, Capitol police, subway anti-terrorism officers, and other private security officers for various office buildings). Heck, I'd feel safer in some Oklahoma dark alleys than I do on some broad daylight streets here. Anyway, haven't been mugged yet and survived long enough to snap some of these photos. So far I've been to the Smithsonian and seen the Spirit of St. Louis, Enola Gay and Space Shuttle Discovery. Also have seen most of the monuments on the National Mall. I'm convinced this place worships Obama - there are vendors selling every form of Obama memorabilia on every street corner and gift shop. I realize the Coronation...err, inauguration is only a week and a half away, but I get the feeling its not just folks trying to make a quick buck. Also, people never smile here. Riding the subways, no one says a word to each other and if they aren't in their own world with their ipod, they're staring at the floor or avoiding eye contact. They're like a bunch of soul-less zombies. Tomorrow i'll be visiting the offices of Coburn, Inhofe and Cole. Doubt I'll see them personally, but will still be interesting to see their offices. [/QUOTE]

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