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helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 12:45 PM Nov 2012

Made my hotel reservations for the inaguration! :) My mom is flying here and we will

drive up together. It was such an amazing experience last time so we wanted to do it again. We purchased the bleacher seats and the President and the First Lady walked right by us. It was my first time seeing the presidential motorcade and that was an amazing experience. I'm on cloud 9 today!

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Made my hotel reservations for the inaguration! :) My mom is flying here and we will (Original Post) helpisontheway Nov 2012 OP
That's awesome. My dad was at LBJ's! codjh9 Nov 2012 #1
I went in '08 and nearly froze to death! We were just wandering on the mall. But it was awesome Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #2
I know! It was so cold! I purchased my seats helpisontheway Nov 2012 #6
That must have been awesome. We were never close enough to the prez not to need a Jumbotron to see Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #7
Hopefully that jerk Roberts won't fuck up the swearing in this time thelordofhell Nov 2012 #3
How do you get tickets ashtonelijah Nov 2012 #4
In 2008 I purchased bleacher seats for the parade via EBay. Nt helpisontheway Nov 2012 #5

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
2. I went in '08 and nearly froze to death! We were just wandering on the mall. But it was awesome
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 12:55 PM
Nov 2012

still! How soon do you think the bleacher seats might go on sale? I can't remember from last time, does the campaign send out the emails about those kind of arrangements? Might try that this time.

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)
6. I know! It was so cold! I purchased my seats
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:47 PM
Nov 2012

Via EBay. I can't remember how far in advance. I remember shortly after we got there we noticed secret service standing up facing us. We had no idea that Barack and Michelle planned to walk a portion of the parade. It was such an amazing experience.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
7. That must have been awesome. We were never close enough to the prez not to need a Jumbotron to see
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:17 PM
Nov 2012

him, but it was such a thrilling atmosphere.

It had not occurred to me at that time that the batcrap crazy right would be as determined as they proved to be to disgrace themselves attempting to delegitimize our duly elected president. Maybe I'm being naive, but I'm hoping that nonsense will be beaten back by a nation tired of their unhinged rantings.

I wouldn't bet on it, but I have a tiny bit of hope it will happen.

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