Monday, April 2, 2012

Washington Tweets

Photo by Thomas S. Mann
by Bill Adler

Washington tweets. A lot. The Washington Tweets column is a collection of the most interesting, recent Washington-area tweets. These tweets reveal a candid and fascinating portrait of what is on our collective minds: Twitter gives a snapshot of what we're doing, thinking and hoping for. Washington Tweets is Washington in the raw. Spot or write a great tweet? Send it to tweets (at) fastmail (dot) net for consideration for the next Washington Tweets column. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.

I'm in a taxi cab sting. The officer being quite rude to this taxi driver. Driver getting 2 tickets. I'm getting $50 ticket for no seat belt (@timcraigpost)

Actually, officer let me go with warning but made me put on my seat belt in back seat. We are on our way again. Checkpoint near 18th and T (@timcraigpost)

Newest @bikeshare station going up this morning on the Mall at Smithsonian metro. #bikedc (@jarsenault)

Inspired, must-see video of DC's cherry blossoms at peak - a work of art: http://vimeo.com/39001792 by @eidolonfilms

Drink news you should use: Rumor has it there will be a REALLY WELL KNOWN local bartender shaking it on Wednesdays @BarPilar~@PassengerDC (@NycciNellis)

Loving the weather lately? Well, warm weather means more rats in D.C. http://bit.ly/H0lnoS (@nbcwashington)

@alfredoperalta soooo I may have hit ur car in the dc parking lot... You know the usual tweeting while driving... Oops left a note tho :) (@lovealwayssammi)

The women who are happiest with their dating lives are in DC and Philly. (@katieholloway13)

#fail MT: water heater was making noises at 5 a.m., which i thought was my phone vibrating with urgent work emails. (@amorrissey)

@MaryCheh makes good point that if you push for free #redtopsparking for ppl with disabilities, starts a "slippery slope" for exemptions (@ggwash)

Council minutes can be like the dream-within-a-dream time keeping in Inception. (@hgil)

"No Passengers" train through Cleveland Park just now repeatedly sounded loudest horn I've ever heard on #Metro. Ears still recovering. (@kcivey)

Walking to work on this gorgeous morning. Love DC. Love life. So ready for this new chapter. Let the games begin! (@AlltheRach)

Bob & I are having a carb pun war. Him: You have a bulgur sense of humor. Me: You're a gluten for punishment. Him: You're no Injira Gandhi. (@PaintsNature)

#wmata Red Line to Grosvenor: Woman next to me subtly eating and covering up the evidence. #eatbreakfast #gonerogue (@JamileeD)

It doesn't get much better in DC than picking up a fresh @wcp every Thursday... You should check out this weeks edition. (@SamuelMoore)

Resolved: I'm going to start unfollowing anyone and everyone that uses Lockerz. Worst photo service ever. (@dcist_martin)

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