Washington Tweets

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. Washington Tweets is published on Monday. Bill Adler tweets at @billadler.


Great satellite pic of HUGE Northeast storm http://ow.ly/i/A9rt (@capitalweather)

I seriously dislike the weather #DC is having. Stop messing with us Mother Nature, just flat out say when jackets & sweaters can be put away (@JudiKennedy)

14th and U construction site tests strengths and weaknesses of @DDOTDC's temporary sidewalk policy: http://ggwash.org/14391 (ggwash)

DC's Key Development Failure Isn't Downtown, It's #ClevelandPark http://onforb.es/I96AM6 (@hgil)

@ladygaga arrived in Washington today! In wax form, of course. http://wj.la/JrCGEU @dcwax (@ABC7News)

Head of Alcohol Board said board is talking to @DDOTDC about extending Circulator past 3:30 a.m. if bars allowed stay open later (@timcraigpost)

New DC Flag Tattoo: DC LOVE Tattoo!!! http://ow.ly/1iVaA7 Design by and on Alex Slater... (@dcconcierge)

RT @kastondc: Wish I had ca$h on me. Lovely violinist busking at Pentagon City! Sometimes #wmata isn't so bad :) (@unsuckdcmetro)

Shout out to Palena bartender who gave us a bit of his Knob to finish off our amazing dinner last night. (@FreudnSlp)

Abandoned SUV with dark tinted windows abandoned in front of a federal building. Surprised they booted it instead of towing it. (@stephaniekays)

Also: tip everybody! People who help you and drive forklifts around your alley and lift heavy furniture into your car are the best! (@heathermg)

TERRIBLE! #earplugs RT @alliecat827seriously...I can hear the man in the apartment above me snoring. #Ineedtomove (@DCprGRL)

Currently driving DC. All I see are nissans, bmw, mercedes, lexus, etc. Where are all the Volts? #tcot #tlot (@katmac5)

Ironically Eatg Oysters Can Save Them Is An All-You-Can-Eat Oyster Fest The Best Way Sustainability? http://bit.ly/I5ysU6 via @wcp (@VirtualPoet)

#wmata announcement to tourists: "By choosing Metro, you've chosen the fastest and most efficient..." and that's when I started laughing. (@samerfarha)

Thankfully all of last week's trash talkin' on New York paid off with a D.C. United win: @dcist_martin (@dcist_martin)

Ok, if you were to rank how bad a dinner party could get, tonight would be top 3! Hara Kiri was an option at one point! (@ZanderDC)

Can't sleep, clown will eat me. (@TheSingleship)

I can not believe there is NOT a restaurant named "Supreme Food Court" in Washington DC. (@TwiterHero)