Glad that worked out for you!

If you don't mind a ride on the light rail, the Westin and W are both nice properties.

:eek: :D

I'll have to look at the Sunday and Monday loads out of DCA. My return flight on Sunday night appears to be ridiculously empty. Successive bumps would be worth killing a weekend in DC... :)

"Fabulous Room" at teh W MSP...

Upgrade to LGA not looking good for my flight, it is the 2nd to last of the day, last one an hour later is wide open. I may SDC ;)

:rolleyes::-::rolleyes:

I was also reading about your daughter's issues with feet and shoes and whatnot. My feet are royally screwed up, such that my left foot is about three inches longer than my right foot, my left leg is about a half an inch longer than my right leg, and the bones in my left foot never fused apart like they're supposed to when you're a kid. The end result is that every step I take is painful, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

I had orthotics when it really started becoming an issue when I was 14 or 15, but I would wear them out after six months and they would no longer be useful. My left foot is as flat as a board and there are about 37 different surgeries that could be tried, but with that many possibilities there is a very high likelihood that it surgery would make it worse than it is right now. This is why it is tough for me to walk long distances or stay standing for long periods of time (like at CO Do IV).

The crappy thing is that if they had caught this when they should've before I was six months old, they could've repaired it and I would've been find. Strange to think what my life might have been like. Oh well, everything happens for a reason. :)

If you guys end up making it to DC, be prepared for complete dysfunction. From late Friday into Saturday, the only means of transportation may be walking. The above-ground portion of the Metro does not function during blizzard-level snow, and during the last blizzard, DCA was without Metro service for 36 hours. Cabs will be few and far between, and eventually there will be no cars at all out on the streets, including cabs. I talked to someone during the last blizzard who tried to get from Dupont to DCA by cab after the Metro shut down, and the only cab she saw refused to take her out there for less than $200 (should normally be $20). If you do make it into the city from DCA without walking, be prepared to be confined to the hotel and the surrounding blocks with no means of transportation until after the snow stops on Saturday. The Metro likely will remain open within the city, serving underground stations only, but operating at infrequent intervals.

This all assumes that the storm ends up dumping a foot or more of snow. If it snows less than that, the situation will not be nearly as bad as that described above.

That sounds awesome. :-:

I am so disliking the Ford Motor Company at the moment ...

Sounds like a dream come true for ALCO. :D

Switching hotels on Saturday could be quite interesting...

I spent the last blizzard hanging out at the Palomar drinking mostly free wine. Pizzeria Paradiso was closed, however. :-:

I arrive MSP at 10:00 pm and have to be back at the airport between 9:30-10:00. Is it worth it to go all the way downtown for one of those properties?

I could see where it could get old if it happened regularly, but I would likely be out playing in it. ^

Yes, Awesome. You probably would enjoy it, however. The hardest part will be getting from the airport into the city if the Metro isn't running.

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