photo by Vera Marie
Thanks to Vera for sharing this beautiful photo last night: “Some kind of event going on with well dressed folks at the National Cathedral and a projection of “work safe.” Anyone know what this is for?”
What the Helen of Troy is This
Photo by John M
From AlertDC: “US Air Force reports a flyover in the NCR consisting of 2 military aircraft at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 11:48AM.”
“Dear PoPville,
We dug this up while planting a tree. At first I thought it was an old pipe but it’s extremely heavy, has a little rope tied to the top, and is sort of pointed. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been seeing a lot of these scooters/mopeds with their front panels taken off. I wonder if there’s someone going around stealing some component from them. Do you know anything?”
Thanks to Greg for sending around 5:15pm: “On 9th Street at the Convention Center.”
Colin also asks: “So a tank and a couple other armored military vehicles traveled down Florida Ave with a police escort a few minutes ago. Anything announced about that?”
Chris replied: “Probably headed to the Convention Center for an Army conference“
“Dear PoPville,
Noticed yesterday that -without notifying riders- Lime has created and implemented new “off-limit” maps/zones throughout DC that make it nearly impossible to navigate safely through the city.
As an example… I live near 15th and S St NW. I am currently on Grand Jury duty so I used to ride Lime scooters via protected bike lanes on 15th street, then on protected bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue to the courthouse (at PA Ave and 3rd St NW). Yesterday when I arrived near Pennsylvania, all of a sudden my scooter just stopped! (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I found these keys in my neighborhood. It had a name and a phone number on the tag so I texted the person to let them know I found them and this was the reply. What a strange prank from a “friend.”
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Ed. Note: It’s the AirPhotosLive imaging balloon! Our last sighting was June 2021. Lots of info, and the super sweet view it sees, here.
“Dear PoPville,
Working from Rosslyn today, and it looks like a balloon has been moored over the mall. Any info? You can see them taking it down as of 9:40am in the second picture where it is at a lower altitude.” (more…)
C asked: “Can anyone tell me the purpose of these (photo above) attached to the walls in every wmata platform?”
I recalled a previous conversation where we learned that they were used to measure vibration in stations and Ryan replied: (more…)
Thanks to Abby for passing on Raël’s excellent question Saturday:
“Okay DC, who knows what’s up with the flock of sheep in the solar field at Randolph and Eastern in NE? I did a double take.” (more…)