“Dear PoPville,
All of the telephone poles on Reno Road from Nebraska south to about Van Ness have these yellow grids. I’ve only seen them in daylight, but they don’t seem to be reflective. Do they mean “I am a telephone pole: don’t hit me with your car”?”
“Dear PoPville,
I presume these are temp towers for the inauguration, but they’re massive. That is the NGA East building in the photo for scale.”
“Dear PoPville,
Saw a guy (I believe) walking down the sidewalk this afternoon (yesterday) making these chalk symbols. Between Logan and Dupont. There’s about a dozen of them, that span about a block. Not sure what they are – cutesy/nefarious, as I could envision both. Not sure if anyone else might have seen them or know of their symbolism.”
via Home Depot
Well this ad hit my wife’s timeline and we have not stopped laughing. I hope it brings you a quarter of the joy it has brought us. And now I can’t stop laughing again. From Home Depot:
“Rejuvenate yourself with this lightweight, portable sauna. Outstanding features include built-in auto shut-off safety feature, durable moisture resistant satin polyester material, and energy efficient low EMF carbon fiber infrared heater panels. (more…)
Photo by Zizzo
Ah that little implosion over in Rosslyn…
Even I forgot. Whoa that was loud https://t.co/gUqEf3zMQV
— PoPville (@PoPville) December 13, 2020
Thanks to all who reminded us and recorded: (more…)
1900 Fort Myer Drive via KMC Homes
Thanks to Joe for passing on from KMC Homes’ Facebook event:
“SUNDAY AT 7:55 AM EST
WATCH LIVE: Rosslyn Holiday Inn Implosion!
Get a front row AERIAL glimpse of the implosion happening to the Holiday Inn in Rosslyn this coming Sunday at 8am!!
We will being going LIVE to broadcast the whole thing!!!”
From Alert DC: (more…)
Photo by Joanna Hiatt Kim
First reported by Jon around 10:15pm last night: “extremely loud explosion heard in Capitol Hill just now.”
Confirmed by many, many others from all parts of Capitol Hill and beyond.
After much speculation readers reported: “Fire trucks responding at Walter/C/13th SE. Unclear what it was but that’s the epicenter. They’re looking around for the cause. Air still smoky.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Tonight was the second time in the last 2-3 weeks that I’ve noticed a napkin tied around around my car’s passenger side door handle while it was street parked in West End on 26th St NW. The first time I noticed it I removed it immediately, but then I noticed a new one again tonight, tied to the same door handle. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if any readers have some information about the “house” on the hill above the Dalecarlia Reservoir/Washington Aqueduct. It’s tucked behind Sibley hospital all by itself on a steep hill overlooking MacArthur Blvd and the reservoir. While built to resemble a home, I’m guessing it’s purpose had to do with the reservoir. (more…)
Photos courtesy Bil Anderson
Ed. Note: Well a monolith anyway :) Doesn’t look quite as shiny or tall as some of the others spotted but we’ll take it!!
Thanks to JB for passing on the details from Bil:
“The Monolith appeared mysteriously in Mr. Anderson’s front yard in Hillcrest around noon on Sunday. (more…)