Simon Tan Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Go to your nearest Enterprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Sorry to hear that. Was the VMMV tour supposed to start at 1400, 1500, or run from the former to the latter? Mark's words were 2 or 3. So I think a few hours past then. He's apparently rather busy, so he's going to see if any of the volunteers are able to herd the Tank Net Cats around. It's not a touring museum as currently the stable of vehicles is all stored under sheds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) And double post... Edited August 18, 2016 by rmgill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 There appears to be a mall within shuttle range, based on google maps it looks like it has the standard range of restaurants/fast food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan W Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 There's also Reston town centre nearby which is about 5 mins by car or a 20 min walk. There looks to be a wide selection of restaurants and bars/pubs there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Any of the foreigners* got a US cell # ? * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 We checked out Reston town center at noon. It is a "generic mid-sized US city center" movie set with a load of restaurants (we had tapas at a Spanish one), fashion and electronics stores. There's also a CVS which satisfies most daily needs; I brought back two-and-a-half gallons of liquids. Neither of us has a US cell number, but I had no problems texting everybody else last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I just tried texting you and it failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Communication now fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 http://www.homingpigeonsforsale.com/Pigeons-For-Sale.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Mind your roaming texting costs. I have unlimited free texting to US numbers but each text I send you is $0.25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 At $50 per pigeon, one pigeon would pay itself off after the 200th message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Or just use what's app to text, it uses data so there is no per text charge. Bonus for the security freaks conscious it's encrypted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 So, what is the plan for this evening? Are we looking for some dining options? There are a number of good places at Reston Town Center (but you saw that at lunch). I know of some more "local fare" in the area, and can provide transportation to/from same. What is the mood/hankering? There's the aforementioned Mall, complete with food court and some more traditional chain restaurants in/around the mall. There is a good pedestrian zone local non-chain market place in Leesburg, there is a very good BBQ place in Ashburn, there is the (very popular around here for some reason) Hot Bar and Grocery at Wegmans, etc. etc. etc. I'm not well versed on the bar scene in the area, but there certainly are few (and I even know the bartender at one of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Sunday is currently undertaking a single field trip but will be back ca. 1800. I'm about to pack it in at the hotel pool. We're game for any dinner venue. Provided you can make it here in time, we could meet in the hotel lobby ca. 1900, or else later, and go to a place of your recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I will plan to meet you in the lobby ca 1900. For now, I'm going to go get my PT on so that I can afford a calorie budget for this evening. I'll touch base again before I head out the door to give a refined estimate of my arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 En route and on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Actually Sunday has taxi trouble and will probably be late, so take your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Actually Sunday has taxi trouble and will probably be late, so take your time. No Uber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 As it turns out, Uber was the solution. Had dinner and cursory sightseeing tour with CT96. Harold is now flying in tonight already; will still see him in the morning I guess. Current plan is to leave for the USMC Museum ca. 1100. Will probably meet Fritz there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I plan on leaving around 7am so if you want to leave around 11 I can meet you at the hotel. I wanted to leave earlier but I got beat up changing my front brakes (I mean all of it - calipers, rotors, bleeding etc) this evening so I'll need my sleep. But tactical transport is mission capable, which was the whole point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Leaving now, should be at the hotel around 10:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) I'll be waiting in the lobby by the TV Edited August 19, 2016 by CT96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 the rabble at the USMC Museum on Friday: The great unveiling: It goes deep: Left unattended for a moment... Everybody got some hands on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT96 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 but wait... there's more... and more... and it's not just one deep either. And of course some gratuitous tanks: I can't post them all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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