MarkW Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 I'm in Washington DC for a conference this week, and with nothing of interest on today’s agenda I jumped in the Mustang, dropped the convertible roof and drove like a bast*rd from Falls Church to Chantilly. The plan was to see some aeroplanes, and more importantly, escape the religious dingbats who were closing in on me from every direction.If you’ve never been to the Udvar-Hazy Centre, which is situated right next to Dulles International Airport, and you get the chance, I’d advise you to go. It houses one of the most astonishing air and space collections I’ve ever seen. I arrived as they were opening the doors at 10.00, intending to spend a couple of hours; they kicked me out when they closed at 5.30. They have the Enola Gay – not a copy – the actual plane. The Enola Gay is the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. 80,000 people were incinerated in a matter of seconds and five square miles of the city were completely destroyed, which, whilst undeniably bad, pales into insignificance alongside its more recent atrocity: inspiring that bloody awful song by OMD.They also have the space shuttle Discovery in there. I phoned my 8-year old whilst standing underneath it and asked him to guess where I was, giving him a clue that it had something to do with space travel. After he guessed that I was on the International Space Station I spent the rest of the day worrying that I'd raised a retard.Anyway, that's not your problem. It's not even my problem until I get home, by which time I'll have a new problem, like the £770 servicing bill my wife has just told me about for the XC90. If anyone can recommend a good book on insurance fraud and how to get away with it, I'd be grateful.So, if you like air and space stuff and get chance to visit, it's well worth it. Quote
Tango Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 I did the National Air and Space museum in Washington many years back......that was a good museum too...... Quote
MarkW Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 I did the National Air and Space museum in Washington many years back......that was a good museum too...... It is! They've got some great stuff in both. The one up by the airport has a lot more space, and when I visited it was very quiet - I almost had the place to myself!Must take the kids next time - they'd love it. Quote
Mawsley Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 It's not even my problem until I get home, by which time I'll have a new problem, like the £770 servicing bill my wife has just told me about for the XC90. If anyone can recommend a good book on insurance fraud and how to get away with it, I'd be grateful. You could always try a bit of intent to supply? Quote
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