Inauguration Day 2 • Salt Run Productions

Inauguration Day 2

We check out of our Comfort Suits room in Blacksburg or Blackbug or some damn place like that, and start out for DC.

We’re all a bit sleep deprived because at 4:35a, the fire alarm goes off.

Now it’s 4:35a.  I’ve spent the first hours of my attempted sleep time, trying to adjust the heating system to where it wasn’t like sleeping in an orchard nursery or Canada. I never got that worked out, so I wound up just setting it to FAN and let the room cool down to  Canada.

I was dead asleep when the alarm went off and I said ”Damn it, unless I smell smoke or hear people rushing about, the hell with it” and went back to sleep.

Hell, I’m on the ground floor with a window facing an embankment and I have a chair I can  throw through the window if I need a rapid exit, so zzzzzzzzz for me!!

It turns out that some bozo was heating up French fries in the breakfast room microwave and the fries started smoking.

4:30a, French fries, microwave!  Pretty much sums it up for me.

Anways, we hit the road and get to DC and check in with the bureau where we run into old friends and chat a bit.

Small space filled with people doing things, so we get our orders and depart for our hotel.

Our Hotel.  Actually it’s a cute little place, much like you would see in Europe or New York, only this one is undergoing renovation and is pretty much all scaffolding and plywood. In fact, we could barely get our stuff in because workman are still painting part of the small lobby area.

We finally check in and get settled.  Dinner is had and we head back to hit the sheets as 2a comes in about 5 hours from now.

One more thing, when we check into the bureau, we were told on the hush that Diane (Sawyer) is coming in and we need to be prepared to set up for a huge interview.  I was told who the possible subject is, but until it does or doesn’t happen, I really can’t say any more.

But…it will be a coupe for GMA!

Mo Lata