Evacuation Plan for DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're not getting 1 million militia. Come on. They are calling it "million militia march" or something like that but it doesn't mean 1 million armed people are coming.

If there truly are 1 million militia coming they will have all exits expertly blocked.

[Anonymous]

What is the scene there right now? Are people out and about or are you seeing a lot of troops? The media is playing this up, barbed wire and all. I just want to here from someone onsite or who has been driving around and can describe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no mass evacuating DC or the close-in suburbs (even outside the beltway). This has been discussed many times. People need to be able to shelter in place.

Yup, this.

Since around 2005 on July 4th (in non-pandemic times) the outflow from the Mall is managed as an evacuation drill. It is a partnership between DC, MD, VA and federal law enforcement. If you’ve ever been in or watched that traffic as hundreds of thousands try to leave at once, you know it’s not happening. We also have the examples of the earthquake and 9/11, both of which caused business districts to empty out. In those incidents people were commuting for 3-4 hours.

In any event, there’s no need to evacuate DC. While the possibility for violence exists, there’s no reason why private citizens in their homes would become targets of mob violence.

A point for some to consider. On 9/11, those with reverse commutes (work in VA or MD but live in DC) could not get home because only outbound traffic was allowed. No one was allowed to come into the city for quite a while.

[Anonymous]

My evacuation plan is streaming the inauguration on YouTube in front of the fire drinking hot cocoa while working from home in Silver Spring. Sheltered from the crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the scene there right now? Are people out and about or are you seeing a lot of troops? The media is playing this up, barbed wire and all. I just want to here from someone onsite or who has been driving around and can describe.

It feels fine. Obviously tons of police and military presence. But when I was walking home from work today, I was surprised by how many people were out walking and going on with their lives. I wouldn’t get in a car because of all the crazy roadblocks and metro in the city center is closed through next Thursday. Apparently there are snipers out but I haven’t seen them. Definitely have noticed the bomb sniffing dogs. It’s all a bit unsettling but overall makes me feel more safe. I’ve lived here for years and can barely get around. Seems like a bunch of nut jobs would have a tough time doing much this time. If there is some sort of highly organized and coordinated terrorist militia they could do something but I’m praying there isn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no mass evacuating DC or the close-in suburbs (even outside the beltway). This has been discussed many times. People need to be able to shelter in place.

Yup, this.

Since around 2005 on July 4th (in non-pandemic times) the outflow from the Mall is managed as an evacuation drill. It is a partnership between DC, MD, VA and federal law enforcement. If you’ve ever been in or watched that traffic as hundreds of thousands try to leave at once, you know it’s not happening. We also have the examples of the earthquake and 9/11, both of which caused business districts to empty out. In those incidents people were commuting for 3-4 hours.

In any event, there’s no need to evacuate DC. While the possibility for violence exists, there’s no reason why private citizens in their homes would become targets of mob violence.

A point for some to consider. On 9/11, those with reverse commutes (work in VA or MD but live in DC) could not get home because only outbound traffic was allowed. No one was allowed to come into the city for quite a while.

9/11 was not a mass evacuation. We have never had one in the DC area. There really is no point, it is impossible in such a densely populated area. People have to be able to shelter in place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People should know the evacuation routes anyway. And an alternative. We practice ours twice a year. In cold weather in cars and in warm weather on foot.

Omg this is crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People should know the evacuation routes anyway. And an alternative. We practice ours twice a year. In cold weather in cars and in warm weather on foot.

Omg this is crazy.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the scene there right now? Are people out and about or are you seeing a lot of troops? The media is playing this up, barbed wire and all. I just want to here from someone onsite or who has been driving around and can describe.

It feels fine. Obviously tons of police and military presence. But when I was walking home from work today, I was surprised by how many people were out walking and going on with their lives. I wouldn’t get in a car because of all the crazy roadblocks and metro in the city center is closed through next Thursday. Apparently there are snipers out but I haven’t seen them. Definitely have noticed the bomb sniffing dogs. It’s all a bit unsettling but overall makes me feel more safe. I’ve lived here for years and can barely get around. Seems like a bunch of nut jobs would have a tough time doing much this time. If there is some sort of highly organized and coordinated terrorist militia they could do something but I’m praying there isn’t.

+1 to all of this. It’s so quiet downtown that if someone (or thousands) of people showed up to cause problems, it would be immediately obvious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bite - we have three kids and we live in a close-in DC suburb. January 6 was supposed to be impossible too. There are more law enforcement officials in DC now, but apparently some of them have a propensity for waiving insurgents through.

We're headed out of town early next week. Driving distance, rental house, and we'll hunker down there as much as we would here. We'll be back after inauguration.

Paranoid? Probably. But I can live with that.

What is it that you think is going to happen that will make it dangerous simply to be in the area? I live in the District right near a major upper NW thoroughfare and a Metro station, and I'm not at all worried about my personal safety next week. There's no reason for right-wing militias to start marauding through residential neighborhoods, their goal is to disrupt the inauguration.

We’re going for our kids sake - a long weekend skiing will help keep them distracted. I’m not worried about our personal safety. I worry that images, video clips, people on our block chatting will scare them. They’re young, their family members work at the Capitol, we picnic on the mall, ride scooters at the Capitol. I don’t want them to be scared to have those experiences again in the Spring. Mental health has been a priority for us this year and this is just another weird decision I’d never make without the last 10 months having happened.

Were you planning on live-streaming the news for your kids??