So Rolling Thunder is coming to an end because local parking and hotels have become too expensive?
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Anonymous
| Don't they receive discounts? |
Anonymous
| That doesn't really make sense as a reason. There's still SOOOOO many people who do it regardless of the price of parking and hotels. I suspect there's something else. |
Anonymous
| I'm glad to see it end. I'm tired of them grid locking the city every Memorial day! It feels like a hostile take over. |
Anonymous
| I thought they were allowed to park anywhere they want? |
Anonymous
But they have been doing it for decades before you moved to the area. |
Anonymous
I grew up locally so no. |
Anonymous
NP. So? |
Anonymous
| I think it's because the riders are getting older and the ranks aren't back-filled with younger folks. The fire of accountability is being extinguished. That's sad. |
Anonymous
NP but same thought. Grew up here and always hate that I have to plan my weeekend and routes around the thundering nuisance. |
Anonymous
| Rolling Thunder is much, much more tolerable than Cop Week. |
Anonymous
| I’m a millennial and the only people I know who like motorcycles are olds so I believe it. |
Anonymous
Exactly. |
Anonymous
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The tradition is ending because of escalating costs and a lack of cooperation from the Pentagon and metropolitan police departments, said Artie Muller, a Vietnam veteran and founder of Rolling Thunder, Inc.
Costs for the 2018 ride totaled more than $200,000, Muller said. The nonprofit hasn’t been able to recruit a new corporate sponsor, and Rolling Thunder didn’t sell enough merchandise, such as patches, pins and flags. |
Anonymous
| It’s the hate culture of DC - as evidenced here... |
Anonymous
Are you saying Artie Mueller, a Vietnam veteran and founder of Rolling Thunder, Inc., is a liar? |