Moving about in the DC area today was eerie

[Stinky The Clown]

Very light traffic, even at early rush hour. I am on a quick overnight trip and the airports at both ends were quiet, too.

Eerie, indeed.

[texanwitch]

1. Ghost town.

I was in DC a few years ago, it was a busy town.

This will hurt the hotels and other business.

[HughBeaumont]

2. Kind of like the week after 9/11/01.

'Twas a ghost town. Got to look at every exhibit in the museums unhindered, no crowds.

There was every kind of military toy imaginable surrounding the White House, of course. Everything was heavily guarded.

[Avalux]

3. I will be there at the Renaissance next week for a meeting.

Will be strange if this isn't over by then.

[etherealtruth]

4. I bet

I lived in northern VA when Gingrich and his motley crew pulled this stunt (at the expense of the American people)

[LiberalEsto]

5. WNEW radio reported Metro ridership was down 19% from normal

As a result Metro is using fewer 8-car trains.

[abelenkpe]

6. Didn't 800,000 people just get laid off?

Did all the mass layoffs in 2008 after the crash total that amount? It must be taking a big toll on the DC area. Hope the republicans stop this soon....that many people losing good jobs is going to ripple out into the community and cause a serious downturn otherwise.

[texanwitch]

7. Yep.

Other people are going to laid off now.

This is how the depression in the 30's really started.

It wasn't just the stock market.

This is going to be messy.

All over the country this will happen.

I wonder how the republican business people will like it.