Started out at midnight. Washington, DC is an 8 hour drive from Ann Arbor. The only real pain is the PA turnpike and the downtown Washington traffic. Taking the PA turnpike at night is a lot easier. Clear sailing. I wonder what was the political connection that created Breezewood? It seems to be in the middle of nowhere and you have the intersection of two major Interstate highways. It has realy grown up over the years.

Coming into DC, there were cops everywhere. Although they wouldn’t say we heard later that a small plane had violated the Capitol’s air space restrictions. They had to scramble the F-18s. There is a bill in Congress to assess the cost on to these pilots. Makes sense to me rather than pay it out of taxpayer money. Also, the “terms of engagement” are changing so that there is one warning flare only. The next one takes the plane out. Not enough time otherwise. Also makes sense. People dumb enough to violate the Capitol’s air space should not be allowed to fly.