Murray reports on 9/12, pt. 3

Observations on visiting Washington D.C.--trash and restrooms

1. The city of Washington provided very little aid to accommodate the marchers. For instance, there were no trash cans anywhere all the way up Pennsylvania Ave. I didn't see any until we got to the park area at the National Mall. In spite of this, it was reported that the Marchers, to their credit, left the city pretty much the way they found it. By comparison, at Obama's inauguration, the city was pretty well trashed. From what I could tell the only thing the city provided was police attention. Of course they could always explain it away with budget problems. LOL

2. There were no signs or indication of restrooms not even in the Metro terminals. Now I know that the sponsors of the March should have had a plan for this but still I would think the city has encountered this type of activity enough times to in being prepared. There were reports of 30 port-a-potties stationed at the National Mall area but I didn't see them. It's part of the reason this old man left when he did! If you ever take the Metro in Washington DC, prepare yourself as there are no restrooms at the terminals.