Inauguration parade and balls on the 21st

[Value Buy]

I wonder how many people will be on the parade route to welcome our new President.
I wonder how many people will be on the parade route protesting his Presidency
Which group will have the larger number of participants?
Attendance will probably be half of what it was eight years ago?
How about the balls that night?
Is there more than one party going on that night?

[Gardening Grandma]

Don't know exactly, but this report says that 200 buses are headed to the inauguration and 1200 have been reserved by protest groups.  The city says it is expecting 200,000 protestors.


theweek.com/speedreads/672998/there-are-200-buses-headed-dc-trumps-inauguration--1200-bound-concurrent-protest


I also understand that the inauguration committee had trouble lining up entertainers willing to perform.  And for the first time, no high school bands applied to perform in the parade.

[Deleted]

I'm still trying to decide if I want to go to Philly or D.C...

[Gardening Grandma]

Jan 13, 2017 11:14:48 GMT -5 oped said:

I'm still trying to decide if I want to go to Philly or D.C...

If you go to DC, I hope you have a place to stay. Sis and I are staying with BIL's neice (who has decided to join us).  Hotels are full (and outrageously ovepriced). There is a closed FB group where DC residents are offering their sofas and any spare space to protestors.  Also people who do have hotel rooms are offering to share.  Buses are being chartered from NYC (and other nearby cities) so that folks can return home that evening and not need lodging.

I expect it to be crowded and very cold.

[Deleted]

I'm not close, but close enough to drive in and out if need be. 

[Gardening Grandma]

Apparently 3 balls are planned (there were 10 for Obama's first inauguration). But almost twice as much money ($90 million vs $55 million for the Obama inauguration)

Apparently there are not enough people interested to hold 10 balls.....

[Gardening Grandma]

I will be flying on the 20th, so not near a TV. But I'm asking DH to keep our TV on all day - tuned to the Weather Channel.  President Trump cares deeply about TV ratings and if a TV is turned off, it doesn't get counted in the ratings, so ours will be on....just not tuned to the inauguration.....

You can bet he will be comparing the TV ratings of his inauguration to those of his predesessor....

[Green Eyed Lady]

I love watching these things. Loved watching it with Obama and every President since I can remember. Hope it's memorable. But, I can hear the comments now. They are probably being auto-saved as we speak.

1.    His hair was terrible.

2.    He looked orange.

3.    She dressed like slut.

4.    The good entertainers weren't there.

5.    The protesters were beat up.

6.    His suit didn't fit.

7.    The food looked horrible.

8.    Ivanka is there promoting her clothing line.

9.    Putin is probably watching from behind the curtain.

10.  blah, blah, blah....

People who want to see him fail are the same as someone wishing a plane goes down with all of us on it.  They are stupid.  And you can't fix stupid.  All you can do is laugh at it. 

[Gardening Grandma]

Jan 13, 2017 11:45:08 GMT -5 Green Eyed Lady said:

I love watching these things. Loved watching it with Obama and every President since I can remember. Hope it's memorable. But, I can hear the comments now. They are probably being auto-saved as we speak.

1.    His hair was terrible.

2.    He looked orange.

3.    She dressed like slut.

4.    The good entertainers weren't there.

5.    The protesters were beat up.

6.    His suit didn't fit.

7.    The food looked horrible.

8.    Ivanka is there promoting her clothing line.

9.    Putin is probably watching from behind the curtain.

10.  blah, blah, blah....

People who want to see him fail are the same as someone wishing a plane goes down with all of us on it.  They are stupid.  And you can't fix stupid.  All you can do is laugh at it. 

Nobody "wants to see him fail". That was Limbaugh speaking of Obama.   But way to project....

[cael]

Jan 13, 2017 11:14:48 GMT -5 oped said:

I'm still trying to decide if I want to go to Philly or D.C...

Mom and I are going to Boston, i'm making us hats right now.

[Deleted]

Can't speak for anyone else GEL, but I don't plan on paying him any attention at all...

[Deleted]

I need to figure out how to get a Jan 20 issue of the Washington post though...

[zibazinski]

Ten balls is ostentatious and three is ridiculous.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

I don't plan to watch the crowning of our first monarch.  

[Gardening Grandma]

Jan 13, 2017 12:05:05 GMT -5 oped said:

I need to figure out how to get a Jan 20 issue of the Washington post though...

I arrive on the 20th.  I can look for one.

[Deleted]

I think a store here carries it... I just want this www.pbs.org/newshour/art/shepard-fairey-launches-people-poster-campaign-trumps-inauguration/

[Tennesseer]

Jan 13, 2017 13:01:58 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

Ten balls is ostentatious and three is ridiculous.

Two are the anatomical norm.

[chiver78]

Jan 13, 2017 11:34:14 GMT -5 Gardening Grandma said:

I will be flying on the 20th, so not near a TV. But I'm asking DH to keep our TV on all day - tuned to the Weather Channel.  President Trump cares deeply about TV ratings and if a TV is turned off, it doesn't get counted in the ratings, so ours will be on....just not tuned to the inauguration.....

You can bet he will be comparing the TV ratings of his inauguration to those of his predesessor....

love this. I'm off that day to wait for a furniture delivery (with no "window"  ) and will make sure my tv is on, too. I had no idea that was how ratings worked. 

[chiver78]

Jan 13, 2017 13:05:49 GMT -5 ken a.k.a OMK said:

I don't plan to watch the crowning of our first monarch.  

[Tennesseer]

Jan 13, 2017 15:56:44 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Jan 13, 2017 11:34:14 GMT -5 Gardening Grandma said:

I will be flying on the 20th, so not near a TV. But I'm asking DH to keep our TV on all day - tuned to the Weather Channel.  President Trump cares deeply about TV ratings and if a TV is turned off, it doesn't get counted in the ratings, so ours will be on....just not tuned to the inauguration.....

You can bet he will be comparing the TV ratings of his inauguration to those of his predesessor....

love this. I'm off that day to wait for a furniture delivery (with no "window"  ) and will make sure my tv is on, too. I had no idea that was how ratings worked. 

It only works if you are part of the Nielsen ratings system.

[chiver78]

Jan 13, 2017 15:58:44 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Jan 13, 2017 15:56:44 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

love this. I'm off that day to wait for a furniture delivery (with no "window"  ) and will make sure my tv is on, too. I had no idea that was how ratings worked. 

It only works if you are part of the Nielsen ratings system.

ahh, right. that part I do remember. how does one become part of the Nielsen system, and would it happen before the 20th?

[Gardening Grandma]

Jan 13, 2017 15:58:44 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Jan 13, 2017 15:56:44 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

love this. I'm off that day to wait for a furniture delivery (with no "window"  ) and will make sure my tv is on, too. I had no idea that was how ratings worked. 

It only works if you are part of the Nielsen ratings system.

The Neilson families cannot reveal themselves...

[ken a.k.a OMK]

I think smart tv's are connected to the internet and they monitor your activity.    

[Tennesseer]

Jan 13, 2017 16:01:23 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Jan 13, 2017 15:58:44 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

It only works if you are part of the Nielsen ratings system.

ahh, right. that part I do remember. how does one become part of the Nielsen system, and would it happen before the 20th?

Apparently only by chance.

How do I become a member of the Nielsen sample?

Strictly through chance. We cannot ask every home to participate, so we carefully select a sample of homes in your community to represent the entire TV audience. To be statistically accurate, it is essential that our samples be randomly selected. Every household in the U.S. has a chance of being selected, no matter where it is located.

NIELSEN FAMILIES

[zibazinski]

Jan 13, 2017 15:56:32 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Jan 13, 2017 13:01:58 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

Ten balls is ostentatious and three is ridiculous.

Two are the anatomical norm.

As it should be. Even one is fine, so I've heard.