Were you able to get a police report of the incident from transit police?

I would personally make fun meals in so that there is 100% control over ingredients. Eating out with those restrictions might go ok but if not, could ruin trip and cause a long lasting flare. As someone whose kid had food restrictions, eating out is stressful. I'd make fun experience memories that are not food centered.

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Cmon you live above a Western Union. I’m sure you didn’t think it was pleasantville.

If you didn’t paint numbers on it…Call the city and ask for the serial number of the bin associated with your address. Then walk your nearby alleys and look at the front of bins for the engraved number.

(Never knew they were marked until we got a ticket for a bin that was stolen from our house before we moved in and left somewhere illegal.)

Too bad the police care less than Reddit about this.

I think you should go have a drink in the Waldorf Astoria (previously the Trump International Hotel)

His favorite drink was a Diet Coke, but IIRC he abstains from alcohol. So maybe a run and coke at the Waldorf lol

That's gonna be tricky cuz I'm pretty sure Altimas come from the factory with no rear bumper.

I am so sorry this happened. It’s heartbreaking. I’m glad to see such supportive comments and that people are here helping you sort through what happened. Also, thank you to the subreddit mods for doing a good job with the comments here.

I mean it’s just a few blocks from Lincoln Park, which is generally known to be an affluent area

Spray paint your address all over it. That’s what we have all done in our neighborhood. It helps the cans find their way back when the trash co leaves them all over.

I am sorry to hear that. I take the train regularly and generally ride in the first car. I'm glad people stepped in and you guys eventually got away. Can't imagine how it must've felt.

Bet you the gunperson paid the fare.

Second the suggestion re the Feminist Bird Club DMV Chapter! The Tregaron Conservancy also runs free seasonal Saturday morning bird walks led by Sam Krause which are great and super friendly - I don't think Sam's doing them at the moment but pretty sure she's restarting them in May/June. I'm in downtown DC and don't drive but have found you can get to some pretty good spots by Metro and CaBi - I bird regularly at Theodore Roosevelt Island and there's a CaBi bike dock right by the footbridge over to the island. I've also enjoyed good birding at Oak Hill Cemetery, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Hains Point Park, along the Potomac between Fletcher's Cove and the Chain Bridge, and the National Arboretum, all by bike or public transport. There's great info about a bunch of different birding spots around DC here: https://birdersguidemddc.org/explore-birding-sites/by-region/washington-dc-region/

What gave you the impression of cute, quiet little neighborhood?

Please stay in MD.

people mocking DC slang on the DC sub 🙄🙄

What shite insurance do you have. I had someone cream my fender at BWI and not leave a note. I checked with my ins rep to make sure that wasn't true before filing the claim. It doesn't go up, same as if the person who hit you stayed around. (And that makes sense. It's not like it shows you're a bigger risk than they originally thought if it was the other person's fault.)

https://www.wusa9.com/article/traffic/mission-metro/shots-fired-inside-potomac-avenue-metro-station-washington-dc/65-4c11a37f-a784-49e0-ae2b-26cf1804bffe

Fogo de chao or any meat-heavy restaurant would be good. Fogo de Chao is memorable but it is a chain with some locations in Ohio so it might not feel speicial. Old Ebbitt is really good at dealing with food allergies and special needs and it is a DC institution so that would be a good and special choice, but maybe a bit fancy for a teenager. Any steakhouse would probably be a good option. Farmers Fishers Bakers on the Georgetown waterfront is also good with allergies.

Another idea might be to take them to the seafood market at the Wharf and cook at home, if he eats fish? Or take them to a seafood restaurant, but I don't have a specific allergy-friendly recommendation for one.

I went in expecting to hear about guns not yellow snow.

In DC, for physical assaults that don't meet felonies and dont involve a weapon, we typically charge simple assault. For verbal threats or incidents like OP's, the charge would be misdemeanor threats, since no physical assault occurred and nothing about this meets the criteria for felony

Simple assault is not the charge we would use for this.

i disagree with a lot of what the city council does, but I watched this live and the professionalism of mendelson and allen were admirable in the face of some truly stupid questions from people who must have been dropped on their head as a child.

Fuck texas

Went by the station about 45 min ago, train on what I believe is the south side of track (I'm a tourist so not 💯) was caution taped off. Didnt see anything else, didn't see any cops even, but only looked a little cause my back was to that side.

Scary thing to hear about and be around with my family in tow. Hope everyone is ok!