NOW: Huge lines of people cued up waiting to enter the Great American State Fair #america250 Celebrations in Washington

[riversedge]

Its a Holiday and people want to look it over.




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NOW: Huge lines of people cued up waiting to enter the Great American State Fair #america250 Celebrations in Washington DC

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[RockRaven]

1. In anticipation of much heatstroke: FAFO and told-ya-so, etc.

[dem4decades]

2. The old woman in the wheel chair must have a death wish.

[DarthDem]

3. Those are huge lines?

N/t

[haele]

9. In 2011, I trundled lawn chairs and a cooler to concert event on the Mall around 0900 in the morning...

I remember about 60k+ people attended in the ticketed area, with probably another 50k setting up outside the area beyond the plastic "fencing".
More than the first or second DJT inauguration....

What I see in that picture is about the size of a crowd queuing up to get to the Washington Monument or any of the Smithsonians before they open on a comfortable Memorial Day weekend.

[taxi]

4. Wow, I wouldn't know how to handle all the excitement of such a festive crowd.

I'm sure tonight will be very quiet here on DU with everyone at the big party (not).

[LuckyCharms]

5. i've never seen so many people IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!!!

[Beartracks]

14. That crowd is huger than anyone has ever seen, possibly in the whole world!!1!

[riversedge]

6. The Great American State Fair and FIFA Fan Zone on the National Mall will open at noon Saturday, two hours later than or

The Great American State Fair and FIFA Fan Zone on the National Mall will open at noon Saturday, two hours later than originally planned, because of the extreme heat, organizers announced Friday.

The delay is the latest weather-related schedule change from Freedom 250 as Washington, D.C., faces another day of dangerous triple digit heat.

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https://abcnews.com/US/1-million-power-country-us-blanketed-heatwave/story?id=134467508

[AmandaRuth]

7. wow, they all look the same. same samey same....

in DC... weird, right....

[Srkdqltr]

8. Looks like a fun day.....

[PatSeg]

10. How stupid can people be?

Of all the things they could do on such a dangerously hot day and this is what they chose?

This day could produce a lot of new Darwin Awards.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. Even if the celebration hadn't been co-oped

I still wouldn't have gone. This heat is dangerous. I've already gone through a bout of heatstroke . I'm not eager to repeat the experience.

[PatSeg]

18. Exactly

What on earth is the attraction other than possible heat stroke?

How about a trip to the beach or a swimming pool? Even a movie in an airconditioned theater? From what I've seen, there is nothing in DC right now worth the trip even if the weather was better. The green reflecting pool enclosed by a fence? The National Guard patrolling the grounds? And of course, there's the insanely overpriced food and beverages.

I really don't get it.

[riversedge]

11. DC weather....hot then cool down with storms--but only cloudy for fireworks time line......

https://weather.com/us/district-of-columbia/city/washington/hourbyhour


RADAR:
https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/c4025fdf0177c872b7fc2e0d09e7c523995ef49e21145e2d2438fe08649ca9e8



Saturday, July 4
TimeSky condition
TemperaturePrecip AmountHumidity
Wind

Now

Fair
102°
0 in
31%
8 mph W

3 pm

15%

Partly Cloudy
102°
0 in
32%
8 mph SW

4 pm

24%

Partly Cloudy
101°
0 in
33%
9 mph SW

5 pm

97%

Strong Storms
84°
0.84 in
37%
12 mph SW

6 pm

79%

Strong Storms
80°
0.01 in
67%
7 mph SW

7 pm

43%

Scattered Strong Storms
85°
0 in
60%
8 mph SSW

8 pm

15%

Mostly Cloudy
86°
0 in
58%
9 mph SW

8:36

Sunset

9 pm

15%

Mostly Cloudy
81°
0 in
67%
7 mph SSW

10 pm

16%

Mostly Cloudy
81°
0 in
68%
5 mph SSW

11 pm

18%

Mostly Cloudy
79°
0 in
74%

[EarthAbides]

12. I hope there are plenty of paramedics available

A lot of white people are going to get heat stroke and sun-burnt.

[Scrivener7]

15. Fox News is getting every angle of this so they can use the footage as their newscast backgrounds

for the remaining days of the Trump Death March Festivities.

[riversedge]

17. Probably they have orders from the WH-trumpy!!

[riversedge]

16. T 103F, **Severe Thunderstorm Watch From Sat 2:16 pm until 10:00 pm EDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

From Sat 2:16 pm until 10:00 pm EDT

https://weather.com/us/district-of-columbia/city/washington/today