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90. I watched DC fireworks from Arlington, maybe 20+ years ago

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Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:22 AM

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We were visiting another couple (pre-kids) who lived there. We watched from a park in Arlington near the Iwo Jima statue - I don't really remember the details since I'm not from there. I do remember this: 1) there were thousands of people there picnicking; it was hard to find a spot to set up; 2) they wouldn't let us bring in any alcohol! They were literally checking coolers and refusing entry if you had beer or wine. I found this shocking and infantilizing - coming from NYC at the time where having a sophisticated wine program was part of the Picnics Olympics for various Central Park events. We had bought two bottles of wine at the Whole Foods over there in Arlington and we ended up pretty much chugging them in a parking lot before we went to the event. This was def during W Bush time, maybe 2005?

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