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KombuchaLady3 t1_je32fba wrote

Reply to Where to buy matzah by hellodc27

I saw an endcap with matzoh and other kosher foods at one of the Safeways in NW a couple of weeks ago. Possibly the one in Chevy Chase.

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IAmTheJudasTree t1_je327tm wrote

Reply to comment by ibeerianhamhock in Attempted Kidnapping by EllieAntsRAwesome

It's also not factually accurate to say DC has a "huge sex trafficking problem." I'm curious what OP has in mind when they say sex trafficking, because in the context of them saying that they were almost kidnapped, the implication is that there's a "huge" problem in DC of women being kidnapped off the street and whisked away into a sex slave network.

There is no such huge problem in DC. That said, it's always good to be safe, and the city can always be safer, that's a laudable goal, and I'm very glad that the OP is okay.

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KombuchaLady3 t1_je31uj3 wrote

Reply to Trying to find pictures of the Woodley Park metro station's far right escalator (if you're standing at the top travelling down) repairs that were done on and around June 19, 2011. by Kitchen-Reason4289

Try bguthriephotos.com. It's the site of an amateur photographer who takes pictures all over DC. His collection goes back a couple of decades. I know him from book events at Politics and Prose and Sixth & I, but he also has photos from just walking around neighborhoods. It's a long shot, but I wouldn't be surprised if he took photos in Metro stations.

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keyjan t1_je30kcu wrote

Reply to comment by Elite_dragonslayer96 in Scooter Rider Dies Months After Being Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Northwest DC, Police Say by Tommys2Turnt

Eh, I dunno; a few years ago, I watched a guy on a scooter run down a pedestrian. A couple nights ago, I watched 2 scooter riders crash into each other in the 9th St bike lanes. However, it’s true that scooters on their own are much less deadly, since their speed is a lot lower than cars and they’re featherweights.

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ibeerianhamhock t1_je2zous wrote

Reply to Attempted Kidnapping by EllieAntsRAwesome

Wait so he circled around a few times and noticed you? I’m not trying to invalidate your feelings and I think you were wise to get the fuck away…but it sounds like a pretty extreme leap based on the info you provided to say he was trying to kidnap you? I think we have to balance PSAs for safety with fearmongering.

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robotnique t1_je2xq0y wrote

Reply to comment by PenisTriumvirate in Attempted Kidnapping by EllieAntsRAwesome

Sounds like more an attempted rape situation than "sex trafficking." Virtually nobody is abducted off the street randomly to be trafficked. There's no need, when they can just pluck kids out of poor neighborhoods, or, even more likely, prey upon immigrants illegal and otherwise.

That being said, what happened to OP is scary and she doesn't need some internet nerds like you or me telling her "well ackshually" right now, I'd wager.

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