I got tickets to go see Transiberian Orchestra tonight. Hubby and I went (yes, it was kind of like date night without the expensive dinner at a 4 star restaurant before hand) and had a really great time. The laser show was awesome and I had a great time watching the guys run all over the stage. We left MAC by herself at the house. She had strict instructions to do her homework, and go to bed on time.
I felt a little bad about leaving her, but after hearing about the laser show I knew that it probably would not be a good concert for her. I must say that our metro ride home made me even happier that we had left her.
We were able to get on the orange line at L'Enfant Plaza. The trains were short so we had to move to get on to the train. We ended up in the last car. As we were getting on several teenage girls were getting off and we heard them yelling at someone on the train.
When we got on I was able to sit down, hubby stood. We found that the person they were yelling at was walking around the car. He was talking to everyone and was not watching his mouth, he dropped the "N" word about himself several times, and cursed at people. There was a 6 year old who had gotten on at the same stop as us and his mother asked the person to watch his mouth. He said that he had every right to talk to anyone that he wanted and however he wanted since I was a free country. After saying this he walked right up to the kid and started talking to him.
About 5 stops out from New Carrolton he was finally taken from the train. It required 2 officers and some force. After he was taken off, Hubby and I talked about it. He said that he would have intervened if the guy had put his hands on either the child or his mother but that he was leery of getting involved on an enclosed train. I understood completely, in this day and age of litigation you never know when being a "good Samaritan" will put you in line for being sued.
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