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To The Poor Schmuck Whose Car Blew Up Last Night:

Posted by Max Linsky on Mar. 11, 2008, at 9:49 am

Sorry.

That was the scene last night around 11 after a manhole exploded on 14th and Clifton St. in Columbia Heights. The explosion knocked out power in the neighborhood--even the emergency lights were down in my building--and beat the hell out of an unfortunately parked Jeep.

I waited around to see if anyone would claim the car, but nobody had come forward by the time I decided to navigate the pitch black stairwell by the light of my cellphone. Which means there's a remote chance that someone walked outside this morning ready to drive to work and found this:

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1. Mike Licht March 11th, 2008
   11:30 am
   #1

   DC is missing a big opportunity by not marketing manhole explosions as a tourist attraction:

   http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/new-tourist-attraction/

2. DCGaymer March 12th, 2008
   8:41 am
   #2

   Add it to the Urban Trek guide.

3. myt! March 12th, 2008
   9:57 am
   #3

   Screw going to Yellowstone to see Ol Faithful....

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