DC Work Trip - Day 3

Despite my late bed-times the last few nights, I still woke up at 0530 (felt very tired).  I worked in my room until about 0830 (skipped breakfast again), when I walked across the street to Capital Gallery for more meetings.  These started at 0900 and we worked until about 1200.  After that, we were allowed some time to get food (for a working lunch).  After texting with some friends who'd previously told me they might be in town for lunch (they weren't), I tried to get food at Quiznos near Cap Gallery.  Unfortunately, I discovered that it had closed during the Pandemic...  Instead, I (along with Yves and Chris D) got some slices of pizza and a salad at "My Own Pizza" (1215).  The food looked (and tasted) very good!  Our meetings resumed by 1245 and we continued discussions all the way until almost 1500.  After that, I returned to my hotel room and did some more work (including a telcon with remote colleagues) until after 1630.  Stephanie had told me she was available to meet for some drinks so we coordinated getting together near the FAA HQ for 1700.  After she arrived, we walked north to Hill Country BBQ and joined their happy hour (pitcher of margaritas and a Shiner Boch for each of us).  The bar area was quite loud so we moved into the main dining area after about an hour (1835).  The ordering process had changed a little bit but the food was still excellent.  We had brisket, ribs, mac & cheese, beans and cornbread.  After getting done with our dinner (1945), we started walking back to L'Enfant Plaza.  Along the way (near the National Archives), we encountered a lot of security and road closures.  When we asked some people standing nearby what was happening, they replied that President Biden was about to depart from the site.  We waited a short time and his motorcade soon emerged from the basement of the building and sped away.  Stephanie was quite impressed and texted some photos I'd taken to our friends in Delaware (big Biden supporters).  After that, I said goodbye to her (near the FAA HQ), I walked back to the Holiday Inn.  When I got to my room, I noticed that my AC was still not working (I thought it was a fluke before) and called down to the lobby to ask for help.  When the maintenance man arrived, he quickly resolved the issue and I was back to cold temps in the room.  During the rest of the evening, I read and played around on social media.  I went to bed at 2230.  This trip was quite successful in many ways - hoping my train ride home tomorrow follows suit!