Cutting Lines
Did you know that you can get free VIP tours to many of the D.C. attractions? That's right, you can skip the lines and get reserved VIP tours of: The White House, The Capital, The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, The FBI, The United States Supreme Court, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, United States Department of State, Library of Congress, National Archives, Mount Vernon, The Old Executive Office building, and even The Treasury. Just go to your House of Representative's or Senator's home page, which can be searched here:House -or- Senate. Once you find your Congress Person, put your tax dollars to work by asking for the tour(s) you want. Note: It's best to plan early and make requests well in advance (try to avoid the peak summer months).
Suggested by: Tim
Redcoats are your best friend when flying Continental Airlines (assuming you are already at the airport). They have the power to do just about anything you need done IF you are nice to them. Whether you need to cut the check-in line, relay a message to the gate agent to hold the plane, switch to a later or earlier flight on a Continental / Partner Airline or pretty much any other annoying customer service request... Redcoats can take care of you. The trick isn't finding them, it's getting them to do what you want them to do. Be very nice and don't raise your voice or pressure them with your problems. Simply walk up to the desk and tell the person that you were just on the phone with a Continental representative and they asked you to speak with a Redcoat at the airport. Now that you are "in the know" don't mess it up!
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Need to get more than 4 oz. of liquid through airport security? It's as simple as putting the liquid container(s) in your pocket. This is because the metal detectors cannot detect liquids. Next time you need to take contact lens solution, tooth paste, gel, etc. on a plane and you don't have a tiny 4 oz. container, simply slip it into your pocket. It'll be our little secret.
Simultaneously press the button for your floor and the close door button and you will go straight to the floor selected without picking anyone else up. For example, if you work on the 12th floor, press [12] + close Door [>|<] simultaneously.....Ding, welcome to the 12th floor. This works on most Otis, Dover and Desert elevators on the way up or down.
If there is a long line to go to the bathroom in Starbucks, the baristas sometimes cut the line if they need to use the bathroom by grabbing the broom and announcing to everyone on the line that they need to clean it.
The next time a barista does this to you, call them on it.
