***(Editor’s Note:  Josh McGrath is a Columnist and Collegiate Commentator for “The Thirsty Quill.”  Although he is currently a student at Wingate University, Josh will be reporting for ‘The Quill’ from Washington, DC over the next few days, site of Tuesday’s Presidential Inauguration. As always, we appreciate Josh’s commitment and service to “The Thirsty Quill.”)***

“Inauguration Update #3″

By: Josh McGrath, Columnist

(I’m stuck at a McDonald’s waiting on a replacement van from XXXXXXXXX)…

By The Numbers: Inauguration 2009

1- flat tire in first 15 minutes of departure from school

3- stops in the first 30 minutes of the trip

6- rented vans making this journey

8- hour ride ahead of me, not including however many stops we end up making

14- amount of checkpoints between Union Station and The Mall on Tuesday morning

46- Wingate University students going to DC (3 of them get car sick…and all 3 are riding in my van)

410- miles from Wingate University to Washington, DC

5,000- number of Port-a-Poties in DC this week

4,000,000-5,000,000- estimated number of people going to be present in DC this weekend

$150,000,000- cost of this Inauguration