Mad Dash to Snag Swearing-In Tickets, Rooms Begins

By: ericy
Published On: 11/9/2008 8:34:04 PM

This is just crazy:

Mad Dash to Snag Swearing-In Tickets, Rooms Begins

"It is an extraordinarily historic event," he said. "The church group from Atlanta, the high school from Chicago -- they're all trying to find places to stay. You're going to have people sleeping in church basements and high school cafeterias."

Local residents are offering to rent rooms, apartments and even homes to those coming for the event.

On Craigslist, a seven-bedroom estate in Fairfax Station, billed as a "lovely place to relax or host a celebrity reception," was offered for $18,000 for the week.

It isn't just this one.  There are tons.

Meanwhile, from across the nation last week and on such Web sites as Craigslist came the virtual clatter of people in search of lodging.

Home swaps for the week were offered by people in Malibu, Sausalito, Manhattan and Park City, Utah. Some played up their role as Obama volunteers in hopes of catching a price break.

Florida could be nice then :-)..  But I want to go too.


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