My husband got up very early today (or, yesterday: Tuesday) in hopes of paying his respects to President Reagan. When he and his friend arrived at the parking area of Moorpark College they were told it would be an eight-hour wait to see the casket at 6:30 a.m.; they decided this was impractical, and went out to breakfast instead (and then visited the friend's beach house in Oxnard, very briefly—the Attila Hub had never seen it).

Ironically, the wait got better as the day wore on and more shuttle buses were added, so it was more like two hours in the afternoon. The Library apparently extended the viewing time another four hours, to 10:00 p.m.

And now Reagan is on his way to the Capital, where he will lie in state before the big funeral on Friday. Poor Nancy will have to bury her husband all week, in at least four separate ceremonies: it'll be her last service to the country that loves her late husband so much.

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