Obama inauguration

We are only six days away from an amazing event in our country's history. As we approach January 20th it begins to sink in for me as to how huge it is that Barak Obama will become the next president of the United States. This does not have anything to do with his views or who you may have supported in the recent election, this is strictly on a historical level.
I hear people (who are old enough to remember) talk about JFK and how his young and energetic attitude changed the way people thought about the country and the way things function. With Obama I feel he contains the youth and enthusiasm that you would have found in a Kennedy. I understand that this event is going to be huge but just how huge is surprising to me as I have never seen an event cause this amount of preparation in a very long time.
I was tracking a package that was shipped to me today and on the FedEx web page it had a warning about how delays could be expected for packages heading towards the Washington DC area. It is beyond security reasons why these packages may be delayed in their shipment but rather because much of Washington DC and the surrounding area has been shut down due to the millions of tourists flooding the area.
People who live in the DC area have been cashing in on this opportunity by renting out their homes during the inauguration period to tourists unable to land a hotel room. This is not surprising as the expected five million people prepare to visit Washington DC. Even those without tickets for any of the events are going to Washington just to say that they were in the vicinity of the president elect during his inauguration. I guess this could be fun for people who enjoy being around large crowds.
One problem with the large crowds may be the number of bathrooms available as there are currently only 5000 port-a-potties prepared. Some people are already comparing this to a Woodstock type of situation where the lack of bathrooms caused a smelly situation.
Security will be extremely high for the event and that as well will be interesting to keep an eye on. This always interests me, the new and innovative ways that the government plans of protecting President Obama.
I am looking forward to seeing this inauguration and the situation that surrounds it. Almost as much as the speech itself it will be fun to see the way the city takes care of itself with the influx of tourists in the city.