How I Feel About Northern Virginia

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I used to whine about driving in the DC area when I lived in Baltimore, but once you've been here for awhile it gets pretty easy.

[eltee]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by El Tee:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  everyONE looks the same and everyones car is shiny.

Just a different coat of paint, my friend...    
 Once you left and saw the bright lights of the city, the familiar haze hanging over the sky, and smelled the potent Potomac, I assume you breathed a sweet sigh of relief? [/b]

And yes, i was so happy to be in DC that i didnt even mind rumbling over the monstrocity that they call M st.  (what are they DOING to that road!?)
 [/b]

I've felt that too! Frustrated, but relieved to be in familiar DC, I didn't mind the potholes & 20 minutes it took me to drive one block on M Street! I dunno what they are doing there. They "fix" one corner and move to the next each summer, adding massive congestion. When I worked there in '98/'99 the darn potholes were blowing up all over the place.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  Errrrrmmm, Arlington seems like an alright place to live. Plenty of bars and restaurants and the two live music venues.
 
 If you want to see depressing you should check out the strip mall about two miles away from College Park.

I thought virginia would be an ok place to live as well, then I lived in Alexandria for a year and Crystal City for a year, no offense to those that live there, but never again for me.

[redsock]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  but i think you got some bum directions.  

My directions were just fine thank you.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by El Tee:
  the darn potholes were blowing up all over the place.

http://www.thegeorgetownproject.org/

[eltee]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  i blame the fresh fields for ruining the area around iota and galaxy hut.

Ditto! I wondered if sonick was going to be sick when he saw the mammoth Pottery Barn & others stores facing him when he left.

[markie]

Originally posted by pollard:
  [qbI thought virginia would be an ok place to live as well, then I lived in Alexandria for a year and Crystal City for a year, no offense to those that live there, but never again for me. [/QB]

I guess I just meant the area right around iota/Clarendon Metro. I cant imagine there were many bars or venues within walking distance of your locations?
 
  It's cool to live within close walking distance of a bank, a safeway, julias empenadas and a bit longer walk to four music venues....

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by El Tee:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  i blame the fresh fields for ruining the area around iota and galaxy hut.

Ditto! I wondered if sonick was going to be sick when he saw the mammoth Pottery Barn & others stores facing him when he left. [/b]

Sonick HATES suburbia.  I have a massive loathing for it. and i cant really tell you why. It makes me want to cry.
   I lived in suburbia for a year or two....no good.

[mankie]

Originally posted by El Tee:
   

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  i blame the fresh fields for ruining the area around iota and galaxy hut.

Ditto! I wondered if sonick was going to be sick when he saw the mammoth Pottery Barn & others stores facing him when he left. [/b]

Here's another N. Va Classic.
 
 They just opened the new Wegmans store out here in Dulles so we have about 500million more SUV's going up and down Commercial Drive off 28 every day.....they also just closed off the left turn lane going from Commercial back to Rte. 28 this week so now everyone has to go up to the light, wait for the lights then turn left! Aye yaye yaye! How stoooopid to you have to be to work for N. VA?
 
 BTW. The Wegmans is something to see, worth a trip out but bring you patience and packed lunch for while you're sat in traffic waiting to get in the car park.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  I guess I just meant the area right around iota/Clarendon Metro. I cant imagine there were many bars or venues within walking distance of your locations?
 
  It's cool to live within close walking distance of a bank, a safeway, julias empenadas and a bit longer walk to four music venues....

there are a ton of bars and eateries in crystal city, they are just mostly crap, but no venues, there were two malls and many grocery stores and chain stores all within walking distance and an actual branch of my bank open at odd hours, and all those "conveniences" were still not worth it for me
 
 there was nothing in alexandria, although I was in walking distance of the birchmere

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by mankie:
  Here's another N. Va Classic.
 
 They just opened the new Wegmans store out here in Dulles so we have about 500million more SUV's going up and down Commercial Drive off 28 every day.....they also just closed off the left turn lane going from Commercial back to Rte. 28 this week so now everyone has to go up to the light, wait for the lights then turn left! Aye yaye yaye! How stoooopid to you have to be to work for N. VA?
 
 BTW. The Wegmans is something to see, worth a trip out but bring you patience and packed lunch for while you're sat in traffic waiting to get in the car park.

what the hell is Wegmans and why do people want to go there?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I question why anyone under 30 would want to live in suburbia. I question why anyone over 35 who doesn't make a shitload of money would want to live in a large city...but that's just me...

[mankie]

Wegmans is a NY based supermarket...only with a difference.
 
 I couldn't understand all the hype while they were building it, but I understand it a bit now I've been in the place.
 
 If you got Sutton Place but made it about 100 times larger, then added an eatery of nothing but gourmet food.....sushi, hot chinese food bar, desert bar, sandwich bar, pizza bar, coffee bar etc etc etc....you should get the idea. Then the also have aisles dedicated to various countries, and their wine section is feck'n enormous.
 
 I couldn't understand why they don't have a salad bar though, which was the only damn thing I have been waiting for. Now I still have to put my salad together at home every morning. DAMN!

[mankie]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  I question why anyone under 30 would want to live in suburbia. I question why anyone over 35 who doesn't make a shitload of money would want to live in a large city...but that's just me...

I would love to live in a large city as long as I was filthy rich, but just not DC...not just DC, but certainly not DC.
 
 One of the things that I don't like about Suburbia (Not Wheaton Thirsty so don't go all defensive on me) is no matter what you do, you're driving to get there.
 
 These are my 'must haves' when we move to Ireland next year.
 
 A view of the sea
 Be able to walk to the shops
 Be able to walk to the pub
 
 For me, those come before running water and electricity....which in Ireland is not out of the realm.  

[redsock]

Originally posted by pollard:
   

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  I guess I just meant the area right around iota/Clarendon Metro. I cant imagine there were many bars or venues within walking distance of your locations?
 
  It's cool to live within close walking distance of a bank, a safeway, julias empenadas and a bit longer walk to four music venues....

there are a ton of bars and eateries in crystal city, they are just mostly crap, but no venues, there were two malls and many grocery stores and chain stores all within walking distance and an actual branch of my bank open at odd hours, and all those "conveniences" were still not worth it for me
 
 there was nothing in alexandria, although I was in walking distance of the birchmere [/b]

Pollard, where did you live, it seems to be pretty close to where I currently live.