How I Feel About Northern Virginia

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

What are you going to do for work when you move to Ireland?
 
 

Originally posted by 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.    [/b]

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by redsock:
  Pollard, where did you live, it seems to be pretty close to where I currently live.

in Alexandria I lived off of W Glebe (address was on Brighton Ct.)
 
 in Crystal City I lived in one of those buildings in between Pentagon City Mall and Crystal City Underground on South Eads

[kosmo vinyl]

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...

well i was thinking about this the other day after looking at a real estate guide and seeking that real estate prices are indeed going through the roof.  and what i think is affordable is called "cozy".  since there are no plans for offspring i was beginning to wonder if i'm going to spend a armoured car load of money on a place i'd rather live in dc to be "where the action is", verses a macmansion or a quaint, but still costing an leg, bungalow inside the beltway.

[godsshoeshine]

i'd live in dc if i worked in the city, but i don't. i miss being able to walk to multiple bars/pubs from my pittsburgh days. south side represent

[eltee]

Originally posted by 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. [/b]

Ack! The Waxpool intersection! Half an hour spent at one light trying to turn left. I hated the months I worked over there. Although, if you work there, you never have to leave with all the "amenities".
 Many have mentioned this store to me, thanks for the tips.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

One of the great things about DC is that they have a metro system such that you can work within walking distance of restaurants and bars, then go home to your suburban home, with only a short drive home from the train station.
 
    When you WORK within walking distance of great restuarants, there's really not a need to LIVE within walking distance...

Originally posted by chaz:
 Read my post.  I own a townhouse not a single family.
 

I own a single family too.  They're Indonesian, Javanese actually...and cute as buttons every one of 'em!

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  When you WORK within walking distance of great restuarants...

My goal in life has always been to WALK within working distance of bad restaurants, and to WALK within living distance  Would I ever be fulfilled in NoVa?  
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[mankie]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
 [QB] What are you going to do for work when you move to Ireland?
 
 

 No clue...I'll worry about that next year.
 
 I've never been one to put job before family, and my family wants to move back home. Plus the reality is if you have good sales experience there's always a job for you.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by mankie:
 No clue...I'll worry about that next year.
 I've never been one to put job before family, and my family wants to move back home. Plus the reality is if you have good sales experience there's always a job for you. [/QB]

So you might be that guy that goes pub to pub selling flowers?

[markie]

They are not big on them in the UK....
 
 I imagine Mankie selling Double Glazing.....

[G.Love]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  I imagine Mankie selling Double Glazing.....

or on the dole...

[markie]

What a terrible thought:
 
 http://www.bobdole.org/bio/

[mankie]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  They are not big on them in the UK....
 
 I imagine Mankie selling Double Glazing.....

Singing Cockles and mussels...alive alive'o!  

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by Groundskeeper's Willy:
   

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  I imagine Mankie selling Double Glazing.....

or on the dole... [/b]

oh no! i read angela's ashes. i know what happens when you go from ireland to america then back to ireland. don't do it man!