Well if it helps to complete the portrait, I've also had a vasectomy.
People sleeping in the middle of sidewalks in Columbia Heights
I'm not sure how that would complete the portrait.
Of course its better to live in DC if you can afford it.. its ridiculously overpriced..1750 per month rent for a junior one bedroom?
I mean if you want to leave in Petworth and get shot riding your bike thats great.. but when you have a family.. a small child.. you got to do what you got to do
I mean DC is a big place.. WHere in DC are we talking about?
I mean if you want to leave in Petworth and get shot riding your bike thats great.. but when you have a family.. a small child.. you got to do what you got to do
I mean DC is a big place.. WHere in DC are we talking about?
me too and agreed on all counts….well except for the 40 part :P
Relaxer wrote:
For the record, I'm 40, married and have kids, and have lived in the city for almost 20 years. The idea of living in the suburbs, especially the D.C. suburbs, has absolutely no appeal. I could go on and on but I don't want the 'burbers to get mad (lol).
all 4 or 5 jobs i've had in the area have been in the suburbs so i never saw a reason to live in dc. especially those parts of dc that look like suburbs
You've got to also remember that not everyone likes living in an urban environment. Even with all its benefits, glitz, glamour and conveniences, too often it's just too dirty, rat infested, dangerous and stressful for some people.
Some people prefer having a little space around them with trees, birds (not just those ghetto birds you find everywhere), deer, grass, usually better parking, a slower pace and a sense of being able to get away from it all. Granted, not all suburban spaces are like that but it usually does have a sense of being a bit less congested. Going rural is even more appealing to some, like Walky, but then you're usually adding that much more of a commute, even just going to the grocery store. It's all personal priorities.
I love them all but have grown in to preferring a bit of getting away from it all in my life. Other than for occasional visits, I would have hated it while I was younger. If I was well off, I'd have a nice penthouse in the city with my own private parking and a really nice spread in the country. In the meantime, I need my one and only place to be more of a retreat than smack dab in the middle of an overpriced madhouse.
Some people prefer having a little space around them with trees, birds (not just those ghetto birds you find everywhere), deer, grass, usually better parking, a slower pace and a sense of being able to get away from it all. Granted, not all suburban spaces are like that but it usually does have a sense of being a bit less congested. Going rural is even more appealing to some, like Walky, but then you're usually adding that much more of a commute, even just going to the grocery store. It's all personal priorities.
I love them all but have grown in to preferring a bit of getting away from it all in my life. Other than for occasional visits, I would have hated it while I was younger. If I was well off, I'd have a nice penthouse in the city with my own private parking and a really nice spread in the country. In the meantime, I need my one and only place to be more of a retreat than smack dab in the middle of an overpriced madhouse.
Doctor wrote:
as for people who live in DC and commute to VA… it's definitely a better commute than the other way around, and if you value the ability to walk to restaurants and clubs in your free time, there's nothing dumb about it. Personally I'd prefer never to take a job in VA, but people don't always have that choice.
No, it's not easier.
Jaguar wrote:
but then you're usually adding that much more of a commute, even just going to the grocery store. It's all personal priorities.
I dunno, sometimes you have to leave the city for a particular store and what not, or basically, go to Pentagon City area.
sweetcell wrote:James wrote:
I know/have known some people who rent/bought in Washington, DC and commuted to their jobs in Northern VA. Now that's dumb.
if the missus and junior are your life, then the burbs are awesome. but if you're a young person who likes to go out, all your friends are in the district, etc, living in DC no matter where your work is is a very understandable choice.
this week i'm working at corporate HQ in tysons.
Tyson's sucks b/c there is no sidewalk to walk except for Greensboro. I missed that a bunch when I worked in that area.
C'mon, don't stipulate living in DC to just single people and married folks w/ kids to living in DC.
Best of both worlds could be Arlington / Alexandria - close enough, but far enough with walkability and restaurants, bars, etc. etc. Expensive, but a little breathing room and cleaner. (not necessarily an opinion just observing)
El wrote:
(not necessarily an opinion just observing)
i think you got that backwards, because your statement is in fact an opinion. close enough/far enough, walkability, a little breathing room and even to some extent cleaner - these are opinions.
hutch wrote:
1750 per month rent for a junior one bedroom?
You do realize you can live in a reasonable hood in the District and not have to pay $1750/1BR, right?
Hell, you can rent the swanky 1BR apartment in my basement for $1200/month and it includes a separate laundry room. This is in the Eastern Market/Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Relaxer wrote:
Hell, you can rent the swanky 1BR apartment in my basement for $1200/month and it includes a separate laundry room. This is in the Eastern Market/Lincoln Park neighborhood.
That is more along the lines of what I was thinking. Down grade the 'hood and upgrade from the basement and you can still do better.
When did this board become an old folks home?
Relaxer wrote:
Hell, you can rent the swanky 1BR apartment in my basement for $1200/month and it includes a separate laundry room. This is in the Eastern Market/Lincoln Park neighborhood.
I'm not sure I want you as my landlord… no offense… :)
No, what I meant was that I need a lot more space.. and if one can rent out a junior one bedroom for $1750 it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that it would cost a lot of benjamins to get three or four times that space in an area of dc where one would want to live.
by the way: love eastern market area… was our other pick and hope to live there at some point… just love capitol hill … we were between that and arlington but we just couldn't swing capitol hilll.. we were seeing townhouses renting for $2000 with corner liquor stores, long walks to metro etc.. sketchiness..and not even close to orange line..
Doctor wrote:
When did this board become an old folks home?
September 26, 2006
i find it nice. you can learn a lot from the reading. like a living newspaper.
vansmack wrote:Doctor wrote:
When did this board become an old folks home?
September 26, 2006
hmmm i think know where you are going with this date…
but i was going to say when Facebook and Twitter came online
I assumed that it was Smackie's 30th birthday… but not really sure. Maybe it was the day he moved out of DC. He thinks like that, you know. ;)
sweetcell wrote:El wrote:
(not necessarily an opinion just observing)
i think you got that backwards, because your statement is in fact an opinion. close enough/far enough, walkability, a little breathing room and even to some extent cleaner - these are opinions.
thanks for clarifying…hmm. nope, still an opinion based on what people commented earlier. cleaner is relative. okay?