Originally posted by Rhett Miller:I agree. And for me it just comes down to the fact that I don't want the hassle of owning a vehicle.
I guess it depends on how often you go places.
grog & tankerd
I think we're all aware of the pros and cons of living in the suburbs vs. living in the city. Ultimately, we choose what is best for us individually. Guess we should try to refrain for putting down somebody for being different and having different priorities than ourselves. Otherwise, we ened up sounding like dumbasses.
or ignoranuses
or car salesmen
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:You mean shut down this board?
Guess we should try to refrain for putting down somebody for being different and having different priorities than ourselves.
oh yeah, i forgot. that's where self-esteem is derived from….from thinking you're better than others…duh what was i thiking
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I had the same thought.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:You mean shut down this board?
Guess we should try to refrain for putting down somebody for being different and having different priorities than ourselves.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:Thinking you're better than others is not sufficient. You must let others know that you are better than them.
oh yeah, i forgot. that's where self-esteem is derived from….from thinking you're better than others…duh what was i thiking
yeah but what if I wanted to live at the grog and tankard? that's cool right? Fresh Fields across the street…I could ask for a ride on the motorcycle if I needed a ride…there's running water in the alley behind it..
Originally posted by chknfngrs:and there is a badass indian restaurant right next door! within walking distance! woo! non-car owners:1. car owners: 0
yeah but what if I wanted to live at the grog and tankard? that's cool right? Fresh Fields across the street…I could ask for a ride on the motorcycle if I needed a ride…there's running water in the alley behind it..
I say blow the roof off the dump!!!
No matter what you think of their music (and I'm definitely not a fan), take a leaf from Good Charolette's book. They started out playing anywhere they could and look where they are now. For one, it gives you live practice which, as you know, is different from plain old practice where you can stop and start much more easily and don't have to worry about stage presence. Go play your little hearts out and get it all polished up for when you play the better venues. It can only help.
No matter what you think of their music (and I'm definitely not a fan), take a leaf from Good Charolette's book. They started out playing anywhere they could and look where they are now. For one, it gives you live practice which, as you know, is different from plain old practice where you can stop and start much more easily and don't have to worry about stage presence. Go play your little hearts out and get it all polished up for when you play the better venues. It can only help.
Originally posted by paige:Heritage India is fantastic
and there is a badass indian restaurant right next door! within walking distance! woo! non-car owners:1. car owners: 0
Originally posted by paige:
and there is a badass indian restaurant right next door! within walking distance! woo! non-car owners:1. car owners: 0There is a good BBQ place called Rocklands as well.
None of these places cook as good as me and my sweetie.
Originally posted by mankie:Oh, this is so true!!!
New York is my favorite US city…New Yorkers are great…it's the only city I've been to stateside that you can have a normal conversation with a total stranger in a coffee shop, bar, on the street etc. Try that in DC..they're either too important to talk to you, or to scared to talk to you.
As much as I like DC and it's people, this is my biggest grudge against them. Once you meet them, they are fine, but Heaven forbid that you're alone in a crowd with them. They are some of the most anti-social people that I've ever had the displeasure to come across. And talking to them first doesn't work. They politely answer and then continue to ignore you. I use to feel like a social outcast in DC until I found out that everyone else has the same problem there.
Thank God for this board. It cuts through all of that crap and gets people meeting new faces, which is one of the reasons that I love it so much. ;)
That's because usually when a stranger talks to you in DC, he's usually trying to scam some money out of you rather than trying to be friendly. Thus, we become trained to ignore strangers talking to us. Bound to happnen a couple of times as I walk to the metro right now.
Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by mankie:Oh, this is so true!!!
New York is my favorite US city…New Yorkers are great…it's the only city I've been to stateside that you can have a normal conversation with a total stranger in a coffee shop, bar, on the street etc. Try that in DC..they're either too important to talk to you, or to scared to talk to you.
As much as I like DC and it's people, this is my biggest grudge against them. Once you meet them, they are fine, but Heaven forbid that you're alone in a crowd with them. They are some of the most anti-social people that I've ever had the displeasure to come across. And talking to them first doesn't work. They politely answer and then continue to ignore you. I use to feel like a social outcast in DC until I found out that everyone else has the same problem there.
Thank God for this board. It cuts through all of that crap and gets people meeting new faces, which is one of the reasons that I love it so much. ;)
Originally posted by raebyddet:Rocklands is overrated
There is a good BBQ place called Rocklands as well.
So, where is there a good bbq place in DC?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:That would be the amount of gay men or women willing to put a strap on and buttfuck you, right Rhett?? hey, I'm just stating what you've said before time and again…
Yes, there were a number of compelling reasons for me to move into DC proper when I was a 31 year old single guy. .
stores in the burbs?
Originally posted by thirsty moore:I have not been to one, but doesn't mean that there isn't one.
So, where is there a good bbq place in DC?