^ i kinda agree with this.

fairfax sucks and I would move there

11/20/2006 3:17:47 PM

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"If I can find a Bojangles I'll be fine."

You sir, are fucked. Seriously though... no Bojangles within 3 hours of Fairfax, VA. Just moved back to NC from Reston, VA (just 15 minutes away)... nice area but cost of living is $texas and traffic blows.

11/20/2006 4:47:31 PM

There are actually a couple of Bojos in some troubled areas on the Maryland side of DC. Beyond that, get ready for a long drive south (beyond Richmond in the 95 corridor, near Roanoke on 81). Popeye's is going to be the closest you can get.

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"the metro system there really sucks. i.e. it closes at 1am on the weekends and bars close at 2am."

Wrong. Try 3 AM (you have to catch the last train out a few minutes before that).

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"There is a little more to do there than here, yes, but if you actually like to do anything outdoorsy such as hike, mountain climb, canoe, etc.. this is a much better area for you."

There is plenty of hiking, mountain climbing, and canoeing within an hour.

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" I found, through my experience, that the pluses of the DC metro area in no way compensated for the increase in living costs, traffic, and overall shitty attitude of the people there."

You are actually on to something here. The problems with the DC area isn't a lack of things to do, it's that it is often a pain to go do them, and of course cost of living.

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 5:00 PM. Reason : .]

11/20/2006 4:54:58 PM

[Edited on November 20, 2006 at 5:00 PM. Reason : .]

11/20/2006 5:00:27 PM

popeyes grow on trees up there

11/20/2006 5:04:53 PM

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"There are actually a couple of Bojos in some troubled areas on the Maryland side of DC. Beyond that, get ready for a long drive south (beyond Richmond in the 95 corridor, near Roanoke on 81)."

Oh, actually you are right (I was just thinking Virginia, I had never looked at Maryland before.

But going to my third point... with traffic being what it is, to get to the other side of the DC beltline during normal business hours, it could very well take you 2 hours.

11/20/2006 5:13:09 PM

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"Wrong. Try 3 AM (you have to catch the last train out a few minutes before that)."

you are not entirely correct. some of the stops do close at 1am on the weekends. different stops close at different times. rosalyn, by gt, closes at 1am on the weekends. So my statement wasn't entirely accurate, but gtown is where i did most of my drinking.

11/20/2006 6:26:43 PM

i interned there during the summer, and i will be working in fairfax full time starting next summer. the housing is much more than here, but salaries are usually higher to compensate for it (although you can't really afford a house anytime soon in your career, you can afford rent). there is a lot to do so i think it will be pretty nice living there.

[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 12:08 AM. Reason : house]

11/21/2006 12:06:47 AM

Foggy Bottom is just as close as Rosslyn to GT, and you can catch the last train out.

11/21/2006 7:52:38 AM

plus only douchebags drink in georgetown

11/21/2006 8:18:25 AM

for some reason I went to the K Street Lounge and my gf's sister knows the owner. I drank a $300 dollar bottle of champagnie.

it was pretty lame tho. Amstel light was 6 bucks

11/21/2006 9:42:16 AM

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"You sir, are fucked. Seriously though... no Bojangles within 3 hours of Fairfax, VA"

thats not true. theres a bojangles in landover, md and hillcrest heights, md

[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 10:32 AM. Reason : oops...its already been said.]

11/21/2006 10:30:59 AM

branch ave is the closest ive come to the western ave. experience...but even then it's not so great

11/21/2006 10:32:58 AM

saying a bojangles is similar to western ave is not a good thing in my book....but thats a whole different topic.

[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 10:36 AM. Reason : df]

11/21/2006 10:35:58 AM

the western ave. bojangles EXPERIENCE

11/21/2006 11:14:11 AM

oh, ill give you something you can EXPERIENCE

11/21/2006 11:16:31 AM

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"you are not entirely correct. some of the stops do close at 1am on the weekends. different stops close at different times. rosalyn, by gt, closes at 1am on the weekends."

This is not true. i have used this station after 1am within the last 3 months. It may have once been true(i doubt it) or maybe it was closed the weekend you were here.

[Edited on November 21, 2006 at 3:29 PM. Reason : am]

11/21/2006 3:29:03 PM

only lames go out to VA to drink though

either you live in VA and you drink in VA

or you man up and live in the city and you dont complain

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11/21/2006 3:45:48 PM

drinking in VA is mad lame tho. If you aint partyin in DC there is something wrong with you.

11/21/2006 4:39:15 PM

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everyone i know that moved to VA stays in VA and tries to convince DC people to come to clarendon ballroom or whatever

FUUUUUUUUCK THAT

we fly high

no lie

you know this


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11/21/2006 4:41:15 PM

^ i went there, it was packed and sucked ass

11/22/2006 10:10:06 AM

thats every bar in the DC Metro area

11/22/2006 10:10:43 AM

Mr. Greenjeans played i think.

some shitty cover band.

it was negative fun

11/22/2006 10:12:39 AM

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"plus only douchebags drink in georgetown"

and hot ass chicks. admittingly, i wasn't talking to any of them.

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"i interned there during the summer, and i will be working in fairfax full time starting next summer. the housing is much more than here, but salaries are usually higher to compensate for it (although you can't really afford a house anytime soon in your career, you can afford rent). there is a lot to do so i think it will be pretty nice living there. "

My salary in DC was only 1k higher, but then again I could have just gotten fucked over for being fresh out of college and dumb. But I did manage to buy a nice house here after working for one year, which would be entirely impossible to do in DC.


http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=41

but you were right on the station time. It must have since been changed, because it was frequently a problem for me.

[Edited on November 22, 2006 at 11:59 AM. Reason : correction.]

11/22/2006 11:57:02 AM

Very expensive. But you feel like you have actually accomplished something. The standard of living and pace of life up there is a whole lot better. NC holds people back.

11/22/2006 12:09:04 PM

Oh and southern girls are hotter.

11/24/2006 9:54:00 AM

^ when people make claims that a certain region has hotter women i laugh because its so retarded.

11/24/2006 2:27:02 PM

I'm seeing about 40% as the average increase in overall cost of living, would you all say this is accurate? The actual places I will be working are Sterling and Ashburn Va. Having performed an exhaustive google search, I think 40% is close.

11/24/2006 4:55:05 PM

Looks like I'm going. They didn't hit me up with the money incease I was hoping for, but I think I can live on it

12/4/2006 7:28:17 PM

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3/3/2015 12:27:33 AM

How's the traffic treating ya?

3/3/2015 2:16:21 PM

LOLZ

RESTRICTED PWNT

STAYHOME

3/3/2015 2:54:59 PM

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" theres a bojangles in landover, md and hillcrest heights, md "

they have a limited menu compared to NC and have service rivaling Hardees. Learn to eat Popeyes or Royal Farms fried chicken instead. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out what is an acceptable alternative for good breakfast biscuits all day long.

3/3/2015 5:10:20 PM

Traffic isn't too bad mainly because I have a reverse commute and its off hours.

3/3/2015 10:17:49 PM

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" theres a bojangles in landover, md and hillcrest heights, md "

Also Union Station. I went to Landover and Union Station once each. Wouldn't go to Landover and only Union Station if really desperate.

3/4/2015 12:30:10 PM