What's the Word on Gaithersburg?

[Anonymous]

Poor people, middle class people who like to commute, and rich people with extremely poor taste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry but a little confused. You said you live off Jones Lane. The house you posted is almost 11 miles from Jones Lane off of Woodfield Road.

How is it off of Jones Lane?

Also while the house may be for sale for over a million, the zillow estimate is for $800,000.

Zillow is pretty useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor people, middle class people who like to commute, and rich people with extremely poor taste.

Yes, we have extremely poor taste because I decided I wanted my children to have an acre of yard to play on. How tasteless of me. For shame. My husband's office off of Quince Orchard Blvd, his commute is ten minutes both ways. I have him at the house with the kids in the morning for breakfast, he attends all school meetings, he's home before dinner 99% of the time unless there's a meeting he has to go into to DC to attend late at night comes up. Poor tasteless us and our crappy family time.

You can keep your daycare from 6am to 6pm, your nanny, your busy lifestyle, your postage stamp lot with no yard, your shitty commutes sitting in traffic longer than the time you spend with your kids all day long. If someone wants to live in Gaithersburg because their quality of life is 100% better than it was living in the city and you think that equates to poor taste then that makes you ignorant and shallow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor people, middle class people who like to commute, and rich people with extremely poor taste.

Yes, we have extremely poor taste because I decided I wanted my children to have an acre of yard to play on. How tasteless of me. For shame. My husband's office off of Quince Orchard Blvd, his commute is ten minutes both ways. I have him at the house with the kids in the morning for breakfast, he attends all school meetings, he's home before dinner 99% of the time unless there's a meeting he has to go into to DC to attend late at night comes up. Poor tasteless us and our crappy family time.

You can keep your daycare from 6am to 6pm, your nanny, your busy lifestyle, your postage stamp lot with no yard, your shitty commutes sitting in traffic longer than the time you spend with your kids all day long. If someone wants to live in Gaithersburg because their quality of life is 100% better than it was living in the city and you think that equates to poor taste then that makes you ignorant and shallow.

I am sorry if I touched a nerve. I take back the comment about poor taste. I think the double-story columns and huge plywood house are in excellent taste. The Queen of England would probably go for the same thing if only she could afford Gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor people, middle class people who like to commute, and rich people with extremely poor taste.

Yes, we have extremely poor taste because I decided I wanted my children to have an acre of yard to play on. How tasteless of me. For shame. My husband's office off of Quince Orchard Blvd, his commute is ten minutes both ways. I have him at the house with the kids in the morning for breakfast, he attends all school meetings, he's home before dinner 99% of the time unless there's a meeting he has to go into to DC to attend late at night comes up. Poor tasteless us and our crappy family time.

You can keep your daycare from 6am to 6pm, your nanny, your busy lifestyle, your postage stamp lot with no yard, your shitty commutes sitting in traffic longer than the time you spend with your kids all day long. If someone wants to live in Gaithersburg because their quality of life is 100% better than it was living in the city and you think that equates to poor taste then that makes you ignorant and shallow.

New poster here -

No you listen! YOU NEED A DRINK! Simmer down.

LMAO!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor people, middle class people who like to commute, and rich people with extremely poor taste.

Yes, we have extremely poor taste because I decided I wanted my children to have an acre of yard to play on. How tasteless of me. For shame. My husband's office off of Quince Orchard Blvd, his commute is ten minutes both ways. I have him at the house with the kids in the morning for breakfast, he attends all school meetings, he's home before dinner 99% of the time unless there's a meeting he has to go into to DC to attend late at night comes up. Poor tasteless us and our crappy family time.

You can keep your daycare from 6am to 6pm, your nanny, your busy lifestyle, your postage stamp lot with no yard, your shitty commutes sitting in traffic longer than the time you spend with your kids all day long. If someone wants to live in Gaithersburg because their quality of life is 100% better than it was living in the city and you think that equates to poor taste then that makes you ignorant and shallow.

New poster here -

No you listen! YOU NEED A DRINK! Simmer down.

LMAO!

I need a drink because I think it's shallow of people to constantly rip on Gaithersburg? Oh, the IRONY. Defending a perfectly nice place to live against people saying nasty things means I need to settle down and have a drink. Ok, go LOL.

I mean, I'm not so sure where you're seeing large columns and plywood siding in Gaithersburg, but okay. If you say so. There aren't any exteriors in our neighborhood with that design, certainly not any in KingFarm, Kentlands, Dufief, or Lakelands. But you obviously know better than the actual residents of Gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

No, you need a drink because you've flipped the F out. Who cares if other people don't like it, more for you right?

Plus you and the other pro-Gberg poster have turned on each other. Who cares if your house is worth 900k or 1.2 mil?

And you are making me happy that I don't live in Gberg. Now calm the F down, pull yourself off the ledge. None of this will matter after Saturday. Join us in the rapture thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- We live in Gaithersburg and honestly I think some of the negative comments are just ridiculous. My husband works for the gov't and commutes into DC everyday From our house to his work taking the SG metro, his commute is an hour door to door. Sometimes more if there are delays. I would say that that is the biggest complaint we have about where we live. In terms of what I think of the neighborhood- I tell you that our community (a new housing development) is fantastic. Lots of professionals, young families with small children. Everyone is really friendly and on a typical summer afternoon, you'll see neighborhood kids playing with one another and parents chatting with each other. That said, the area around our community (Lakeforest mall/Old Town Gaithersburg) is not that great due to low income housing and some of the reported crimes but I honestly have not felt unsafe going to the mall or the shops around the area during the day. It's just not as big of a deal as some people are making it out to be. I think my bigger gripe with that area is that there just aren't a lot of shops/restaurants that I like to go to. The mall in itself sucks compared to Montgomery Mall or Tysons Corner for instance. There is a Trader Joe's nearby which is a plus, and having HMART around the corner is great. On the weekends, we like going to Rio (The Washingtonian) which is closer to 370 and about an 8-10 minute drive from us. Lots of restaurants, shops and a lake + playground which the kids just love. Rockville is also not that far (10 min drive) where there are better places to eat/shop. On a positive note Old Town Gaithersburg is undergoing a revitalization project and in a few years, will really lift up the reputation of that area.

Now for the schools, luckily we are zoned in for a good elementary school. As for the Middle School and HS, well their reputations are not so great but we have a long way to go before that time comes. Who knows what these schools will be like 10 years from now when my first child will be in MS. We can always move before then or go the private route. As the PP said, definitely check out the schools and see what you think. Personally I think the fact that there's a lot of diversity in the schools is a plus as I want to raise my kids to be exposed to different types of people and to feel comfortable interacting with them and to realize there's more to the world than the little bubble that some people want to raise their kids in.

Also note that I 've been talking about the Lakeforest/Montgomery Village area which is what definitely gives Gaithersburg a bad rep. The 20878 zip code area has better schools and should not be seen as a bad place to live. Check out Kentlands and its surrounding neigborhoods.

I would honestly kill myself if I had to spend my weekends at The Rio.

It is the ultimate in suburbia. Ugly suburbia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you need a drink because you've flipped the F out. Who cares if other people don't like it, more for you right?

Plus you and the other pro-Gberg poster have turned on each other. Who cares if your house is worth 900k or 1.2 mil?

And you are making me happy that I don't live in Gberg. Now calm the F down, pull yourself off the ledge. None of this will matter after Saturday. Join us in the rapture thread.

Fine. You're right. I am stressed about the end of the world. Let me go grab my Skinny Girl bottle and I'll meet you in the other thread.

Thank for lookin' out.

[Anonymous]

and the "lake" there is fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- We live in Gaithersburg and honestly I think some of the negative comments are just ridiculous. My husband works for the gov't and commutes into DC everyday From our house to his work taking the SG metro, his commute is an hour door to door. Sometimes more if there are delays. I would say that that is the biggest complaint we have about where we live. In terms of what I think of the neighborhood- I tell you that our community (a new housing development) is fantastic. Lots of professionals, young families with small children. Everyone is really friendly and on a typical summer afternoon, you'll see neighborhood kids playing with one another and parents chatting with each other. That said, the area around our community (Lakeforest mall/Old Town Gaithersburg) is not that great due to low income housing and some of the reported crimes but I honestly have not felt unsafe going to the mall or the shops around the area during the day. It's just not as big of a deal as some people are making it out to be. I think my bigger gripe with that area is that there just aren't a lot of shops/restaurants that I like to go to. The mall in itself sucks compared to Montgomery Mall or Tysons Corner for instance. There is a Trader Joe's nearby which is a plus, and having HMART around the corner is great. On the weekends, we like going to Rio (The Washingtonian) which is closer to 370 and about an 8-10 minute drive from us. Lots of restaurants, shops and a lake + playground which the kids just love. Rockville is also not that far (10 min drive) where there are better places to eat/shop. On a positive note Old Town Gaithersburg is undergoing a revitalization project and in a few years, will really lift up the reputation of that area.

Now for the schools, luckily we are zoned in for a good elementary school. As for the Middle School and HS, well their reputations are not so great but we have a long way to go before that time comes. Who knows what these schools will be like 10 years from now when my first child will be in MS. We can always move before then or go the private route. As the PP said, definitely check out the schools and see what you think. Personally I think the fact that there's a lot of diversity in the schools is a plus as I want to raise my kids to be exposed to different types of people and to feel comfortable interacting with them and to realize there's more to the world than the little bubble that some people want to raise their kids in.

Also note that I 've been talking about the Lakeforest/Montgomery Village area which is what definitely gives Gaithersburg a bad rep. The 20878 zip code area has better schools and should not be seen as a bad place to live. Check out Kentlands and its surrounding neigborhoods.

I would honestly kill myself if I had to spend my weekends at The Rio.

It is the ultimate in suburbia. Ugly suburbia

I don't think anyone who lives in North Potomac or Gaithersburg actually spend their weekends at Rio or Washingtonian Center. We go to Seneca Lake, Poolesville up near White's Ferry, The National Zoo, into DC to the museums, Baltimore, picnics in Virginia, hike the Billy Goat Trail, etc. We're not that far out that we Gaithersburg residents can't do the same things everyone else does. Rio, just like Kentlands & Rockville Town Center is overrun with teens this time of year. Even Bethesda seems to be full of them. Not how I want to spend my free time.

[Anonymous]

Really? My house was well over a million dollars. I can find more over a million if you like... Jones & Darnestown is nowhere near Glen & Travilah. I'm out near Poolesville, you're near Wootton High School. So you listen, you have no idea what you're talking about.

http://www.homes.com/listing/139453897/7001_Cypres..._Hill_Dr_GAITHERSBURG_MD_20879

You are crazy. Travilah and Glen are 2.5 miles from Jones Lane. Jones Lane runs between Turkey Foot and Darnestown Road. Poolesville is 10 miles from Jones and Darnestown. The link to the house in your post is even farther away in a completely different direction, at least 10-13 miles from Jones Lane, 25 minutes and north of 370. I also doubt that the sellers will get anywhere near 1.2 million up there, the 800K is more likely. 1.2 million is not "multi million" anyway. Bizarre.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry if I touched a nerve. I take back the comment about poor taste. I think the double-story columns and huge plywood house are in excellent taste. The Queen of England would probably go for the same thing if only she could afford Gaithersburg.

LOL! I live in North Potomac, love it and there are several houses in our neighborhood with the double columns. I take no offense and if one of those houses had been on the market, I would have bought it instead of ours. Do I think the two story columns and big box is lovely? Nope, I prefer CA ranch or craftsman style but I'm practical. Those houses, in my neighborhood, have a great inside layout. I like my house. It is a southern colonial with a regular front porch that you could find in Bethesda, Gaithersburg or most places in the US around the early 80s, late 70s. It works for us but the big yard with great trees is why we picked the house.

What I like about this area is that most people are practical. They wanted a big yard because they like to be outside. The want a family friendly interior layout. They want enough rooms for several kida or have family visit. Pottery Barn and Ethan Allen are top of the line for interior decor. Big to medium sized are common and no one minds them being in any room of the house. I lived in an amazing city condo with great view and expensive furniture when I was single. This style does not mesh with my married/kids lifestyle now.

On the Rio debate, it is fun with kids. I spent several hours there with my 4 year old son a few weeks ago. He loves the park and likes to see the ducks in the lake. We ate at the corner bakery. We walked over and picked out a book at Barnes and Noble. We topped it off with coffee cake at Starbucks. We do drive into DC all the time, I love BG trail too, and we spend alot of time just running around our backyard but Rio can be fun too with small kids. Would I want to hang out at Rio if I was still single? No way. Would I want to live in Gaithersburg if I was single? No way. With a family though, I love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't think anyone who lives in North Potomac or Gaithersburg actually spend their weekends at Rio or Washingtonian Center. We go to Seneca Lake, Poolesville up near White's Ferry, The National Zoo, into DC to the museums, Baltimore, picnics in Virginia, hike the Billy Goat Trail, etc. We're not that far out that we Gaithersburg residents can't do the same things everyone else does. Rio, just like Kentlands & Rockville Town Center is overrun with teens this time of year. Even Bethesda seems to be full of them. Not how I want to spend my free time.

I do Rio with my four year old. He loves running through the little "tunnel" between all the shrubbery on the far side of the lake, and exploring the fields behind them. We "plant" stuff, collect leaves, skip rocks on the lake, and hit the playground. Of course it's not every weekend or all weekend, but it's a great, nearby place to get some exercise and fresh air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I don't think anyone who lives in North Potomac or Gaithersburg actually spend their weekends at Rio or Washingtonian Center. We go to Seneca Lake, Poolesville up near White's Ferry, The National Zoo, into DC to the museums, Baltimore, picnics in Virginia, hike the Billy Goat Trail, etc. We're not that far out that we Gaithersburg residents can't do the same things everyone else does. Rio, just like Kentlands & Rockville Town Center is overrun with teens this time of year. Even Bethesda seems to be full of them. Not how I want to spend my free time.

I do Rio with my four year old. He loves running through the little "tunnel" between all the shrubbery on the far side of the lake, and exploring the fields behind them. We "plant" stuff, collect leaves, skip rocks on the lake, and hit the playground. Of course it's not every weekend or all weekend, but it's a great, nearby place to get some exercise and fresh air.

And don't forget all the cool creatures that live there. Huge turtles, 2 foot long fish, and groundhogs. All great fun for a 4 year old.