Panhandle West Virginia: Becoming an exurb of DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

DP. This sounds like heaven to me. We are considering moving to Fauquier County in the next couple of years and this is *exactly* what we're looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know of any strip clubs in Panhandle (maybe that's your thing) and there's plenty of poverty and bad schools in DC.

+100
Some pretty tone deaf posters here. I'd rather live in beautiful WVA than DC, any day of the week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are people who live in southern PA and DE who commute to jobs in the DMV. Are we going to add those states as well?

The core region of greater Washington includes the District, parts of Maryland, and parts of Virginia. Period. There's no reason to start adding distant exurbs in other states to suggest that, for example, West Virginia is on par with either Maryland or Virginia.

LOL. You haven’t lived here very long, have you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you cannot commute from there to a downtown office daily in less than 45 minutes, then no. Most of the places you list also are not exurbs of DC.

It sounds like you're trying to redefine exurb into what a suburb is. I'm sorry but people travel hours to work in many cities in this country. That's kind of why they're called exurbs.

WV is an exurb of DC but it really shouldn't be. People shouldn't be commuting that far. They do it just to get a bigger house for less money which is kind of ridiculous when you think about how much of their life they're surrendering for it. I grew up in the eastern panhandle of WV and knew someone that commuted downtown via MARC. They basically had to commute for (at least) 2hrs a day each way. MARC isn't obviously isn't nearly as bad as driving but giving up 4hrs a day, 20hrs a week, 1,000hrs a year, just to own a larger home with more land is such a bad decision IMO. These days with WFH it seems like it would be easier but I would never move back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

DP. This sounds like heaven to me. We are considering moving to Fauquier County in the next couple of years and this is *exactly* what we're looking for.

It’s delightful, I highly encourage it :D With WFH and the new 66 HOT lanes, commuting in 1-2 days a week is not a big deal. There’s also a lot that is accessible from out here, breweries, wineries, hiking, different towns to explore that would be a long day trip from DC, etc. It definitely skews Republican, and there are some MAGAs out here, but politics is far from the lead which is refreshing. I work in law enforcement so it’s also nice to be in a place where there is not automatic disdain for being part of law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

DP. This sounds like heaven to me. We are considering moving to Fauquier County in the next couple of years and this is *exactly* what we're looking for.

It’s delightful, I highly encourage it :D With WFH and the new 66 HOT lanes, commuting in 1-2 days a week is not a big deal. There’s also a lot that is accessible from out here, breweries, wineries, hiking, different towns to explore that would be a long day trip from DC, etc. It definitely skews Republican, and there are some MAGAs out here, but politics is far from the lead which is refreshing. I work in law enforcement so it’s also nice to be in a place where there is not automatic disdain for being part of law enforcement.

Must be nice being white and not having to worry about cops arresting or shooting you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

Sounds like a place only white people are welcomed, pass. I like diversity and its a shame we want to segregate ourselves away from others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

Honestly, it sounds like your political views are a litmus test, it's just that you have to be a Republican

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are people who live in southern PA and DE who commute to jobs in the DMV. Are we going to add those states as well?

The core region of greater Washington includes the District, parts of Maryland, and parts of Virginia. Period. There's no reason to start adding distant exurbs in other states to suggest that, for example, West Virginia is on par with either Maryland or Virginia.

LOL. You haven’t lived here very long, have you?

typical transplant from Bumf*ck Ohio who thinks they know everything lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are people who live in southern PA and DE who commute to jobs in the DMV. Are we going to add those states as well?

The core region of greater Washington includes the District, parts of Maryland, and parts of Virginia. Period. There's no reason to start adding distant exurbs in other states to suggest that, for example, West Virginia is on par with either Maryland or Virginia.

US Census Bureau: "oh"

[Anonymous]

WV scares me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are people who live in southern PA and DE who commute to jobs in the DMV. Are we going to add those states as well?

The core region of greater Washington includes the District, parts of Maryland, and parts of Virginia. Period. There's no reason to start adding distant exurbs in other states to suggest that, for example, West Virginia is on par with either Maryland or Virginia.

LOL. You haven’t lived here very long, have you?

typical transplant from Bumf*ck Ohio who thinks they know everything lol

Yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

Honestly, it sounds like your political views are a litmus test, it's just that you have to be a Republican

And all the responses to this are exactly why I couldn’t get away from MoCo fast enough. Everything has to be a referendum on how liberal or progressive you are and if you aren’t in lock step with the liberal talking points you’re labeled a racist and told you must be MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Are parts of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia an exurb of DC?
Sure. Whatever.

Is the "DMV" moniker going to evolve because of that?
Umm. No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle will become a unique part of WV like northern virginia is to Virginia, it will eventually fade from being culturally similar to the rest of the state, racially, politically, industrially, etc.

Eventually? It’s been that way for 50 + years. We only got DC news growing up, except one Hagerstown station that has since moved to DC. People have commuted here to DC all my life. We took school field trips to DC and Baltimore at least 5 times growing up. The idea that you think this is new amuses me. It’s always been culturally similar to DC but still has WV ways. Don’t roll up in neighborhoods you don’t know anytime but especially after dark, neighbors watch out for neighbors, people open constitutional carry, concealed carry is pretty easy to get, we protect our neighbors, stand your ground laws apply, conservative overall but nobody cares if you’re liberal as long as you don’t care if someone else isn’t. Don’t act like a d in general or be a bad neighbor, myob, respect people they respect you. Don’t freak out by target practice, deer hunting, big trucks, barking dogs, 4 wheelers, horses on roads, and don’t drive like you do in DC - you’ll likely kill your self or someone else driving old horse and buggy roads like that.

I live in Fauquier County and most of this applies here as well. One of the things we love most is that your political party affiliation isn’t a litmus test. Our neighbors are all Republicans and we trust all of them more than we ever did any of our neighbors in MoCo. We also enjoy the big dogs and trucks, and our local law enforcement and military friendly brewery. The police department and fire department showed up for back to school night as part of the community. You couldn’t pay me to move back to the inner suburbs of DC.

Sounds like a place only white people are welcomed, pass. I like diversity and its a shame we want to segregate ourselves away from others.

This. The people I know who moved out that way are all basically republicans of different stripes, with the common theme being skin pigmintation or lack thereof as the case may be.