What’s up (or down) with Friendship Heights?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What will happen to the two Trader Joe’s in Bethesda, especially the one and the same complex as “little” Target? It’s always full no matter what time of day or evening but hard to imagine the need for three down a one mild stretch of Wisconsin.

I think it will close. I was chatting with a manager there who said they are significantly less busy than the other Trader Joe's nearby.

Maybe they should stop issuing $90 parking tickets* to their customers

* i know TJ isn't giving out tickets but their garage is so tight and confusing. It's just a total nightmare even without that stupid parking app that doesn't work and the tickets

Is that happening with the new parking app? I’ve completely ignored it when going to target, trader Jo’s etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Friendship Heights is the best kept secret/best place to raise kids. Best childcare/preschool options. Best schools. Best playgrounds. Best commute options. Best groceries. Best shopping too, but really it's about online shopping and not having the packages stolen from your porch.

Fake news. Name said playgrounds.

Have you lost it?
Brookdale neighborhood playground, Livingston with the splash pad, Willard in the woods and creek, and Fort Bayard are right there. Add Norwood, Lafayette and Chevy Chase, plus the schools private and public playgrounds and you're good to go!

Livingston is the most convenient and lively of those parks listed. It is one that our children actually enjoy. The park is showing signs of age though.

Norwood is further away (drivable vs. walkable) and less lively, but has nice infrastructure and grounds. Unfortunately it is only usable several months of the year. Gnats and mosquitos and exposure to sun make the park unpleasant from spring to fall.

Brookdale and Willard are fine but only usable 1-2 months of the year. The gnats and mosquitos are the worst in the FH area. You will literally eat gnats everytime you play at Brookdale.

Fort Bayard playground typically only sees a handful of nannies during the day. The playground infrastructure is limited and is showing signs of age. The surrounding park is fun to roam but unusable due to bugs most of the year.

Layfayette is hardly in Friendship Heights. It is nice, but it is a hike across CT and up the hill. Not walkable for most FH residents. Again, gnats and mosquitos are bad.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendship Heights is the best kept secret/best place to raise kids. Best childcare/preschool options. Best schools. Best playgrounds. Best commute options. Best groceries. Best shopping too, but really it's about online shopping and not having the packages stolen from your porch.

Fake news. Name said playgrounds.

Have you lost it?
Brookdale neighborhood playground, Livingston with the splash pad, Willard in the woods and creek, and Fort Bayard are right there. Add Norwood, Lafayette and Chevy Chase, plus the schools private and public playgrounds and you're good to go!

Livingston is the most convenient and lively of those parks listed. It is one that our children actually enjoy. The park is showing signs of age though.

Norwood is further away (drivable vs. walkable) and less lively, but has nice infrastructure and grounds. Unfortunately it is only usable several months of the year. Gnats and mosquitos and exposure to sun make the park unpleasant from spring to fall.

Brookdale and Willard are fine but only usable 1-2 months of the year. The gnats and mosquitos are the worst in the FH area. You will literally eat gnats everytime you play at Brookdale.

Fort Bayard playground typically only sees a handful of nannies during the day. The playground infrastructure is limited and is showing signs of age. The surrounding park is fun to roam but unusable due to bugs most of the year.

Layfayette is hardly in Friendship Heights. It is nice, but it is a hike across CT and up the hill. Not walkable for most FH residents. Again, gnats and mosquitos are bad.

The close in DC area just doesn’t have great playgrounds in general.

The new GDS playground is nice and the playground next to Beauvoir is nice though not FH.

The Murch playground isn’t bad as is Lafayette. Again, neither FH.

But again…there isn’t any close in place that is particularly exciting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendship Heights is the best kept secret/best place to raise kids. Best childcare/preschool options. Best schools. Best playgrounds. Best commute options. Best groceries. Best shopping too, but really it's about online shopping and not having the packages stolen from your porch.

Fake news. Name said playgrounds.

Have you lost it?
Brookdale neighborhood playground, Livingston with the splash pad, Willard in the woods and creek, and Fort Bayard are right there. Add Norwood, Lafayette and Chevy Chase, plus the schools private and public playgrounds and you're good to go!

Livingston is the most convenient and lively of those parks listed. It is one that our children actually enjoy. The park is showing signs of age though.

Norwood is further away (drivable vs. walkable) and less lively, but has nice infrastructure and grounds. Unfortunately it is only usable several months of the year. Gnats and mosquitos and exposure to sun make the park unpleasant from spring to fall.

Brookdale and Willard are fine but only usable 1-2 months of the year. The gnats and mosquitos are the worst in the FH area. You will literally eat gnats everytime you play at Brookdale.

Fort Bayard playground typically only sees a handful of nannies during the day. The playground infrastructure is limited and is showing signs of age. The surrounding park is fun to roam but unusable due to bugs most of the year.

Layfayette is hardly in Friendship Heights. It is nice, but it is a hike across CT and up the hill. Not walkable for most FH residents. Again, gnats and mosquitos are bad.

Oh look I was 100% right, what a surprise:

Yeah but have you considered the fact that the person you're responding to is probably a clinically insane helicopter parent who would never even consider letting their precious Greyyydynn walk 3 blocks on their own to a playground?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What will happen to the two Trader Joe’s in Bethesda, especially the one and the same complex as “little” Target? It’s always full no matter what time of day or evening but hard to imagine the need for three down a one mild stretch of Wisconsin.

I think it will close. I was chatting with a manager there who said they are significantly less busy than the other Trader Joe's nearby.

Maybe they should stop issuing $90 parking tickets* to their customers

* i know TJ isn't giving out tickets but their garage is so tight and confusing. It's just a total nightmare even without that stupid parking app that doesn't work and the tickets

Is that happening with the new parking app? I’ve completely ignored it when going to target, trader Jo’s etc.

Fines from parking tickets handed out by private companies and not a government agency are almost entirely unenforceable. They can't go on your credit report -- only debts from legally binding contracts are allowed on credit reports now -- and won't affect your ability to get a drivers license or registration. The company could try to recoup the ticket via small-claims court but would end up spending more money than they would be owed on the legal fees, and there is no legal way for the company to connect you to your car without the DMV illegally providing them that information.

The company does have the right to tow your car if you give them enough time, however. Or if you get a ticket, fail to pay and then park there again.