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Anonymous
| Why would you even ask that? Maybe her husband works in Rockville. Maybe they bought a house when she used to work in Rockville. Maybe her parents live nearby. Maybe she just likes it better. Why is everyone on this board so quick to jump down everyones' throat about every little thing. Sheesh. |
Anonymous
I just have to imagine that these posters are really bored. Everyone just thinks that their neighborhood/state is the greatest. Its a stupid thread along with the dozens of others just like this that have been posted in the last few months. |
Anonymous
| It really diminishes the quality of the discussion here. People really need to think before they post. Like my mom used to say, if you can't say something nice (or in this case, responsive, helpful, or remotely edifying in any way)... |
Anonymous
Maybe I'm just curious? I don't think that quite qualifies as jumping down anyone's throat. Apologies to anyone I offended. I was just curious. Maybe it was one of your scenarios. Maybe it wasn't. |
Anonymous
| I did for many years. I even used to just walk up the street to work. Then I met my husband, who was living in Germantown at the time. He works by Shady Grove Hospital. Both of us have been with our respective companies for many years, so switching jobs was not an option. When we looked for houses in early 2005, we looked in Bethesda, Arlington, Potomac, and closer in Rockville as our compromise. I told him, no further up than Exit 6 off 270. We managed Exit 4, so not too bad! Saw a couple houses in Arlington we liked, but they were pretty small with no garage, and we knew we were going to have kids right away because we are older. We also thought it would be more likely that I would go down to part-time at some point (which I just started), so we sort off leaned towards Maryland/closer to husband's job for that reason. Anyway, we've been happy with our decision, as we like having one of us close to home and the kids daycare. The public schools are great, and we love our neighborhood, which is established and has nice, but not huge homes. Most houses only have 1-car garages. Sort of a happy medium between living in the city and buying the huge house in the new development in the far-off reaches. Totally not my thing. When I think of outer burbs, I think of beyond Gaithersburg in MD, and areas like Manassas/Centerville/Chantilly and beyond in VA. |
Anonymous
14:44 here. I love Rockville (we live close by). I was just curious about the reasons for the MD - VA commute. Thanks for satisfying my curiousity. |
Anonymous
Well, let's face it, our interest in becoming better parents brought us to this great site. But it's often our boredom throughout the day that brings us back again and again. I think it's pretty clear the only one who was so quick to jump down anyone's throat is the PP who read into the post something that wasn't there. I'm also not sure it's such a stupid thread. Light and entertaining, yes. Stupid? Not in my book. |
Anonymous
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I moved from Arlington to Vienna, (not sure if that qualifies as the "outer" burbs), and I've never been happier... but... here are two big tips:
1) Consider the commute. I would not move somewhere (anywhere) if it meant that my commute was going to be 90 minutes each way on a good day. If you live in Aldie, and you work downtown, it just ain't worth it (to me anyway). From where I am, I have the OPTION of metro (which is huge), and I also work "off-peak" hours... so that makes it manageable. As parents, we are busy. Giving 3 hours of your day to sitting in traffic is a recipe for a heart attack. Consider whether you might work in one of those outer suburbs, or whether your job will always be downtown. 2) Consider your lifestyle and how important space is to you. We are very outdoors-ey people, so the space was important to me. I love sitting in my backyard and not hearing traffic/neighbors/etc. But thats just me. Its true that babies and toddlers don't need that much room... but 5-10 year olds do. Especially active ones. Where will they play when its yucky out? In their 10x10 room? That might work depending on the child... or it might not. We wanted more space (we have two active boys), and I liked the idea of having a backyard they could play in. Sure, the cities have parks, but if you work, can your kids go there? There isn't any correct answer, its a matter of individual preference. If you (or your kids) are book worms or artists, they may be far less bothered by life in a small townhouse. Sooo... there are lots of nice suburbs (don't let the WP scare you). Evaluate what you and your family need to be happy, and do that. |
Anonymous
| Just out of curiousity, where is Aldie? |
Anonymous
| Aldie is out Route 50 (West), in between Chantilly and Middleburg. |
Anonymous
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"14:44 here. I love Rockville (we live close by). I was just curious about the reasons for the MD - VA commute. Thanks for satisfying my curiousity."
DH works in VA and I work in DC. but we live in MD... MD/Rockville gives us the most options if we change jobs. I think VA is harder if you commute into DC or MD because you need to get over the bridge and have fewer backroad options. The houses in Arlington were older and we were worried about having to do renovations or changes to electrical. Houses were much cheaper than in VA. |