Panhandle West Virginia: Becoming an exurb of DC?

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ooh, tell us all about the majority white/Asian school your kids attend. :roll: :roll:
DP

[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.

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.

DP. Exactly. We've had enough of this nonsense. I'd love to live in an area where politics aren't generally discussed - and if they are, it's with respect for the other person's opinion.

[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

Oh, the irony. And you don't even see it.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

DP. Exactly. We've had enough of this nonsense. I'd love to live in an area where politics aren't generally discussed - and if they are, it's with respect for the other person's opinion.

Must be nice being white and not having to worry about politics.

[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.

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.

Ooh, tell us all about the majority white/Asian school your kids attend. :roll: :roll:
DP

Whats wrong with this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

DP. Exactly. We've had enough of this nonsense. I'd love to live in an area where politics aren't generally discussed - and if they are, it's with respect for the other person's opinion.

Must be nice being white and not having to worry about politics.

You only get to use this line once a thread :roll:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

DP. Exactly. We've had enough of this nonsense. I'd love to live in an area where politics aren't generally discussed - and if they are, it's with respect for the other person's opinion.

Must be nice being white and not having to worry about politics.

You only get to use this line once a thread :roll:

Truth hurts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The panhandle is not like the rest of WV anyway, with its relatively flat terrain. It was only added to the state of WV during the Civil War because Lincoln wanted to make sure that the B&O Railroad, which at the time crossed into Virginia at Harpers Ferry, did not fall into rebel hands.,

Flat terrain?! Have you even been there before? Sure it’s partially in a valley, but between two mountains so lots of hills. Nothing flat about the place.

[Anonymous]

I join the ranks of folks in this thread celebrating that they were able to move further out from DC/inner suburbs. I love it but it was only feasible with the Covid-related move to more telework.

Some of the small town stereotypes of nicer neighbors and smaller school have been a blessing for our family. Every family has to make their own decision.

People not being in your face about politics is also a plus further out.

p.s. I heard the residents of Martha's Vineyard deported the migrants who recently arrived in about 48 hours to the Mass mainland. How "rich" is that. A community that swells to 100,000 in the summer can't handle an influx of 50 people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

Ooh, tell us all about the majority white/Asian school your kids attend. :roll: :roll:
DP

Whats wrong with this?

Nothing at all is wrong with that. The point is that it’s always liberals who blab on about “diversity” and then send their own kids to majority white/Asian schools. Hypocrites, as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

DP. Exactly. We've had enough of this nonsense. I'd love to live in an area where politics aren't generally discussed - and if they are, it's with respect for the other person's opinion.

Must be nice being white and not having to worry about politics.

You only get to use this line once a thread :roll:

Truth hurts.

Race-baiters have to race-bait. Yawn.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I join the ranks of folks in this thread celebrating that they were able to move further out from DC/inner suburbs. I love it but it was only feasible with the Covid-related move to more telework.

Some of the small town stereotypes of nicer neighbors and smaller school have been a blessing for our family. Every family has to make their own decision.

People not being in your face about politics is also a plus further out.

p.s. I heard the residents of Martha's Vineyard deported the migrants who recently arrived in about 48 hours to the Mass mainland. How "rich" is that. A community that swells to 100,000 in the summer can't handle an influx of 50 people.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in West Virginia as a closeted queer person. I can't imagine ever going back. What a horrible place to be LGBTQ. A surprising number of people from my graduating class became ministers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I join the ranks of folks in this thread celebrating that they were able to move further out from DC/inner suburbs. I love it but it was only feasible with the Covid-related move to more telework.

Some of the small town stereotypes of nicer neighbors and smaller school have been a blessing for our family. Every family has to make their own decision.

People not being in your face about politics is also a plus further out.

p.s. I heard the residents of Martha's Vineyard deported the migrants who recently arrived in about 48 hours to the Mass mainland. How "rich" is that. A community that swells to 100,000 in the summer can't handle an influx of 50 people.

How were those people ever going to be able to make a living in such a high cost area with few jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I join the ranks of folks in this thread celebrating that they were able to move further out from DC/inner suburbs. I love it but it was only feasible with the Covid-related move to more telework.

Some of the small town stereotypes of nicer neighbors and smaller school have been a blessing for our family. Every family has to make their own decision.

People not being in your face about politics is also a plus further out.

p.s. I heard the residents of Martha's Vineyard deported the migrants who recently arrived in about 48 hours to the Mass mainland. How "rich" is that. A community that swells to 100,000 in the summer can't handle an influx of 50 people.

Again, it must be nice to be white. Ask your black and brown friends if they can say the same.