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[quote=Anonymous]I live in HH.

1) DH commutes downtown. In the mornings it takes him about 45 minutes when he leaves at 7:00. He cuts through Westover to the Parkway and takes that in (he may take the side streets through OT if Washington St is bad). Don't try to make the left onto the Parkway at Morningside. Tulane and Belle Haven have medians, so you only have to take it two lanes at a time. Coming home can be dicey. Again, he takes the Parkway the whole way, save for some OT side streets. It usually takes him about an hour, leaving at 5:30.

2) My neighbors seem happy with HMES. I am going to try it out (DS is in preschool). I think a lot of school ratings depend on the demographics of the school. Waynewood is a much more homogenous population than HMES, which pulls from some low income areas on Rt 1. I think if you are an educated parent, you read to your children, and you seek out appropriate enrichment activities, your children will do fine in school. Hollin Hills residents tend to be pretty involved in their child's education.

3) Yes, there are critters. But it's kind of neat. Just make sure if you get woodpecker holes, you seal them up quickly and thoroughly, before a racoon decides to widen the hole and make a nest. Get a leaf service or a backpack blower--you will spend days raking. The county sends a leaf sucker truck three times during the fall, so you only have to get the leaves out to the curb and the county truck sucks them up.

4) I have never encountered a weirdo, and we are regularly on the trails.

I love it here. The community is really tight-knit and there are some great events--Christmas caroling, Oktoberfest, 4th of July parades and BBQ, and I think the houses are gorgeous. If you are looking at one that doesn't have update windows, it could get drafty, and the large windows are expensive to replace.[/quote]

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