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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wanted to be able to walk or metro to work (I walk).

I wanted to be able to walk or metro to my childs school (my husband metros).

I wanted to be able to walk or metro to playground (we walk).

I wanted to be able to walk or metro to entertainment (we walk to dining, museums, etc.)  We walk to grocery store.

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We do all of that in our VA neighborhood. [/quote]

For those of you who "have this in your VA neighborhoods" we no longer have a car, because we don't need one.  So, obviously you have managed to get by without a car because you can metro and walk everywhere?

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Not having a car is nothing to be proud of. Some families, like ours, live in walking distance to metro, schools and amenities AND have a car for the freedom it affords.  I don't covet the dubious glory of dragging bags of groceries home, either.[/quote]

I don't do my shopping at Costco or Whole Foods.

The Farmers Market and the grocery store are both on my walk home.  I can stop at either.[/quote]
Please, child. What farmer's market is still open when you walk home from work?[/quote]

A few in Arlington - not the biggest ones, but they do have some decent vendors:

Arlington's Farmers' Market (Courthouse)
Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon
Ballston Farmers' Market
Thursdays, 3 - 7 p.m.
Clarendon Farmers' Market
Wednesdays, 2 - 7p.m.
Columbia Pike Farmers' Market
Sundays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Crystal City Farmers' Market
Tuesdays, 3 - 7 p.m.
Rosslyn Farmers' Market
Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Westover Farmers' Market
Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon

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Did you just copy paste it from somewhere, or have you actually seen and shopped at any of these places at say, 6.45 pm? Even if you did (which I doubt), are you seriously telling me that it's fun to drag a week's worth of groceries in your hands?[/quote]

I did copy & paste it since I couldn't remember the exact times off the top of my head.  I've been to most of these and usually only pick up a few items at a time.  We never buy a whole week's worth at one time because we prefer fresher meat & produce.  So we go grocery shopping at least twice a week - usually three times.  I can usually fit most in the bottom of my stroller.  We do take the car if we are buying a case of mineral water though.  And I have to drive a few miles away to pick up my CSA box.  
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^ I should add that we are walking distance to two of these now.  And previously lived near two others.  And have occasionally swung by others.  I usually only go to the Courthouse and Clarendon FMs now because they are close.  [/quote]

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