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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with ffx is commute.
We’d be there right now. 
[b]Burke is lovely and we could have a much nicer home. 
Our commute would suck.[/b]
I suspect there will always be families choosing to be close to their jobs. So if APS is hoping people moving to ffx will solve their problems... they might want to rethink it.[/quote]

This is a bit off topic, but just in case others are thinking about the move: We worried about the commute when we made the move (which we did because we couldn't afford a house in Arlington), but the VRE made the commute fine--you can work en route and it's so predictable. I get all of my email crap cleared up and figure out my to do list, edit reports etc. on the 40min ride. It's turned out to be my super productive time because I'm not interrupted and I think my brain has become trained to work full force for this time period since it's so regular and has a clear cut end. Then I get in a nice few block walk from L'Enfant to my office.  It's also nice to have the "I can't stay late, gotta catch the VRE" excuse to leave on-time (which becomes more acceptable when you do the needed work either in the 40 min ride home or the next morning in). Of course this depends on where in DC you work and if your job aligns with the more structured VRE schedule.  But in my case, it has helped both my own organization/productivity and also setting limits at work. [/quote]

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