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Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Former Anandalite ()
Date: September 09, 2006 11:09PM

Let the flames begin.

Hi all,

I have been a long time lurker and sometimes contributor to this board. I recently
have taken a job in Jacksonville, FL.

I need a moving company to move a household full of furniture. Any recommendations?

I will miss Fairfax County, the traffic, the day laborers, the parking, the traffic lights, the culture in NOVA and DC etc but it is time for an adventure!

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: September 10, 2006 12:17AM

but it is time for an adventure!

Good luck with the new job. Downtown Jacksonville is OK in my book for partying. You'll still see day laborers down there too, maybe even more than here. You'll also see alot of "white trash" and "ghetto" that you don't really see around FFX. As far as "culture", get used to Olive Gardens and the transient beach scene.

I seriously wouldn't mind living there, but don't be surprised, your quality of living will be a lot different than the way things work up here.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Former Annandalite ()
Date: September 10, 2006 06:58PM

Thanks for the kind words! I will truly miss DC! I will be at Jax Beach - so hopefully far away from the ghettos. I saw the Jax Suns (AA?) baseball team the other night play for the championship in a large stadium and my estimation, only 8k people in the crowd! FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Other than the Olive Garden, culture is bars around the beach. I hear they have a Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra but I am sure it will make me miss the awesome NSO.

The have an indoor arena, but only 15K seats, so I am not sure if they will get the big shows: Springsteen, Rod Stewart (for the wife), REM etc.

I stopped by a gas station yesterday to ask directions. In front of me in line was a 20 something chick, multiple tatoos, 5-6 months pregnant, buying two 40 oz beers and Cigarettes. Then she bought about $20 worth of lottery tickets and claimed she needed to start a "college fund" with the winnings! I guess that is waht you mean by white trash!

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: September 10, 2006 07:33PM

I guess that is waht you mean by white trash!

Yep, pretty much exactly what I meant. That's a funny story. It seems like alot of FL is that way. Not that I have a big problem with it, it's just quite different than the NoVA burbs.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: WashingToneLocian ()
Date: September 10, 2006 07:45PM

Florida is an armpit. The only nice part is the higher end sections of Miami. Other than that, you can cut that peninsula off at Georgia and let the sucker drift up to Europe.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Former Annandalite ()
Date: September 10, 2006 08:15PM

WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> Florida is an armpit. The only nice part is the
> higher end sections of Miami. Other than that, you
> can cut that peninsula off at Georgia and let the
> sucker drift up to Europe.


From what I heard, global warming will make it underwater soon!

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: September 10, 2006 09:34PM

Former Annandalite Wrote:
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> From what I heard, global warming will make {Florida}
> underwater soon!

unfortunately, that is treehugger hype.  :(


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Ted Danson ()
Date: February 26, 2016 11:28PM

we dont miss you.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Ummm... ()
Date: February 27, 2016 01:46PM

You are talking to people from 2006.

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Re: Leaving Fairfax County
Posted by: Days of Future Past ()
Date: February 27, 2016 11:58PM

Ummm... Wrote:
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> You are talking to people from 2006.


Or is he?

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