Why do longtime NoVA residents prefer this area to what we've seen or heard of MD? The roads, in part. MD road signs don't seem to be as sensical as VA's and MD tends to have housing right on roads that we'd consider to be highways, making it very dangerous to be a pedestrian. What's nice about this area that might not hold true in a lot of the rest of the country? * ethnically, socially diver
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Thanks for posting that. I hadn't seen it.
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you weren't the only one
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Twinkies used to taste different (better) too.
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there's also an all-around buffet between Babies 'R' Us and K-mart (Centreville Road & 50, near 28) that has a lot of sushi. HUGE place. Food's pretty good. Not cheap.
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I be answerin' for a good portion o' the population here: They be trollin'.
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Would help to know if you're young and/or energetic and/or like deafening noise, old and/or sedentary and/or quieter, etc. Former - go play midnight lasertag; Friday night ice skating Latter - wine tastings/winery music night
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LOL :->
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announcement about a vigil for the missing guy: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=452500864793023&set=a.186019241441188.39665.184471751595937&type=1&theater
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more pron! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edit by Cary: Needless "shock" pornography > removed. Same user as above pornography. Do not > post garbage in Fairfax General, only warning. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
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LBSS long ago Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have posted this one before but I still like > it. > > > > > > The Fairfax circle HoJo's from the late 50's. Is that the IHOP corner?
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BEH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's apparent, years ago Fairfax was a pretty nice > place. > > I guess thats why some of the elderly folk around > here hate all of us Carpetbaggers. I would too. > > The unfortunate original residents saw Fairfax go > from a from a pleasant, sedate, rural community > to a Yuppie laden , third worl
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cut the cr@p, spammers - no more porn in missing kid threads; no more trying to make a buck off of others' misfortunes.
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Did he arrive by car or air? There were two white planes, traveling closely together, headed in that direction around 8:30am.
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Heil HOA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have meetings in our neighborhood. Saturday > mornings the neighborhood groups together to > assist one another with non important tasks such > as helping the elderly with yard work, repairing > roofs,building decks, painting, installing hot > water and furnaces. > Smiles, friendship and cold beer tu
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Curmudgeon() - Very good points except for the "nerds" rant. Inaccurate. Most of the folks I know who grew up bullied for being "nerds" are now pretty well-rounded, with the "jobs, kids, you know.. important stuff" you've pinpointed. It's more the *other* folks who want to micromanage the rest of the neighborhood.
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Wow, that sounds really annoying. Funny, if you're NOT living there, but I would hate that. If I wanted that level of micromanagement and direction where I lived, I'd buy a fancy condo in a gated, guarded community or else save my money and live in a barracks. We do have a ton of military, State Dept., other straight-laced government workers, etc. in our neighborhood. Some are very blatantl
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Gladys Kravitz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HOA Board Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > Look -- HOAs are run by volunteers. Few if any > > have an army going around looking for > violations. > > Problems and violations are brought to the > > attention of the Board or the Management > company &g
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Ah. Thanks for the enlightenment.
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I find it fascinating that the Daily Mail writer, supposedly in the UK, is coming out with stories about this local event before our local papers are. The writer is the one who posted in this thread. So someone here is feeding her info - but not, apparently, our local papers. Have you seen this one yet? It has family photos I haven't seen elsewhere, and I've been actively looking for articles
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http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/223070/44/Herndon-Family-IDd-In-Apparent-Murder-Suicide
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It's not a matter of moving in and refusing to comply with the covenants. The neighborhood has covenants, but they were never strict and they were never strictly enforced. Other than specifics on front doors and a couple of other items (like no fences around your front yard and - until recently - no satellite dishes visible from the street) the covenants are pretty general and the ARC and HOA b
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Kids who went to church or school with the Petersons are being asked on various FB and G+ pages to wear black on Wednesday 9/26 and red on Friday 9/28 in their memory. Some of the kids who knew one or both of the boys have been asking their principals AND principals at some other local schools (since kids at other schools may have gone to church with the family) for moments of silence, flags a
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How awful! Was it definitely the family suggested above? How do you know? Any other details?
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We also have them and we also think they stink. We have gotten violation letters from them for: * after trash pickup, leaving our trashcan on the side of the house, up against the fence to the back yard, but not all the way behind its usual bush. This was in January; there was some snow on the ground, and I think it was within the first few months to the first year Sequoia had taken over. Befo
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Thanks for the info and links.
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nope, don't know anything about that office. Highly recommend Dr. Michael Messina on Sunset Hills Road. Been with their office for many, many years and am very happy with them.
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I've been underwhelmed by Ruth's Chris. Too much $ for the food and I *hate* the super-hot platters they pride themselves on. I'd rather my steak cool off a bit from the oven than worry the whole meal about burning myself on my plate. Prefer PF Chang's - if you don't go during the rush it shouldn't be too loud.
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Men who clean up after themselves Men who clean up more than just their own messes, without being asked (ie. clearing the table, vacuuming a shared area if it needs it, washing the dirty pots too, not just putting the plates & silverware & mugs into the dishwasher) Men who offer to help with things you *could* do yourself but hate to do - and then DO help if you accept their offer Men who
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sounds interesting
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