I have a hard time reconciling government telling private businesses that they can't allow smoking, even if those are open to the public. Why can't non-smoking just be a personal consumer choice, and a competitive opportunity for the business? That being said, I've recently been living in a non-smoking state for a while, and I much prefer not having to deal with the smoke. The restaurants and
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Class of '68 Wrote: > I don't remember there being trailers in my day, > but there's a lot of them now. There was a really > shabby addition that housed the math wing. Yes, the "temporary" math wing was still there in my day, and there were also two standard FCPS trailer classrooms out back. (Can't remember what classes were in there.) The math wing was replaced with new construction
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ferfux Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Star Wars Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Did anybody know that Mark Hamill (the guy who > > played Luke from Star Wars) went to Annandale > High > > back in the late 60's? > > > where did Leia go? I don't think Skywalker was there for a full ye
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020304327.html?wprss=rss_metro
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Class of '66 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Times have changed folks. In my day there was ONE > black dude in the entire school of 2000+. And a > few Asians (Japanese). > > The rest was lily white. > > The BIG games back then were Annandale vs. Woodson Not much was different ten years after that. (Well, maybe the number of minorities ha
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TheMeeper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are people in this county with well water? When we moved to Annandale, the water tower was still there behind our house near Gallows and Columbia Pike. The county water authority had just recently acquired the private water system (Annandale Water Company); before that it was all wells. http://braddockheritage.
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The entire WB Store chain shut down in 2001. The stopped manufacturing most of the clothing items so you can't get them online, either. (I've seen people selling used polo shirts for amazing sums, though.) The ones I liked were nicely embroidered, so I can take those off and have them sewn onto some new shirts. I miss that store.
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Eastsider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I shall always remember Obama and Roberts > stumbling through the oath. Roberts blew it, Obama noticed and waited for him to fix it, and then they both stumbled through the resulting mess. Watch for whackos to claim that he didn't take the oath properly and is therefore not legitimately in office...
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A friend reported on Monday that an EMB on Arlington Blvd in Fairfax was saying that the road would be closed Tuesday. (Don't know exactly where this was or exactly what the message was. Seems pretty far out! Maybe they are closing some roads to be used for emergency evacuation routes or something?)
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local choices Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hint: > if you keep comparing the quality or variety of > food here to Cambridge, MA, you'll just keep > upsetting yourself When I lived here a long time ago, there basically wasn't any ethnic food to speak of. Now there's all kinds of stuff, and I can't help but think that in a major metro area like thi
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Ian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where is Yechon? Annandale on Hummer Road by the 7-11.
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The Italian Store in Arlington is okay for a sub, but is there an actual Italian grocery worth noting around here anywhere? Does the metro area have a Littly Italy neighborhood like New York or Boston?
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I've only tried a few places: Ragga in Bailey's Crossroads (lunch buffet, score: 3/10), Minerva in Fairfax City (Friday, dinner, score: 5/10), and Delhi Dhaba in Arlington (Friday dinner, score: 2/10). Compared to the selection I'm used to (Cambridge, MA), it's rather weak around here, but my sample size is small. Where should I try next around here?
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MsLiz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Until the Koreans came, eating out in Annandale was a big bore. I lived in Annandale for about 20 years back in the day, and probably the most exciting dining was Shakeys Pizza. The Koreans starting coming in the 1970s, by the way. Everyone acts like this happened overnight.
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Vince(1) Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well...I think it is debateable that the cons > outweigh the pros. For hundreds of years one of > the major driving force of the Amerikan economy > and culture has been our immigrants. And during > that time they have always been scapegoats. I > think that very little has changed over that > course o
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Marios, Ben's Chili Bowl, Bob & Ediths, McDonalds, IHOP. Going to try Yechon one of these days.
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Last time I went was 1979 or 1980 somewhere downtown (not Georgetown).
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Bob Wrote: > What? There's no "Northern Charm"? Not in the 30 years that I lived up there, no. > once you get out west, people don't think about north and south. > Hell, even in "the north" they don't think that way. > The rest of us have moved on over the past 140 years Actually, when in the company of people who didn't know I was from the south, one of their favorite things was
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One reason to not put them on the same plane is that it's now filled with upset people who are going to be confused, angry that the Muslims are being let back on, perhaps angry with themselves for unjustly accusing them, angry with the airline over the delay, angry with the accusing passengers, and just generally unhappy. I am not sure I would want to be the Muslim family sitting with those peo
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Vince(1) Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I doubt any undeserved white male has ever been fired solely > on the grounds that the boss couldnt fire the minority. I've seen it happen at companies I've worked at, where they had to enforce minority quotas, and then had to downsize. It's an example of what used to be called "reverse discrimination". This was back
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stinkypoon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > kaykay Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > stinkypoon Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I saw one the other day on a mustang that > said > > > "GYDERDN". It took amazing self-restrain
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Is that Chinese or Japanese?
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TRICKIE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And about ballroom dancing, do people still do that? Good luck. It's fairly popular in college (for the last 30 years anyway). I expect with all the TV shows that it's even more popular now.
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WashingTone Locian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > inkahootz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What would you say if your > > teacher left your kids to their own devices > during > > lunch; You'd be outraged! > > Actually, I wouldn't have a problem with the kids > having half-an-hour o
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Myself and a couple of friends drove over to Tuberville last night. You go down a pathway just off that suburban side street into what appears to be the woods, and there it is! There's a NO TRESPASSING KEEP OUT sign hanging on a chain over the path where the gravel part ends, but just ignore that and round the corner. Man, those tuber houses are really freaky! But when we shined a flashlight
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sk8ter bOI Wrote: > Ten years ago NOBODY would have said that Prince > William was even close to being in NoVa. Well, 30 years ago Northern Virginia included Fairfax County, Falls Church, Arlington, Alexandria, and even just barely stretching out to Manassas and Herndon. But no further west or south than that. That's not just my subjective view from the 70s; it's also the market that we
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Folterung81 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What parts of Northern Virginia are gang > strongholds? I heard Baileys Crossroads is a big > MS-13 holdout..just curious. I live in Bailey's Crossroads, so I'm curious, too! I don't see anything just walking and driving around the residential and commercial areas, but I suppose it could be right under my nose
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Johnny Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clare and Don's Beach Shack in Falls Church are > the closest. The homemade chili and onions top > them off perfect. That sounds delicious, but a classic Chicago hot dog is a rather specific item, and chili is NOT part of it.
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I like Todai. Lots of yummy rolls, made-to-order items, crab legs, shrimp, lobster, and many other goodies. They also have a crepe station for dessert.
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Lurker. Wrote: > I am also bummed about the dollar menu going away > at McD's. It was so nice to get a coke, small fry > and double cheeseburger for $3. You can't beat that. Huh? I ordered lunch off the Dollar Menu a week ago. Perhaps it's only missing from some stores? (It's available in Falls Church and Arlington...)
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