Better Place to live than this? (school, living, low cost)

[va_lucky]

Lol, well my kids are better looking than me and less hispanic than me too not to derail loool....Half Scottish

Originally Posted by jeffredo

Totally off the subject and not intended as a thread derail, but I have four cousins who have married Hispanics and their kids are freaking gorgeous - better looking than either parent.

[The Analog Man]

Maybe you are right on the change of scenery? What county Stafford...Faquier or something like that?

I just don't like the people.....not sure I dislike them either. Where did you move off to if you don't mind and how do you feel?

I lived in Faquier County near Warrenton. I also lived for a couple of years right outside of D. C. in the suburbs. While it was a decent place to live, I much preferred the small town communities further out from the city like warrenton. I agree with you that there were some pretty snobbish people around but I also had quite a few people who were nice and some who treated me as one of the family. that was a plus As I had no relatives at all in the State.

Where did you move off to if you don't mind and how do you feel?

I moved to Lafayette, La. (not my choice). Come to think of it, I'm in the same situation as you. While this city is decent, I don't think its all that great either. I just don't really want to stay here too much longer.

[va_lucky]

You hit the nail on the head bud. It is nice to have people treat you like you are part of the family. We have that here thankfully...it wasn't easy to have that happen since I don't just go out my way to make friends. Lol, same situation as me. It is a tough mix having a son in Florida where I can't get a decent job and having a Scottish wife. Her family in Scotland is the only ones we have left. I don't get along with anyone on my side (for damn good cause)so we don't talk to anyone on my side. Sometimes distance is a good thing too....but if something happens to someone it is astonomically expensive to try and be there the next day or even ever. I think it is the oddness of being completely alone that makes us feel weird or even the acceptance of accomplishment after so many hard years of complete ghetto life.

Originally Posted by The Analog Man

I lived in Faquier County near Warrenton. I also lived for a couple of years right outside of D. C. in the suburbs. While it was a decent place to live, I much preferred the small town communities further out from the city like warrenton. I agree with you that there were some pretty snobbish people around but I also had quite a few people who were nice and some who treated me as one of the family. that was a plus As I had no relatives at all in the State.
I moved to Lafayette, La. (not my choice). Come to think of it, I'm in the same situation as you. While this city is decent, I don't think its all that great either. I just don't really want to stay here too much longer.

[The Analog Man]

Sometimes distance is a good thing too.

Agree to agree. It worked for my family.

I have not been back to Northern Virginia since 2000 so was curious as to how much it has changed since my last visit?

[va_lucky]

Well I first set foot here officially in 2001....so I checked in when you checked out. Spent a few months here when my ex wife divorced me and took my little one. Vowed to return and did so in 2005. Lived in Prince William County (Woodbridge) for a while and worked at Quantico MCB. Growth was enormous. All you would see was Florida tags...decided to stop renting and take the plunge then the market fell apart. I can tell you that traffic is rediculous. Can take 3 hours or more to go from DC/NOVA south but that HAS to be partially due to the need to widen the roads.

The DC to Richmond corridor was well on the way to being completely built in between...but then the economy tanked. Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg began to get really built up at it's northern extremity:

Central Park Shopping Center - Fredricksburg, Virginia
Cosner's Corner - Fredericksburg Virginia

The economy has done it's damage though and you can slowly see things shutting down.

There is a plan to extend the HOV lanes all the way to Spotsylvania (Massaponax)..but they will end up being hot lanes as well or exlusively.

Slugging in to work is pretty cool too:

Slug-Lines.com - Slugging and Slug Lines Information For Washington DC

Originally Posted by The Analog Man

Agree to agree. It worked for my family.

I have not been back to Northern Virginia since 2000 so was curious as to how much it has changed since my last visit?

[David Aguilar]

Any non-resort area 100+ miles from a major metro should fit. That dilutes the snobbishness you're encountering.

Also, a place with a bad economy and low education levels won't have the braggarts either.

[va_lucky]

Could you please define "non-resort area"?

Thanks

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

Any non-resort area 100+ miles from a major metro should fit. That dilutes the snobbishness you're encountering.

Also, a place with a bad economy and low education levels won't have the braggarts either.

[The Analog Man]

(Woodbridge) for a while and worked at Quantico MCB. Growth was enormous.

Ahh, That is the town I lived in before moving over to Faquier County. But that was way back in the early 80's as a kid. It seems to have grown since then. I just hope that none of the growing pains associated with an expanding city infiltrated the rural areas of the region.

[va_lucky]

They have indeed...only the economic situation has stopped that sort of complete damage IMHO.

Originally Posted by The Analog Man

Ahh, That is the town I lived in before moving over to Faquier County. But that was way back in the early 80's as a kid. It seems to have grown since then. I just hope that none of the growing pains associated with an expanding city infiltrated the rural areas of the region.

[The Analog Man]

They have indeed...only the economic situation has stopped that sort of complete damage IMHO.

What a shame to hear. I always despised seeing natural beauty, farmland, and the countryside in general being turned into big box stores, strip malls, parking lots, multi-lane highways, crime, gangs, and traffic.