Moving to West Springfield/Burke... (Arlington, Lorton: sale, insurance, house)

[LLSheen]

I disagree. There is not a huge difference between WEST Springfield and Burke. Now, Springfield proper (right up against 95), yes there is a big difference. Either way, someone living in Shannon Station is going to have many of the same choices (when it comes to eating out, shopping, gyms, etc...) as someone who lives in the southern part of Burke Centre.

Daventry is barely West Springfield -- those kids do not go to W. Springfield High, so I wouldn't include it as part of W. Springfield.

[tysonsengineer]

Originally Posted by brooklynborndad

Pohick regional library to Lorton Town Center, 18 minutes per google. which also says its 17 minutes to kingstowne, and 18 minutes to landmark (where a big lifestyle center will be built, as soon as the financing comes together, I guess). I mean basically its slam in the center of four lifestyle centers, 3 existing and one planned.

that of course assumes no significant traffic congestion.

Good luck hitting all the lights on 7100 perfectly in order to do that. I make that run from my parents on Lee Chapel every week and if I can get to Kingstown in 25 minutes I'd be happy.

[LLSheen]

You don't need to get on 7100 for that trip. You can hit Sydenstricker to Pohick and cut across down in Lorton.

[jillabean]

Originally Posted by LLSheen

Daventry is barely West Springfield -- those kids do not go to W. Springfield High, so I wouldn't include it as part of W. Springfield.

So this means I live in fake West Springfield in fake Virginia

ROTFL... sorry, it's the first thing I though of and it made me smile.

[pcity]

That's way out of your way if the destination is Kingstowne though.

(This was in response to the Sydensticker-Pohick routing above)

[brooklynborndad]

Originally Posted by jillabean

So this means I live in fake West Springfield in fake Virginia

ROTFL... sorry, it's the first thing I though of and it made me smile.

but you are convenient to 3 fake downtowns, and a fourth fake downtown on the way, so there's that

[jillabean]

Originally Posted by brooklynborndad

but you are convenient to 3 fake downtowns, and a fourth fake downtown on the way, so there's that

ROTFL... yes, yes, I am

[yamota]

Originally Posted by CaliTerp07

I don't understand the hatred for rolling valley mall. It's a shopping center, the same as any other. Is there something inherently wrong about that? Why do I need to walk around a fountain to eat ice cream as opposed to sit at tables on the sidewalk outside the ice cream shop?

I guess it's the same kind of people that hate on walmart because they feel they are just too good and uppity for places like that where all the rif raf go

[tysonsengineer]

Originally Posted by yamota

I guess it's the same kind of people that hate on walmart because they feel they are just too good and uppity for places like that where all the rif raf go

Slash the fact that they kill small businesses by undercutting them through mass freighting operations
Slash the fact that they persist the trend of sending our jobs and money to china and india
Slash the fact that they do some of the shadiest hiring policies by skirting actual employment to avoid health insurance and other benefits
Slash the fact that they are the source of thousands of young peoples deaths in China in factories, people who all that they want is 1/1000th of the american dream
Slash the fact that people who go there are trashy ignorant a-holes who care more about saving 10 cents on F-grade meat and buying low quality tshirts then preserving the things that made this country great

But yea... its cause we are snobby uppity rich people I guess. Gurd bless Murica, DER TAKEN ER JURBS!!!

[yamota]

see, I knew it