Possible move to Fairfax, VA from Dallas (Arlington: contractor, salary)

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by The_Man74

Have you ever been to Uptown Dallas? Do you know how ridiculous it is to see some idiot stroll up to a bar in a full piece suit to try to order a $12 martini and then leave in a POS Toyota and to act/flaunt/talk about how much he makes (basically make an a** of himself) and leave? It's annoying

Yes, been to Uptown Dallas many times; we have an office location there. Why do you assume someone in a POS Toyota doesn't make money? Many people aren't car snobs, like you. Many people drive cars until they die, regardless of their income.

Originally Posted by The_Man74

I'm aware that income wise I would be about median in the Tristate area. I am aware that VA can be snobby, but i would much rather have someone be "snobby" and BACK IT UP then someone lie.

Please, please , please stop referring to the Tristate area. Where is this? What are the three states you are referring to?

[The_Man74]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

#61 in national rankings according to one report. Not saying that's bad, but not sure I would say prestigious either. But irrelevant in DC.


Dallas really is home to what's called the 30k millionaire. Lives at home so that they can "afford" to pay for the leased BMW. Ironic you mentioned that.

I know, never said it was prestigious(well in Texas it is lol).. but it's not some crap school


yea i know it's annoying

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by The_Man74

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I have recently been offered a position in the Fairfax area for around $105,000

Originally Posted by The_Man74

For a home i would look maybe not in the Tristate area but northeastern U.S.

So, you are planning on working in Fairfax; but living in the Northeast (PA, NY, NJ, etc)? Have fun with that commute.....

[The_Man74]

Originally Posted by spencgr

Yes, been to Uptown Dallas many times; we have an office location there. Why do you assume someone in a POS Toyota doesn't make money? Many people aren't car snobs, like you. Many people drive cars until they die, regardless of their income.





Please, please , please stop referring to the Tristate area. Where is this? What are the three states you are referring to?

Don't have to be a car snob to make money, i know that. Car's depreciate in value so quickly. But picture going to a bar with your friends to catch the game to see some overly dressed idiot order a drink... Can't tip, over the top rude to the bartender. My point is just don't try to be something you're not. If you enjoy being around that you'll like Uptown and Dallas in general. Or people openly talking about their income in public <-- hate that!

* i mentioned the salary i would be making for obvious reasons to get a comparison and "feel" for what living would be like in VA compared to TX


I only say that b/c of coworkers who call it... I'm guessing it's DC as it's in between MD and VA technically (?)

[The_Man74]

Originally Posted by spencgr

So, you are planning on working in Fairfax; but living in the Northeast (PA, NY, NJ, etc)? Have fun with that commute.....

yea so... i've never been to the area

can you give me rough trip times because I honestly would not know?

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by The_Man74

I know, never said it was prestigious(well in Texas it is lol).. but it's not some crap school


yea i know it's annoying

That I can agree with. AS a heads up, most people here do not have nice cars. There are some awesome dealerships, but the road seems to be full of older model sedans.

[The_Man74]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

That I can agree with. AS a heads up, most people here do not have nice cars. There are some awesome dealerships, but the road seems to be full of older model sedans.

i'm not actually a "car snob"

but with Texas's low taxes and my salary it was easy for me to afford a "nicer" car.

my main point is you have a lot of pretenders who DRIVE IN to the "hotspots" of uptown and act like they're somethng they're not. I really do NOT enjoy that scene. You being from the area you would know.

Yes I drive an M series and am complemented for it all the time. And I live right off of McKinney Ave, becaues my very first job was in downtown Dallas(free trip on the trolley).

But i dislike the idiots that frequent, take up space/parking, are rude in the area i live. I only afford those things... well... because I could/can. And living in Uptown was practical considering my job and also b/c i could afford it lol. I couldn't imagine driving in from let's say Plano to downtown Dallas(DART not included)

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by spencgr

Please, please , please stop referring to the Tristate area. Where is this? What are the three states you are referring to?

Originally Posted by The_Man74

I only say that b/c of coworkers who call it... I'm guessing it's DC as it's in between MD and VA technically (?)

I've been in this area almost 20 years and have never heard anyone refer to this area as "Tristate". Likely, because DC is notoriously NOT a state. But I guess your top tier, private university glossed over that fact.

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by The_Man74

yea so... i've never been to the area

can you give me rough trip times because I honestly would not know?

Fairfax to southern NJ or PA would be 3 hours each way WITHOUT traffic. Keep adding hours to go further north.

[The_Man74]

Originally Posted by spencgr

I've been in this area almost 20 years and have never heard anyone refer to this area as "Tristate". Likely, because DC is notoriously NOT a state. But I guess your top tier, private university glossed over that fact.

lol, you should seriously drop that "bro"

i can only go off of what coworkers who live/work in D.C. and Arlington have told me. Excuse me if it comes off as naive/ignorant, but other than what they tell me I have only read about the VA area on blogs, Google searches, Reddit, etc... so i really, honestly don't know what it's like


Hence, this is the reason for my post if you couldn't figure that out yet lol