What do I do in this situation? (Reston: insurance, houses)

[sonnymarkjiz]

Originally Posted by Kieran Keating

I never said I was in the nicest area in NoVa. But it still an upper-class area with standards, and I think that would apply to any development in which nearly all the homes cost between $900k to 1.2M. Like I said, I could afford a run down shack in Arlington for a million dollars, or a 5 bedroom brick mcmansion in Loudoun county for a million bucks as well. It's all relative. I do live in a single family home, it's just not fully detached. It looks different than the traditional Reston townhome layout.

Dude, you live in a townhouse. Sorry bud, but unless you live in McLean or Great Falls where they have real money, you're just simply upper middle class like everyone else in this area. And what standards? You live in one of the most cookie-cutter planned communities. Nothing else. It's Reston, not McLean, Great Falls or Potomac.

Unless you're in the boonies in Loudoun way out west of Ashburn, you can't buy a 5 bedroom mcmansion on an acre of land for a million bucks. You seriously need to look at real estate prices here. This isn't NJ or wherever you came from. A million bucks is barely a SFH in this region. There are even townhomes IN Loudoun that sell for over a million.

But imagine a guy in a townhouse trying to act like he's better than someone because they drive a 19 year old PT Cruiser. And the having to go on a forum to justify telling HOA about it.

The owner of that car most likely has no car payment and isn't in debt with a fancy Lexus to keep up with the Joneses.

[ICS67]

I think we are all missing the most tragic element of this whole situation: if passing by the PT Cruiser with its owner at the wheel, the OP will never be able to roll down his window and ask, "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?"


For anyone not old enough to get this reference, check out the following classic commercials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOCOm9Z0YE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho61-oaU6wo

[ICS67]

Originally Posted by Kieran Keating

And for any Restonites on here, this is on Beacon Heights Drive which is the Lake Audubon section of town.

Oh, and by the way, as a fellow resident of Reston, I should let you know that several years before you moved into Beacon Heights, some miscreant stole the brass letter "E" from the sign out front so that it read "Bacon Heights" for quite a while (true story). Fortunately, as far as is known, while visiting from 'Tater Hollow Crik Billy Bob and Daisy Mae never pulled in thinking there was a Waffle House on site.

[sonnymarkjiz]

Originally Posted by ICS67

I think we are all missing the most tragic element of this whole situation: if passing by the PT Cruiser with its owner at the wheel, the OP will never be able to roll down his window and ask, "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?"


For anyone not old enough to get this reference, check out the following classic commercials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOCOm9Z0YE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho61-oaU6wo

Classics! I miss those commercials.

[skeddy]

Originally Posted by Kieran Keating

I never said I was in the nicest area in NoVa. But it still an upper-class area with standards, and I think that would apply to any development in which nearly all the homes cost between $900k to 1.2M. Like I said, I could afford a run down shack in Arlington for a million dollars, or a 5 bedroom brick mcmansion in Loudoun county for a million bucks as well. It's all relative. I do live in a single family home, it's just not fully detached. It looks different than the traditional Reston townhome layout.

I sold my home on 5+ acres in Great Falls 10 years ago because of cookie cutter developments like Reston expanding. Quality of life issue for me too much congestion. Didn't have a neighbor close enough to notice my 12 year old pickup truck. You're right, it's all relative when judging who the riff-raff is.

[VirginiaLover]

Originally Posted by Kieran Keating

If I do that, they will definitely apologize, agree with me, scrap their PT Loser, head on down to the Lexus dealership and come home with a brand new LS500 in the same day for sure!

In all honestly though, they'd probably seem apologetic but then avoid me at all costs in the future.

Unfreaking believable...you have the gall to believe you would get an apology. Guess all our comments went through your brain like water over a log.

[VirginiaLover]

Originally Posted by skeddy

I remember when there was no Reston. No Dulles, no beltway. It was all farmland owned by the distiller A. Smith Bowman. Route 7 was a two-lane road, one traffic light in Tysons, next one was in Leesburg.

Right there with ya, Skeddy.

Grew up in Great Falls when we had Buck's store--no 7-eleven. Those were the days. We were called "hicks in the sticks" by McLeanites.

Who's laughing now? But I miss those days...

[VirginiaLover]

Originally Posted by Ffxdata
Has it not occurred to you that they have a nanny or house keeper? This could be their car.

Originally Posted by Kieran Keating

Good point, I guess.

Now the story changes...making this entire thread look more like a troll. You said in your original rant: "I've noticed that the PT cruiser leaves the house each morning at 7 and comes back home around 5, which suggests that it's a daily driver car."

So obviously this isn't a nanny if they leave the house every day--unless they "nanny" for someone else.

[sonnymarkjiz]

Originally Posted by VirginiaLover

Unfreaking believable...you have the gall to believe you would get an apology. Guess all our comments went through your brain like water over a log.

Don't you know? They should get rid of their car that works and is paid for because OP thinks it's fugly and go into debt for a 60K Lexus because OP needs to see new beautiful cars to keep up with his prestige 950K townhouse in Reston!

[JulieThruTheGlass]

I am one of those people driving an old car because I can't yet afford to buy a newer one. In the meantime, I have to say that I believe there are many, many people who think the way the OP does. It's not all that unusual, but it is quite unusual to be that forthright about his feelings, especially on a public forum. (In any case, I do understand his point of view).