Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
I pass it all the time. Any idea when it's supposed to be in working order?Originally posted by darkriver4362
Speaking of all this they are putting up a new F'in' light in La Plata
My RANT for the intersection of Chancellors Run Road and 235
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Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
Excellent point.
A few years ago, I turned down a job in the D.C. area because I couldn't see commuting that distance every day until we moved. We thought we could find a place to live up there in six months.
I don't think it's socially and economically healthy to have so much of a city's workforce living so far from the city. I read recently that some D.C. commuters live in southern Pennsylvania, and I couldn't imagine driving two hours or more to work every morning.
It's obvious why people do this--housing closer to the city is too damn expensive. Builders are putting up million-dollar homes in counties like Howard and Anne Arundel (Who the hell can afford a house that expensive, anyway?) and the county government employees there can't even afford to live in those counties.
Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
Originally posted by kwillia
We are a family of five and are about to add 2048 sq. ft. of living space to our current 1248 sq. ft. home.... I can't wait. If I had my way, it would be more.
I can appreciate that. Sounds like you will actually be using the space, instead of buying a large house just to impress people.
Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
Originally posted by kwillia
How come it's okay for me to want a bigger house with lots of living space, but not them...
Good point. I was trying to make a point about priorities and choices. Those people are not wrong for spending their money that way. That's their choice. I don't understand their choices, but that's fine. I just choose to make different choices for my life.
crabcake
But wait, there's more...
I wouldn't blame it solely on "priorities" off the bat. If they have the income to support a lifestyle that affords a larger home, why not? They can probably afford the maid to clean it, too.
I imagine a lot of the larger home owners are big-whigs and ceo types who probably do a fair amount of entertaining in their homes ... kinda hard to do that if you have a standard 3 bed, 2 bath, LR, DR, kitchen rolled into 1500 sq. feet.
Hell, if I had the benjamins to get a bigger house and the staff to clean it, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I like having a separate family room from the living room for watching tv, furniture I'm not so worried about if something spills onto it, etc. But if I had my way, I'd opt for a bigger house that had room for our computers, bigger bedrooms, another bathroom (or at least another half-bath). I'd also hire the live-in housekeeper to clean it so I didn't have to.
let's face it ... who really LOVES and WANTS to clean toilets, floors, blinds, etc. so much so that if they did have the money for a maid, they would still keep doing it? :shrug:
Chrystee
Member
I guess it comes down to "what you can get for your money"..
We looked at older, smaller homes, and we got a nicer, newer, bigger house for the same amount of money..
Doesn't it make sense that, if 200,000 buys 3,000 sq. ft, or 1500 sq. ft, you should buy the 3,000? A plus if the 3,000 is brand new?
I've never heard of accidents happening over there. 
