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Subject: "DC! where are y'all living?"

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Crash Bandacoot
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Sun Jul-19-15 07:51 PM

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"DC! where are y'all living?"

and where would you want to live?

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Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
currently: unincorporated silver spring, aka lil salvador	Binlahab	Jul 19th 2015	1
I'm not far from you.....	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	13
welcome to the barrio.	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	15
RE: welcome to the barrio.	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	17
I grew up and lived there for awhile after college	Cocobrotha2	Jul 20th 2015	22
Downtown Silver Spring / Downtown Silver Spring	MEAT	Jul 19th 2015	2
how are the zoned schools?	John Forte	Jul 20th 2015	6
No idea. We rent and we're childless.	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	19
^^^^TRUTH^^^^^	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	7
^^^^	southphillyman	Jul 20th 2015	18
DTSS is popping	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	10
yall joking? trying to get more heads out there?	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	12
dude.	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	14
besides that pool hall and thai place that area is zzzzzz	Big Kuntry	Jul 20th 2015	24
right. POOL HALL AINT EVEN THERE NO MORE	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	25
A concert venue, two movie theaters, a playhouse and a dozen restaurants	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	27
a dozen? stop sicin it...	Big Kuntry	Jul 20th 2015	29
Sushi Jin, Bete Ethiopian, Adega, Bugerfi, Copper Canyon	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	30
you win - that area still weak though	Big Kuntry	Jul 20th 2015	31
^^^mad the ethio broads shot him down outside urban butcher	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	34
lol only the youngins that eat at Das, bruh...	Big Kuntry	Jul 20th 2015	35
nigga please. nm	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	28
Your first mistake was not going past City Place.....	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	16
Basically all of this.	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	20
well	shygurl	Jul 19th 2015	3
kentland.	Kwesi	Jul 19th 2015	4
RE: kentland.	RaphaelSoulLee	Jul 20th 2015	21
for ilfe.	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	38
RE: for ilfe.	RaphaelSoulLee	Jul 20th 2015	39
ahh. new acronym for me. but while we here, let's watch a home video:	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	52
Jount was ji' funny	RaphaelSoulLee	Jul 23rd 2015	204
Northeast. Deanwood.	NikaMandela	Jul 20th 2015	5
have you seen the site of the new Parkside development?	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 20th 2015	32
sounds familiar.	NikaMandela	Jul 21st 2015	105
yeah	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 21st 2015	145
nah...its built.	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	165
I live in Deanwood too!	OrangeMoon	Jul 20th 2015	84
thats awesome!	NikaMandela	Jul 21st 2015	106
Thinking about living in Columbia Heights for a couple years	John Forte	Jul 20th 2015	8
Silver Spring	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	9
I fell into Olazzo a few weeks ago	Dae021	Jul 21st 2015	124
Son! She told me you asked about me......	WarriorPoet415	Jul 21st 2015	125
Yea I assumed that she would pass it on	Dae021	Jul 22nd 2015	183
currently: northwest - shaw/bloomingdale vicinity	LeonPause	Jul 20th 2015	11
yeah, this is more my speed	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 20th 2015	33
Did Petworth ever develop worth a damn?	Mongo	Jul 20th 2015	23
RE: Did Petworth ever develop worth a damn?	SsenepoD	Jul 21st 2015	136
lorton va(yea i know far out)	tomjohn29	Jul 20th 2015	26
Would love to live in one of those tucked away NW neighborhoods	Atillah Moor	Jul 20th 2015	36
since i got yall here...fav local get aways	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	37
We hit up Assateague last year saw wild horses	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	46
Largo/Upper Marlboro	bnicedh	Jul 20th 2015	40
I thought you said DC, not the 'DMV' area...	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	41
I live less than a mile from the city line.	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	43
And that's not DC proper.	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	50
lol get out of here.	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	53
Does the road you live on end in NW, NE, SW, SE?	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	58
do you own?	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	60
Trying to set up an ad hominem?	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	61
oh please. five years? you not even from here.	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	63
Nobody is talking about being from DC. Shuddup.	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	65
As a New Yorker, I share your annoyance	John Forte	Jul 20th 2015	66
><	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	67
That city is separated by water and bridges	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	75
How do you get from DC to NoVa?	John Forte	Jul 20th 2015	77
I don't live in NOVA. I live .7 miles from the city border.	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	81
I love when transplants move in and tell the locals what is really good....	legsdiamond	Jul 20th 2015	79
^ All this response shows me is you don't know wtf you're talking about...	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	87
If you've moved out to the suburbs, you gotta let the city go, man	flipnile	Jul 21st 2015	112
I agree... but the newbies are just as annoying	legsdiamond	Jul 21st 2015	119
The new transplants are BY FAR the worst	flipnile	Jul 21st 2015	128
coughs loudly	SoWhat	Jul 21st 2015	155
shut these.	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	68
Great for you!!!	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	69
...can it be oatmeal raisin, please?	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	70
You don't want me to make it...	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	71
...agreed.	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	73
I knew u weren't a native saying DC proper	blkprinceMD05	Jul 20th 2015	78
Lol	Mahogany	Jul 20th 2015	86
I'm from 'the south' where we use 'proper'.	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	88
you are still on the transplantation	legsdiamond	Jul 21st 2015	111
I don't think you understand what happened in dc	Mahogany	Jul 21st 2015	123
Here's what I know...	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	130
Stop this madness. Black people are some our worst enemies with myths	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	133
So me saying that we can and should fight these things	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	138
Before I leave I want you know I appreciate your optimism and fight.	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	139
Thanks.	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	141
I don't get what the issue is here	Mahogany	Jul 23rd 2015	199
I agree if you live in MD you shouldn't claim DC BUT	Mahogany	Jul 20th 2015	85
I understand...	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	89
When did this post become about voting?	legsdiamond	Jul 20th 2015	91
RE: When did this post become about civic engagement?	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	126
RE: I understand...	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	99
This is a really great reply^^^^	John Forte	Jul 21st 2015	100
facts!!!	legsdiamond	Jul 21st 2015	107
damn MEAT...you kinda blacked out with this one fam.... NICE!	FLUIDJ	Jul 21st 2015	108
So you're basically saying the Black folks here didn't try to stop	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	127
No I'm saying your arguments and solutions don't hold against reality.	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	129
And according to your post the reality is	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	135
I'm good man, this fight is yours. Good luck.	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	137
lol... you dropped jewels in this post	legsdiamond	Jul 21st 2015	143
I disagree with the idea that job losses or contracting had an effect	Cocobrotha2	Jul 23rd 2015	202
I feel the same way about Philly	afrogirl_lost	Aug 02nd 2015	207
lol	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	74
And what area is this?	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	45
Go look up the area in DC with the most green space.	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	51
or can you just say what you're talking about?	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	56
See #49	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	59
LP? you mean Ledroit Park?	WarriorPoet415	Jul 20th 2015	62
No, I was referring to LeonPause residing in the Shaw neighborhood.	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	64
Not just you two-- I was going to mention the DMV thing too	Atillah Moor	Jul 20th 2015	48
THE bougiest nigga here.	Kwesi	Jul 20th 2015	54
nah-- someone on here has me beat for sure.	Atillah Moor	Jul 20th 2015	57
Oh, didnt see LP up there...	Meadow	Jul 20th 2015	49
smh. nm	Binlahab	Jul 20th 2015	55
you're not the only two DC dwellers in this post.	LeonPause	Jul 21st 2015	98
This is a suburbanite OKP thing. Trying to be cool by proxy	flipnile	Jul 21st 2015	101
we should be able to weigh in on posts like these.	Kwesi	Jul 21st 2015	103
Folks running in here cuffin for district lines.	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	104
the chocolate people from the 'chocolate city' she's romanticizing	Kwesi	Jul 21st 2015	109
Like Woodley Park is more "DC" than Hyattsville?	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	117
^^^reality	blkprinceMD05	Jul 21st 2015	142
Why? You really don't experience the ins-and-outs of the city	flipnile	Jul 21st 2015	110
nearly everything you just typed is wrong	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	115
How come no one ever answers this question:	flipnile	Jul 21st 2015	116
That shit is like 20 miles from the city why would I respond to that?	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	118
naan nigga is cooler than me lol	Binlahab	Jul 21st 2015	140
Going to keep an eye on this. I may need a place soon.	Overqualified	Jul 20th 2015	42
Arlington/Arlington	FLUIDJ	Jul 20th 2015	44
Ft. Wash	RaphaelSoulLee	Jul 20th 2015	47
NW	Cam	Jul 20th 2015	72
Live in Capitol Heights, Wanna live by Stadium Yards	Tw3nty	Jul 20th 2015	76
Why does nobody live in dc?	ndibs	Jul 20th 2015	80
When I got here gentrification was already in full swing	MEAT	Jul 20th 2015	82
I have a child. And I value her education. I don't see DCPS coming up fo...	FLUIDJ	Jul 21st 2015	92
I think I'm the biggest suburb hater on this board	John Forte	Jul 21st 2015	93
Inside the beltway the term suburb is more of a technicality though....	FLUIDJ	Jul 21st 2015	95
In addition to the reasons already mentioned, DC is a funny rental marke...	John Forte	Jul 21st 2015	94
this a big deal. for real.	Kwesi	Jul 21st 2015	96
They were doing that shit back in 2000	John Forte	Jul 21st 2015	102
anything decent is insanely expensive	Binlahab	Jul 21st 2015	97
They don't build what I want in DC for a good price.	WarriorPoet415	Jul 21st 2015	122
I lived in Tenleytown for a while. Really enjoyed it.	Frank Longo	Jul 20th 2015	83
I just moved from Mt. Pleasant	csuave03	Jul 20th 2015	90
...anyone want to move into the city proper and be my roommate?	NikaMandela	Jul 21st 2015	113
focused	legsdiamond	Jul 21st 2015	120
This post was mundane, turned into a shitshow, then got great	John Forte	Jul 21st 2015	114
Eckington. Block from the MBT.	magilla vanilla	Jul 21st 2015	121
I live in DC proper. I have moved 4 times.	lightworks	Jul 21st 2015	131
Whatever happened to the crazy older white housemate	MEAT	Jul 21st 2015	134
That was Dupont circle. Next I had a crazy older black roommate.	lightworks	Jul 21st 2015	149
NE, Riggs Park	BootyGreen	Jul 21st 2015	132
Bowie	S_Ali	Jul 21st 2015	144
aww... this made me a little homesick	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 21st 2015	146
i live right by the DC Convention Center	rashad	Jul 21st 2015	147
So, I'm late to this but questions for the DC Border Patrol contingent:	kfine	Jul 21st 2015	148
^^^ Doesn't live in DC...	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 21st 2015	150
Lol, it's fine. Honestly curious	kfine	Jul 21st 2015	152
I'm glad you can take a joke...	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 21st 2015	154
A lot of times, for me at least, before I lived in Arlington, and when	FLUIDJ	Jul 21st 2015	151
I understand/agree with pretty much everything you said	kfine	Jul 21st 2015	153
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ^ THIS POSTED	SoWhat	Jul 21st 2015	156
VA and MD aren't dealing with the same issues as DC	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	157
Don't beat yourself up about it Famtastic...you just caught errybody	FLUIDJ	Jul 21st 2015	158
Ok.	Meadow	Jul 21st 2015	159
meadow, inbox!	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 22nd 2015	160
Adams Morgan	Walleye	Jul 22nd 2015	161
lol have you to Heaven or Hell yet?	MEAT	Jul 22nd 2015	162
lol Heaven and Hell lol. Terrible.	T Reynolds	Jul 22nd 2015	170
yall tripping! best bar crawls are in AM	Binlahab	Jul 22nd 2015	174
Which makes those the worst bar crawls.	MEAT	Jul 22nd 2015	175
you & kweisi need to come kick it this wknd dog	Binlahab	Jul 22nd 2015	186
We did bachelor party in New Orleans. His birthday is Friday though.	MEAT	Jul 22nd 2015	188
RE: yall tripping! best bar crawls are in AM	BootyGreen	Jul 22nd 2015	195
Nooooooo thanks	Walleye	Jul 22nd 2015	179
RE: DC! where are y'all living?	LonelyOnly	Jul 22nd 2015	163
are you serious!?	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	164
RE: are you serious!?	LonelyOnly	Jul 22nd 2015	173
lol damn... I don't even remember	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	177
Deanwood	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	166
i'm thinking about doing this:	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 22nd 2015	168
yeah...it would be my first home	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	169
RE: yeah...it would be my first home	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 22nd 2015	176
flying your friend up sounds nice but you need someone local	legsdiamond	Jul 22nd 2015	192
reality check.	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	194
You talkin about the Loading Dock....that joint is hit or miss	ambient1	Jul 30th 2015	206
Holla @ me when you look for your contractor & need your plans....	FLUIDJ	Jul 22nd 2015	172
i ABSOLUTELY loved living in DC at this apartment	bonamie	Jul 22nd 2015	167
excellent post, would read again. spent a lot of time in DC area	T Reynolds	Jul 22nd 2015	171
has the DC synthetic drug craze affected any of y'all?	rashad	Jul 22nd 2015	178
that shit is killing kids	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	180
i'm curious to see/hear	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	181
one of the former students in my program had a boyfriend who died...	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	190
Man, only kinda anecdotally....	WarriorPoet415	Jul 22nd 2015	182
that last question is the one you need to answer ASAP	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	184
as a former user, i find the shit overblown	Binlahab	Jul 22nd 2015	185
my understanding is that	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	187
the people behind the recipe would want to ensure	Binlahab	Jul 22nd 2015	189
i mean folks is still manufacturing	Gangsta Mittens	Jul 22nd 2015	191
that shit wasn't normal yo.	MrThomas43423	Jul 22nd 2015	193
i mean it emphatically wasnt weed. that much ill agree w/	Binlahab	Jul 23rd 2015	198
SE/East of the Anacostia River	Mori	Jul 22nd 2015	196
inbox!	Crash Bandacoot	Jul 22nd 2015	197
What are some affordable areas of the SE?	flipnile	Jul 23rd 2015	203
This turned into a pissing match	Big Kuntry	Jul 23rd 2015	200
defecates on Big Kuntry's microphone	FLUIDJ	Jul 23rd 2015	201
I rent by the convention center	Steve	Jul 30th 2015	205

Binlahab
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Sun Jul-19-15 09:06 PM

1. "currently: unincorporated silver spring, aka lil salvador"
In response to Reply # 0

aka west wheaton, aka south rockville aka north bethesda, aka "pike n rose" (groan)

i feel like im in a pocket of the most affordable housing stock in moco

when all those young single people from the early 00s & 10s start getting married & having babies, where they gonna go? arlington? not likely? dc? LOL. pgco...doubtful. they'll look @ moco...& my lil cape cod will be waiting.

i'd love a spread in great falls. so beautiful.

also of course wouldnt mind a townhouse near howard, somewhere in shaw.

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
17897 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:17 AM

13. "I'm not far from you....."
In response to Reply # 1

I'm up Georgia Ave/Layhill.

They are building up in that area like crazy. New 500K th's in Poplar Run are selling like hotcakes, new th's right across from the Glenmont metro. Plus they are redoing the intersection of Georgia and Randolph. I'm sure Glenmont shopping center is next.

I feel like I bought in a damn good area. And my development is small and the HOA is on point.
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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:20 AM

15. "welcome to the barrio."
In response to Reply # 13

we're off viers mill & randolph, 10 min from everything, but tucked into the cut so we still see deers and rabbits and shit in the morning

i love it

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:21 AM

17. "RE: welcome to the barrio."
In response to Reply # 15

Ahhh, I'm at Bel Pre and Layhill. Right across from a good shopping center, 2 miles or a 5min bus from Glenmont. Pretty diverse development. Whites, Ethio's, Asians, Blacks and blacks.
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Cocobrotha2
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:38 AM

22. "I grew up and lived there for awhile after college"
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Unfortunately, most of my jobs have been in Virginia so that commute was borderline horrible. I do want to get back up there at some point though.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Sun Jul-19-15 09:06 PM

2. "Downtown Silver Spring / Downtown Silver Spring"
In response to Reply # 0

This place is as diverse as DC was promised to be.

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John Forte
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:11 AM

6. "how are the zoned schools?"
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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:27 AM

19. "No idea. We rent and we're childless. "
In response to Reply # 6

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:11 AM

7. "^^^^TRUTH^^^^^"
In response to Reply # 2

I lived on First Ave. in Downtown Silver Spring from 2007 to November of last year.

Got tired of renting, and bought a home 15mins away. I still hang in the area though.

The neighborhood actually rivals any hood in DC in terms of diversity, food, things to do and amenities. Best Burb in MD if you ask me.
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southphillyman
Member since Oct 22nd 2003
90059 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:26 AM

18. "^^^^"
In response to Reply # 7

> Best Burb in MD
>if you ask me.

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:13 AM

10. "DTSS is popping"
In response to Reply # 2

top 5 nightlife spots in DC:
1) U St
2) H St
3) Adams Morgan
4) DTSS
5) Clarendon
5a) College Park

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:16 AM

12. "yall joking? trying to get more heads out there?"
In response to Reply # 10

city place aint shit.

i guess the movies is cool.

but it's full of kids.

what adult spots are you all frequenting in silver spring?

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:18 AM

14. "dude."
In response to Reply # 12

society is popping. the open air butcher/bar across the street as well. the firehouse. a gang of places.

i mean theres a reason its #4 but please dont act like its columbia

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Big Kuntry
Member since May 09th 2010
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:41 AM

24. "besides that pool hall and thai place that area is zzzzzz"
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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:44 AM

25. "right. POOL HALL AINT EVEN THERE NO MORE"
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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:57 AM

27. "A concert venue, two movie theaters, a playhouse and a dozen restaurants"
In response to Reply # 24

Within a half mile radius is pretty nice.
There's a row of bars a few blocks down and before the fire quarry house had live music too.

It could use a couple more bars and maybe a bowling alley, but there's not much it doesn't have.

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Big Kuntry
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:14 AM

29. "a dozen? stop sicin it..."
In response to Reply # 27

we talkin bout downtown silver spring.

i'll give you filmore

the polo mex joint in silver spring & cubano's i'll cosign too

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MEAT
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22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 10:19 AM

30. "Sushi Jin, Bete Ethiopian, Adega, Bugerfi, Copper Canyon"
In response to Reply # 29

All Set, Pho Tan, La Malinche, Lebanese Tavern, McGintys, Zpizza, The Classics...

A little outside of that you have Mandalay, Pete's Pizza, The Diner, Urban Butcher and a whole slew of other places.

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Big Kuntry
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:23 AM

31. "you win - that area still weak though"
In response to Reply # 30
Mon Jul-20-15 10:27 AM by Big Kuntry

i'd never go into any of those spots

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:27 AM

34. "^^^mad the ethio broads shot him down outside urban butcher"
In response to Reply # 31

nm

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Big Kuntry
Member since May 09th 2010
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:29 AM

35. "lol only the youngins that eat at Das, bruh..."
In response to Reply # 34

which aint in Silver Spring!

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:02 AM

28. "nigga please. nm"
In response to Reply # 24

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
17897 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:20 AM

16. "Your first mistake was not going past City Place....."
In response to Reply # 12
Mon Jul-20-15 09:33 AM by WarriorPoet415

Which is actually getting redone.

I read a few local blogs. That mall is getting redone. They are gonna put an Old Navy, a Michael's and Bowling Alley/Bar joint like Lucky Strike in there according to some plans I saw posted.

Plus the veterans plaza concerts, the Silver Spring Jazz Festival is ALWAYS poppin', and the new multimilliondollar library just opened.

Get off Ellsworth and troop five minutes up or down Georgia Ave. Olazzo's, Society, Back Alley Bar, Jackie's, The Firehouse, Urban Butcher....tons of great spots.

Then off East West highway you got Denizen's Brewing, Scion and the coffee house DJ spot Bump N'Grind too. Off First Ave, you got the good Tastee Diner for that all night sober you up diner food and Cubano's- some of the best cuban food in the area.

And then on top of that throw in it's accessiblity to DC by metro and car (you can take 13th, Georgia Ave, 16th or Connecticut into the city and be downtown in 20 mins in regular traffic) and the Capital Crescent Bike trail that'll run you to the G'town waterfront and the Metropolitan Branch Trail that you can bike/jog/walk right down to Union Station.

You gotta explore. DTSS is indeed pretty damn tight.
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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:28 AM

20. "Basically all of this. "
In response to Reply # 16

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shygurl
Member since Oct 08th 2002
13361 posts

Sun Jul-19-15 09:31 PM

3. "well"
In response to Reply # 0

currently living in college park. If I move, old greenbelt, tacoma park or silver spring would be my preferences.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Sun Jul-19-15 11:43 PM

4. "kentland. "
In response to Reply # 0

landover stand up.

...

move somewhere?

NoMa.

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RaphaelSoulLee
Member since May 21st 2003
3765 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:35 AM

21. "RE: kentland. "
In response to Reply # 4

NFL

It takes all kinds to make up a world, son. -My pops

I just live for the comments -Da wiz

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 11:07 AM

38. "for ilfe."
In response to Reply # 21

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RaphaelSoulLee
Member since May 21st 2003
3765 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 11:37 AM

39. "RE: for ilfe."
In response to Reply # 38

...From Landover

It takes all kinds to make up a world, son. -My pops

I just live for the comments -Da wiz

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 01:44 PM

52. "ahh. new acronym for me. but while we here, let's watch a home video:"
In response to Reply # 39

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIc0fWMNOL4

so, i got a habit of recording niggas when they don't be knowing. right?

so we sitting around, and the nigga starts to rapping, right?

right.

but the niggas start forgetting his words.

AND THEN, this broad he got a ride from rolls up with gets tired of him rapping and comes to retrieve the nigga from the porch.

she talking about 'nigga you got me all the way out here in landover, im trying to get back to the city!...' she was maaad.

he just met that broad at the gas station up the street.

i think the shit is funny, and i just remembered that i recorded it. so now im uploading it. no identities in this clip. so im straight.

i cant stop laughing at this nigga.

...

i was inspired to post this after looking at other videos from kentland.

they got us looking rough out here on these internets.

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RaphaelSoulLee
Member since May 21st 2003
3765 posts

Thu Jul-23-15 11:01 PM

204. "Jount was ji' funny"
In response to Reply # 52

Mama meant biznazz!! No shade whatsoever, but u don't strike me as a Kentland dude, post-style wise.

It takes all kinds to make up a world, son. -My pops

I just live for the comments -Da wiz

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NikaMandela
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:05 AM

5. "Northeast. Deanwood."
In response to Reply # 0
Mon Jul-20-15 09:19 AM by NikaMandela

this is about as far out as i'm willing to go. i have 0 interest in living in the burbs.

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
10119 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 10:25 AM

32. "have you seen the site of the new Parkside development?"
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NikaMandela
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:07 AM

105. "sounds familiar."
In response to Reply # 32

are you referring to minnesota ave and benning rd.?

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 02:16 PM

145. "yeah"
In response to Reply # 105
Tue Jul-21-15 02:17 PM by Crash Bandacoot

apparently hasn't been built yet but, already selling floor plans.
not sure about that area.

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
67613 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 10:51 AM

165. "nah...its built."
In response to Reply # 145

they're nice too. there are people living in em and everything. still waiting on the redevelopment of the area a little more. i thought it was going to be on a popping when they were gonna build a Sala Thai in the building. but they're stalling on that. but let that trolley/street car line move up that way. to me...it'll be the next big revitalization area. white people love detached houses with yards.
---------------------------------------
it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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OrangeMoon
Member since Feb 01st 2005
3284 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:16 PM

84. "I live in Deanwood too!"
In response to Reply # 5

In my childhood home, I acquired after my Mama passed. I'm raising my kids where I grew up. It's kinda awesome.

~"You are your own best thing" (c) Paul D in BELOVED

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NikaMandela
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:09 AM

106. "thats awesome!"
In response to Reply # 84

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John Forte
Member since Feb 22nd 2013
15361 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:13 AM

8. "Thinking about living in Columbia Heights for a couple years"
In response to Reply # 0

I just learned that Tubman Elementary school is pretty good. The middle and high schools are shit, but I don't have to worry about that just yet. We'll rent for a year or two before we buy.

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
17897 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:13 AM

9. "Silver Spring"
In response to Reply # 0

Near Layhill. I wanted to stay in Downtown Silver Spring, but I also wanted to own a home. Ruled out a condo. But townhomes in DTSS go for $600K MINIMUM.

I didn't have that kind of loot so I trooped it up Georgia Ave about 15mins away. Love my new place, but I still hang out in DTSS if I don't feel like going to DC.
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Dae021
Member since Mar 12th 2003
39375 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 10:54 AM

124. "I fell into Olazzo a few weeks ago"
In response to Reply # 9

I asked the bartenderess "you seen Craig" she was like yea he was here last week, you know he moved.

I laughed hard and long that she knew immediately that there was only one Craig I could be talking about.

Get out the room,
http://getouttheroom.podomatic.com

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-out-the-room/id525657893

Situation Podemy love

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:11 AM

125. "Son! She told me you asked about me......"
In response to Reply # 124

...that's my homegirl Maddie and I was wondering who in the hell could have been asking about me?

Yeah, I actually got out of going there for a while cause I was stacking chips for the move and all my skrilla goes to Home Depot, but I've started making my way back down there a time or two a month.

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"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
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Dae021
Member since Mar 12th 2003
39375 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:10 PM

183. "Yea I assumed that she would pass it on"
In response to Reply # 125

I can't even tell you why were down there, but just happened to be through.

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LeonPause
Member since Apr 22nd 2008
2298 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:14 AM

11. "currently: northwest - shaw/bloomingdale vicinity"
In response to Reply # 0

if I could move anyplace else in DC, I'd look for a nice spot in chill, laid back areas like hillcrest (SE), michigan park (NE), brookland/catholic u. (NE), or ft. lincoln (NE).

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
10119 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 10:27 AM

33. "yeah, this is more my speed"
In response to Reply # 11

>if I could move anyplace else in DC, I'd look for a nice spot
>in chill, laid back areas like hillcrest (SE), michigan park
>(NE), brookland/catholic u. (NE), or ft. lincoln (NE).

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Mongo
Member since Oct 26th 2005
45670 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:41 AM

23. "Did Petworth ever develop worth a damn?"
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SsenepoD
Member since Nov 13th 2007
4331 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 12:13 PM

136. "RE: Did Petworth ever develop worth a damn?"
In response to Reply # 23

I live on Georgia Ave right at New Hampshire, there's not a ton to do nighlighfe wise (dancing, etc) but some good food spots (Ana's, fish in the hood, etc) & looking glass/dc reynolds/a few other bars opening up recently.

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tomjohn29
Member since Oct 18th 2004
16803 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 09:47 AM

26. "lorton va(yea i know far out)"
In response to Reply # 0

want to get back to alexandria right off of duke st where we were renting

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

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Atillah Moor
Member since Sep 05th 2013
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:45 AM

36. "Would love to live in one of those tucked away NW neighborhoods"
In response to Reply # 0

Looks like you live in the middle of a park. I'm talking about the area near AU.

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:53 AM

37. "since i got yall here...fav local get aways"
In response to Reply # 0

http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/lifestyle/2015-regional-drives/

coming up on the dead zone of august when everyone leaves town

ive got the 2nd week of august off & am detrmined to hit some beach. for @ least 2 days. if not longer.

looked @ great wolf its fucking ridiculous

also squeezing in a trip to kings dominion, moco county fair (of course) might do the state fair too

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 12:30 PM

46. "We hit up Assateague last year saw wild horses"
In response to Reply # 37

The camping was nice but the horses are boring as shit. They're basically small cows or ducks. They just graze and the idea of running, playing horses is gone within minutes. But the beach is super nice and empty.

There's a black outdoors meetup group you should follow, I'll shoot you the link if you're interested.

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bnicedh
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Mon Jul-20-15 11:43 AM

40. "Largo/Upper Marlboro"
In response to Reply # 0

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 11:48 AM

41. "I thought you said DC, not the 'DMV' area..."
In response to Reply # 0

Nobody in here actually lives in D.C. except Nika
and myself.

The responses are telling. No one is mentioning the most beautiful area in all of the District.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 12:24 PM

43. "I live less than a mile from the city line. "
In response to Reply # 41
Mon Jul-20-15 12:26 PM by MEAT

And was in DC up until last summer. Most of the city is being white washed anyways.

Patti Boom Booms gone.

I saw Tap and Parlour offering dollar drinks now. They gonna be gone soon.

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:15 PM

50. "And that's not DC proper."
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MEAT
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:50 PM

53. "lol get out of here. "
In response to Reply # 50

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:40 PM

58. "Does the road you live on end in NW, NE, SW, SE?"
In response to Reply # 53

No? Ok then.

I'm just saying...

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:44 PM

60. "do you own?"
In response to Reply # 58

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:53 PM

61. "Trying to set up an ad hominem?"
In response to Reply # 60

No thanks.

I'm not trying to be snarky by my responses but
I see some of you are trying to take it there.

My current universe is D.C. (all of its quadrants) and has been for the past five years.

I'm rarely if ever in the areas everyone in here is discussing.
If this is a DC metro area post, then say that.

Shit, I get annoyed when they refer to Newbirth being in Atlanta when its more than 30 miles away from there.

Again, I'd encourage you all to explore every part of D.C. and make residence there, not just NW where all the houses are over half a million dollars.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:57 PM

63. "oh please. five years? you not even from here."
In response to Reply # 61

explore away.

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:08 PM

65. "Nobody is talking about being from DC. Shuddup."
In response to Reply # 63
Mon Jul-20-15 03:14 PM by Meadow

I've been in the future state of New Columbia for five years consecutively.

I've been living in the DC metro area for seven years though.
I'm definitely not from DC and not trying to pose as a Washingtonian.

But...

How much of DC do you actually see and engage if you aren't currently living there?

Honestly the DC metro area frustrates me, but I will be an owner* by the end of the year.

Edit:
*In DC.

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John Forte
Member since Feb 22nd 2013
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:10 PM

66. "As a New Yorker, I share your annoyance"
In response to Reply # 65

the city ends where the city ends.

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:13 PM

67. " ><"
In response to Reply # 66

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Mon Jul-20-15 04:39 PM

75. "That city is separated by water and bridges"
In response to Reply # 66

It's not even close to the same thing

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John Forte
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Mon Jul-20-15 07:41 PM

77. "How do you get from DC to NoVa?"
In response to Reply # 75

And you don't have to cross a bridge to get from NYC to Long Island or Westchester.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 08:30 PM

81. "I don't live in NOVA. I live .7 miles from the city border."
In response to Reply # 77

It's literally a 10 minute walk to be "in DC" from my house and even quicker on bike/car.

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
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Mon Jul-20-15 08:21 PM

79. "I love when transplants move in and tell the locals what is really good...."
In response to Reply # 75

They always get in pate and pay sky high rent while telling everyone who moved out what the city is really like.

Nigga you just got here...stfu.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:49 PM

87. " ^ All this response shows me is you don't know wtf you're talking about..."
In response to Reply # 79
Mon Jul-20-15 09:53 PM by Meadow

I'm not here pretending like I know you. Don't pretend you know me.

>They always get in pate and pay sky high rent while telling
>everyone who moved out what the city is really like.
>
>Nigga you just got here...stfu.

Kindly shut the fuck up talking to me.

Like I've BEEN saying in this post, more of you need to be within the city limits, not in a nearby neighborhood.

I mean, is it attitudes like this that have resulted in the city losing its Chocolate? When I moved here I thought I would be living among Black professionals. No one told me that all the Black retirees were in the Gold Coast and South Ave. while all the young Black professionals were in PG/MoCo County.

I'm generally annoyed with the folks who claim DC and don't live here and as a result don't vote here. You can live in and out of the city all you want but you don't have the same level of socio-political engagement with the direction this city is going in.

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flipnile
Member since Nov 05th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:21 AM

112. "If you've moved out to the suburbs, you gotta let the city go, man"
In response to Reply # 79

>They always get in pate and pay sky high rent while telling
>everyone who moved out what the city is really like.
>
>Nigga you just got here...stfu.

It's over(c)

Don't be like the New Yorker that moved out of Queens 15 years ago to the suburbs but still talks about NYC like he lives there. No one likes that guy.

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:46 AM

119. "I agree... but the newbies are just as annoying"
In response to Reply # 112
Tue Jul-21-15 09:47 AM by legsdiamond

they get to the city late, pay high ass rent and then scream about how they are all invest when they are fresh off the bus.

they definitely get to claim the city but it's embarassing when they don't know the history of the city while screaming at a lifer who moved 20 minutes away to keep money in their pocket

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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flipnile
Member since Nov 05th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:20 AM

128. "The new transplants are BY FAR the worst"
In response to Reply # 119

Talking big shit about things that they know nothing about. Claiming places like they are from there, talking shit about neighborhoods that they've never been to, etc.

Folks at my job are like that. I'll mention a NEIGHBORHOOD, and they'll be like "where's that?" Like these folks have mad opinions, but have never been outside of Downtown and whatever trendy neighborhood they live in.

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SoWhat
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Tue Jul-21-15 04:41 PM

155. "*coughs loudly*"
In response to Reply # 112

>Don't be like the New Yorker that moved out of Queens 15 years
>ago to the suburbs but still talks about NYC like he lives
>there. No one likes that guy.

fuck you.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 03:16 PM

68. "shut these."
In response to Reply # 65

>I've been in the future state of New Columbia for five years
>consecutively.

I've been in and out of the city, daily, for 30+ years.

kindergarten, grade school, college, work.

>I've been living in the DC metro area for seven years though.
>
>I'm definitely not from DC and not trying to pose as a
>Washingtonian.

i can't tell. you telling me to spend time in a place where mostly all of my memories were formed.

>How much of DC do you actually see and engage if you aren't
>currently living there?

i've spent my childhood commuting in and out of shaw, on 8th & Q. i went to a k-12 school there.
afterwards, i went to howard.
i moved to a condo in takoma park (dc side) for three years.
now i own in landover.
for a couple of years in between, i worked in bethesda.
now i work in foggy bottom.

i go to the parts of the city that dont annoy me with all the yuppies and white people. i engage in quite a bit of the city, but not necessarily the newest hottest swankiest spots. nah. i have roots here. i have lifelong friends here.

>Honestly the DC metro area frustrates me, but I will be an
>owner by the end of the year.

i find no frustration here. it's my home. and i own!

i do plan to rent this bad-boy out eventually, maybe then i can earn all of your respect.

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:18 PM

69. "Great for you!!!"
In response to Reply # 68

Fuck a cookie you need an ice cream cake!

I already told you I wasn't interested in a pissing contest.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 03:28 PM

70. "...can it be oatmeal raisin, please? "
In response to Reply # 69

this is a quote from you:

How much of DC do you actually see and engage if you aren't currently living there?'

did i do more than address the question?

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:46 PM

71. "You don't want me to make it..."
In response to Reply # 70
Mon Jul-20-15 04:15 PM by Meadow

I see what you're saying. I didn't think about people like yourself. Probably why Bin had the smh...

I still maintain that living here in present time is a more involved level of engagement.

Further edit: I'm not trying to disrespect your history with the area. I really do understand what you're saying.

Like I've BEEN saying in this post, more of you need to be within the city limits, not in a nearby neighborhood.

I mean, is it attitudes like this that have resulted in the city losing its Chocolate? When I moved here I thought I would be living among Black professionals. No one told me that all the Black retirees were in the Gold Coast and South Ave. while all the young Black professionals were in PG/MoCo County.

I'm generally annoyed with the folks who claim DC and don't live here and as a result don't vote here. You can live in and out of the city all you want but you don't have the same level of socio-political engagement with the direction this city is going in.

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Kwesi
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Mon Jul-20-15 04:26 PM

73. "...agreed. "
In response to Reply # 71

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blkprinceMD05
Member since Nov 29th 2004
41323 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 08:08 PM

78. "I knew u weren't a native saying DC proper"
In response to Reply # 69
Mon Jul-20-15 08:22 PM by blkprinceMD05

Lord I hate that term. Something transplants came up with to distance themselves from other transplants. Not part of DC is in Maryland or Virginia so it's completely unnecessary

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Mahogany
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:35 PM

86. "Lol"
In response to Reply # 78

BUY SOMETHING PLEASE ---> www.estherwoovintage.com

"people... please refrain from gnr'ing me. im an avid lol'er and am completely fine wit the service."

"I�m just a dreamer,
turned true to life leaner...
Born to do good so others can be believers"

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:51 PM

88. "I'm from 'the south' where we use 'proper'."
In response to Reply # 78

Transplant or no transplant, city limits are city limits.

Like I've BEEN saying in this post, more of you need to be within the city limits, not in a nearby neighborhood.

I mean, is it attitudes like this that have resulted in the city losing its Chocolate? When I moved here I thought I would be living among Black professionals. No one told me that all the Black retirees were in the Gold Coast and South Ave. while all the young Black professionals were in PG/MoCo County.

I'm generally annoyed with the folks who claim DC and don't live here and as a result don't vote here. You can live in and out of the city all you want but you don't have the same level of socio-political engagement with the direction this city is going in.

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
79621 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 09:18 AM

111. "you are still on the transplantation"
In response to Reply # 88

****************
TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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Mahogany
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:52 AM

123. "I don't think you understand what happened in dc"
In response to Reply # 88

Meat pretty much broke it down, but even with that Idk if the "chocolate city" you are thinking of (I'm assuming here) is the one you would've gotten had you moved there when the city was still Black as hell. Black professionals been moving out to the county for 30+ yrs now...(and to be honest I'm using that word loosely because the majority of people here work for the govt...so youre moreso talking about people with maybe a gs-9/10 or higher lol)

More people would love to live within the city limits, but they don't want us there and those of us that can afford it would prefer some representation in addition to other things. When they could afford to live there they didn't want to because of the crime. Now that it's nice they don't want to because well why would they?

The large migration of Black folks that you see happening now started maybe 10-15 yrs ago and involved people that you probably wouldn't consider to be Black professionals...those people moved a long time ago. All these desirable neighborhoods that people speak of now used to be hoods that a lot of people wouldn't step foot in unless they had to or lived there themselves. The city lost its chocolate because of gentrification and folks not paying attention to what was goin on around them. But yeah even with all that said I don't think this post is about voting...

>
>Transplant or no transplant, city limits are city limits.
>
>Like I've BEEN saying in this post, more of you need to be
>within the city limits, not in a nearby neighborhood.
>
>I mean, is it attitudes like this that have resulted in the
>city losing its Chocolate? When I moved here I thought I would
>be living among Black professionals. No one told me that all
>the Black retirees were in the Gold Coast and South Ave. while
>all the young Black professionals were in PG/MoCo County.
>
>I'm generally annoyed with the folks who claim DC and don't
>live here and as a result don't vote here. You can live in and
>out of the city all you want but you don't have the same level
>of socio-political engagement with the direction this city is
>going in.

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:30 AM

130. "Here's what I know..."
In response to Reply # 123

A LOT of Black folks who lived here did not do what was necessary to hold on to a really good thing.

I know and have spoken with a lot of Washingtonians about the history of this city. I have represented Washington residents on a variety of legal issues and I have tried to convince people to keep their property here who are trying to sell it. I'm involved in community meetings and talking to city council. I'm also clearly biased because my involvement with the city is largely from a legal and community perspective.

>More people would love to live within the city limits, but
>they don't want us there and those of us that can afford it
>would prefer some representation in addition to other things.
>When they could afford to live there they didn't want to
>because of the crime. Now that it's nice they don't want to
>because well why would they?

Ok and great but... those folks effectively abandoned the city. They can't cry and complain about newbies because things are different and you have no involvement or say with what is going on now.

>
>The large migration of Black folks that you see happening now
>started maybe 10-15 yrs ago and involved people that you
>probably wouldn't consider to be Black professionals...those
>people moved a long time ago. All these desirable
>neighborhoods that people speak of now used to be hoods that a
>lot of people wouldn't step foot in unless they had to or
>lived there themselves. The city lost its chocolate because of
>gentrification and folks not paying attention to what was goin
>on around them. But yeah even with all that said I don't think
>this post is about voting...

You're absolutely right. It's not just about voting. It's about being an active agent in the place you reside through sustained civic engagement.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 11:58 AM

133. "Stop this madness. Black people are some our worst enemies with myths "
In response to Reply # 130

The American Dream never existed in this country for black people and working harder only served to make other people richer. Working harder and sucking up on “excuses” only serves to distract from issues where a group of people has been specifically targeted against.

Black people were targeted for subprime loans regardless of if they were qualified for not http://www.citylab.com/housing/2013/08/blacks-really-were-targeted-bogus-loans-during-housing-boom/6559/ (living)

As the world moved to a more internet based approach development of high speed internet in DC has been pretty much nill in some points http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/digital-divide-grows-in-washington-area/2011/02/18/ABSefpH_story.html (access/quality of life)

Meanwhile areas that had been shut out of development for black people (red lining/insurance underwriting) only became more palatable when “other” people started moving into them.
How does a city like DC end up with two Wal-Marts that then turned around and reneged on the promise of living wages?

You bring up these issues like if people tried harder they would’ve been protected which is just non-sense. Unless you have access to board meetings for insurance agencies, or banking agencies, your activism is just a drop in a bucket on a larger scale. Like throwing sand into an ocean to change a tide.

We’re targeted for law enforcement activities, targeted to be victims of fraud by creditors/debtors, targeted to be lived around not near by development, and consistently excluded from the job market amongst other things.

Then we sit around here with this pull up our pants and get by on our bootstraps mentality like we’re going to break down a wall by running into it 1,000 times because we’re “tough and resilient” meanwhile other groups are building ladders on the backs of the very same people that are foolishly “toughing it out”.

Terms like “giving up” and “running away” only serve to be distracting and take away real opportunities for people to over come problems, because they make the problems seem like a personal choice and ignore the predatory and organized systems to make even “overcoming” an net loss.

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Tue Jul-21-15 12:22 PM

138. "So me saying that we can and should fight these things"
In response to Reply # 133
Tue Jul-21-15 12:34 PM by Meadow

is saying I'm an enemy?

>The American Dream never existed in this country for black
>people and working harder only served to make other people
>richer. Working harder and sucking up on “excuses” only
>serves to distract from issues where a group of people has
>been specifically targeted against.

Preaching to the choir.

>Black people were targeted for subprime loans regardless of if
>they were qualified for not
>http://www.citylab.com/housing/2013/08/blacks-really-were-targeted-bogus-loans-during-housing-boom/6559/
>(living)

Preaching to the choir.

>As the world moved to a more internet based approach
>development of high speed internet in DC has been pretty much
>nill in some points
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/digital-divide-grows-in-washington-area/2011/02/18/ABSefpH_story.html
>(access/quality of life)
>

Edit: This article is from four years ago. Between byteback and ConnectDC that gap is nearly if not actually, closed.

>Meanwhile areas that had been shut out of development for
>black people (red lining/insurance underwriting) only became
>more palatable when “other” people started moving into
>them.
>How does a city like DC end up with two Wal-Marts that then
>turned around and reneged on the promise of living wages?

That's when we hold the mayor responsible? That's when lawsuits get drawn up? That's when you organize and raise hell?

>You bring up these issues like if people tried harder they
>would’ve been protected which is just non-sense. Unless you
>have access to board meetings for insurance agencies, or
>banking agencies, your activism is just a drop in a bucket on
>a larger scale. Like throwing sand into an ocean to change a
>tide.

Thanks for your pessimism. I definitely needed to be reminded that as a Black person in the US I have no control over anything no matter how hard I try. Yet, I should stay in the US since there's no place better or as familiar to go.

>We’re targeted for law enforcement activities, targeted to
>be victims of fraud by creditors/debtors, targeted to be lived
>around not near by development, and consistently excluded from
>the job market amongst other things.
>
>Then we sit around here with this pull up our pants and get by
>on our bootstraps mentality like we’re going to break down a
>wall by running into it 1,000 times because we’re “tough
>and resilient” meanwhile other groups are building ladders
>on the backs of the very same people that are foolishly
>“toughing it out”.
>
>Terms like “giving up” and “running away” only serve
>to be distracting and take away real opportunities for people
>to over come problems, because they make the problems seem
>like a personal choice and ignore the predatory and organized
>systems to make even “overcoming” an net loss.

It's a personal choice to see what is going on and opt out instead of calling attention to it and trying to fight it.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 12:28 PM

139. "Before I leave I want you know I appreciate your optimism and fight. "
In response to Reply # 138

I don't want discourage it. And I genuinely mean that.

In the context of this conversation though I think we see both the problem and solution as two different things.

And I think that fundamental difference isn't being debated.

I disagree with your ideas, but I don't disagree with your ideals.

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“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Tue Jul-21-15 12:37 PM

141. "Thanks."
In response to Reply # 139

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Mahogany
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Thu Jul-23-15 06:24 AM

199. "I don't get what the issue is here"
In response to Reply # 130

You're talking about things that have nothing to do with this post and are kinda all over the place. I don't disagree that a lot of Black people messed up a good thing, but that's just how it goes when it comes to this kinda thing.

Not sure what you're even talking about when you say people are complaining about newbies...I don't really see that happening or at least that's not what I'm talking about and if it did that's their choice. If you aren't out here paying folks rent, bills etc then you really don't have but so much of a say in regards to what people should be doing and what folks are allowed to get mad at. I think youre oversimplifying this whole thing...

I don't disagree that people should hold onto their property, but it's not always that simple. My sis n law's family had a house that had been in their family for 2+ generations that they sold. It's easy to say oh they should've kept it (which they should've), but what you don't see from the outside looking in is that her mom had took out idk how many loans on this house (way before the area started to be gentrified) and couldn't afford it anymore (even though the house was paid for by the time she got it). They sold it and it got snatched up and flipped almost immediately.

That's how it goes for a lot of people the other people that just decided to leave don't really care about "newbies" so idk what you even mean by that. To say that folks that wanted a better life for their family have no right to have an opinion on anything isn't fair at all...especially when you weren't even there to experience the DC that they "abandoned".

>
>A LOT of Black folks who lived here did not do what was
>necessary to hold on to a really good thing.
>
>I know and have spoken with a lot of Washingtonians about the
>history of this city. I have represented Washington residents
>on a variety of legal issues and I have tried to convince
>people to keep their property here who are trying to sell it.
>I'm involved in community meetings and talking to city
>council. I'm also clearly biased because my involvement with
>the city is largely from a legal and community perspective.
>
>
>>More people would love to live within the city limits, but
>>they don't want us there and those of us that can afford it
>>would prefer some representation in addition to other
>things.
>>When they could afford to live there they didn't want to
>>because of the crime. Now that it's nice they don't want to
>>because well why would they?
>
>Ok and great but... those folks effectively abandoned the
>city. They can't cry and complain about newbies because things
>are different and you have no involvement or say with what is
>going on now.
>
>>
>>The large migration of Black folks that you see happening
>now
>>started maybe 10-15 yrs ago and involved people that you
>>probably wouldn't consider to be Black professionals...those
>>people moved a long time ago. All these desirable
>>neighborhoods that people speak of now used to be hoods that
>a
>>lot of people wouldn't step foot in unless they had to or
>>lived there themselves. The city lost its chocolate because
>of
>>gentrification and folks not paying attention to what was
>goin
>>on around them. But yeah even with all that said I don't
>think
>>this post is about voting...
>
>You're absolutely right. It's not just about voting. It's
>about being an active agent in the place you reside through
>sustained civic engagement.
>
>

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Mahogany
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Mon Jul-20-15 09:33 PM

85. "I agree if you live in MD you shouldn't claim DC BUT "
In response to Reply # 65
Mon Jul-20-15 09:34 PM by Mahogany

DC isn't like other cities where people who live in the outskirts only go to the city on the weekends etc. Most folks that live in MD know DC pretty well...hell depending on where you are dc can be literally across the street from you. Most people work in dc, party there and have family that live in the city (if you grew up in the area). While i wouldnt ever claim DC, I would be willing to bet that the majority of the folks i grew up with in MD know DC better than somebody thats only lived there for 7 yrs. I know when I lived there I spent a good amount of time in the city on a weekly if not daily basis.

>I've been in the future state of New Columbia for five years
>consecutively.
>
>I've been living in the DC metro area for seven years though.
>
>I'm definitely not from DC and not trying to pose as a
>Washingtonian.
>
>But...
>
>How much of DC do you actually see and engage if you aren't
>currently living there?
>
>Honestly the DC metro area frustrates me, but I will be an
>owner* by the end of the year.
>
>Edit:
>*In DC.
>
>

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:05 PM

89. "I understand..."
In response to Reply # 85

I've lived on the skirts of the city where I could walk into and out of Maryland.

BUT...

Its like gangs claiming sets and not caring about the fact that they don't have a property interest.

I cut and pasted my response to "Kwezi" to legsdiamond and another person here. I was not trying to derail this post. Damn.

It's silly to me to go back and forth about who really knows DC
and how long you've been in an area when the point remains that if you do not have an address here and/or don't plan to attain one, you don't have a say when things go up for a vote or have the same level of involvement with the politics and changes/improvements to the city.

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:47 PM

91. "When did this post become about voting? "
In response to Reply # 89

****************
TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:12 AM

126. "RE: When did this post become about civic engagement?"
In response to Reply # 91

Fixed that for you.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 08:15 AM

99. "RE: I understand..."
In response to Reply # 89

I think you’re looking at the wrong end of the problem and pointing blame at people who are making better financial decisions to address the problems that you’re speaking of.

Black people on the whole are one of the most reliable spending blocs in the country, and if en masse they’re saying “I’m not going to pay those ridiculous rents” there’s a reason for that.

Speaking about Black people leaving the district for other pastures ignores the transformation that city went through and is going through.

There’s an entire party in the government dedicated to shedding government jobs and increasing contracting jobs.

Black people make up 17.9% of the total government work force but only 13.2% of the US population https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/diversity-and-inclusion/reports/feorp-2012.pdf

Meanwhile the contracting industry has been booming, mostly in defense spending which is tied to white men http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/11/army-officer-corps-dominated-by-white-men/14987977/

So less black jobs, money being transferred to private companies, loss of government pensions, more money to 401k plans and Wall Street which directly contributed to the housing crisis http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/may/20/wall-street-role-financial-crisis

Which disproportionally affected black people http://nlihc.org/article/report-shows-african-americans-lost-half-their-wealth-due-housing-crisis-and-unemployment

Meanwhile a city going through a change in which construction is expanding which bring Latin populations more so than any other demographic http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/business/economy/job-growth-for-hispanics-is-outpacing-other-groups.html?_r=0

With artificially inflated housing prices http://www.dezeen.com/2015/06/19/washington-dc-height-buildings-act-skyscrapers-inequality-housing-american-versailles/

People should just ignore all of that and stay in a district that has neither Congressional or Senatorial votes, and not even Senatorial representation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_voting_rights

For the sake of “Chocolate” authenticity, while being outpaced as a community and individually?

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“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus

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John Forte
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15361 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 08:24 AM

100. "This is a really great reply^^^^"
In response to Reply # 99

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
79621 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 09:09 AM

107. "facts!!!"
In response to Reply # 99
Tue Jul-21-15 09:13 AM by legsdiamond

it's a little insulting to hear someone arrive late to the party and ask a why everyone dipped out.

people start families, crunch numbers, look at schools and make decisions based on what is best for them. The city rarely gives back what you put in so I don't blame anyone who moves out to better their situation.

and DC is waaaay different than most cities.

****************
TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
44616 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 09:11 AM

108. "damn MEAT...you kinda blacked out with this one fam.... NICE! "
In response to Reply # 99

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:17 AM

127. "So you're basically saying the Black folks here didn't try to stop "
In response to Reply # 99
Tue Jul-21-15 11:18 AM by Meadow

any of that.

Playing victim and deciding to move out instead of fighting.

All great and valid reasons MEAT but your response just gives these folks crying about knowing DC and not being here even less of a platform to stand on.

Why lay claim to a city if you just opted out of it completely by deciding to move and not getting involved?

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:26 AM

129. "No I'm saying your arguments and solutions don't hold against reality. "
In response to Reply # 127

And I outlined very specific points to support my statements. Your opinion is valid and at the core it's in the right direction, but the concepts and actions to reach goals don't match.

As far as your point about claiming an area. I'd ask you why is Woodley Park more "DC" than Hyattsville?

We're not on here talking about Germantown or Gaithersburg, we're talking about places where if an electric pole goes down it effects that spot. If a rain cloud starts letting out, it's not deciding district lines.

At that level of distance your arguments of culture don't hold up. What effects Capitol Heights, MD effects east DC. What happens on Benning Road effects both localities.

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“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus

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Meadow
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Tue Jul-21-15 12:08 PM

135. "And according to your post the reality is"
In response to Reply # 129
Tue Jul-21-15 12:26 PM by Meadow

1) Contracting jobs got big.

-So Black folks couldn't see the trend and create their own contracting businesses for gov't where minorities and women get bonus points?

2) Foreclosures and housing market hit Blacks the worst.

-This is true and is true in various urban areas. However, the Black property owners in DC that played it smart with their homes and investments weren't relocated.

3) Latinos and contracting jobs.

See... you link a NYT article that says the Hispanic are rebounding in labor jobs due to increased immigration enforcement. There's nothing there about how all the contracting jobs are going to Latinos and Blacks are being shafted. When I'm passing construction sites in DC and MD there are Blacks and Latinos out there, sometimes all Black crews.

4) Military spending and it being a white man's club.

This is true too.

5) Many of the Black people here don't want to be in the city due to rent/crime/ etc.

So if a newbie comes here and is like, where are all the Black people, and finds out its due to a mix of unfortunate circumstances, bad investments, not being involved and (for too many Black professionals) just not wanting to be here, well...

It sounds like someone that doesn't have being a DC resident as a high priority... And that was the case for most of the PG/MoCo/Nova folks I know and spoke to. I'm not saying they're wrong for that. But why get angry and defensive when I say that as a non-resident you aren't as engaged in the city?

This whole line of arguing started when I said how engaged are you in a city if you don't live there. That's it. What I said is true.

I live here and despite the frustrations I genuinely care about the poor, the vulnerable and the Black people who still live in DC. I'm also doing what I can to help the people who are still in DC stay here.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 12:14 PM

137. "I'm good man, this fight is yours. Good luck. "
In response to Reply # 135

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“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
79621 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 01:03 PM

143. "lol... you dropped jewels in this post"
In response to Reply # 137

****************
TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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Cocobrotha2
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Thu Jul-23-15 08:27 AM

202. "I disagree with the idea that job losses or contracting had an effect"
In response to Reply # 99
Thu Jul-23-15 08:27 AM by Cocobrotha2

The suburbs of DC are DEEP with black families that were supported by government and government contracting jobs and some now are being supported by their pensions. They've been there for decades and they're comfortable being there.

I can go into more detail about recent government job losses (mostly accounting tricks) and the impact of the rise of government contracting but it's really besides the point because I don't feel they really deal with the point at hand (why aren't more of us living IN the city?).

Among my black friends, the ones that live in DC are the ones raised in other cities (NY, LA, Chicago, etc). Folks raised around here, even those from DC, generally live in the suburbs.

I think outsiders simply appreciate the city more for what it currently is. People from here remember what it was (good and bad, Chocolate City vs Murder Capital). Those cities are gone, there's a new one now and it's really not all that appealing anymore for those of us raised around here.

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afrogirl_lost
Member since May 22nd 2012
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Sun Aug-02-15 05:26 AM

207. "I feel the same way about Philly "
In response to Reply # 65

Cheltenhan, Ardmore, Landsdale etc is not Philly.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 04:37 PM

74. "lol"
In response to Reply # 58

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
17897 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 12:28 PM

45. "And what area is this? "
In response to Reply # 41

>The responses are telling. No one is mentioning the most
>beautiful area in all of the District.
>
>

______________________________________________________________________________

cscpov.blogspot.com

"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
-unknown

"To Each His Reach"

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:16 PM

51. "Go look up the area in DC with the most green space."
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WarriorPoet415
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:13 PM

56. "or can you just say what you're talking about? "
In response to Reply # 51

______________________________________________________________________________

cscpov.blogspot.com

"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
-unknown

"To Each His Reach"

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:43 PM

59. "See #49"
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WarriorPoet415
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:57 PM

62. "LP? you mean Ledroit Park? "
In response to Reply # 59

______________________________________________________________________________

cscpov.blogspot.com

"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
-unknown

"To Each His Reach"

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Meadow
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:58 PM

64. "No, I was referring to LeonPause residing in the Shaw neighborhood."
In response to Reply # 62

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Atillah Moor
Member since Sep 05th 2013
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:14 PM

48. "Not just you two-- I was going to mention the DMV thing too"
In response to Reply # 41

but then someone would call that "bougie" or whatever.

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Kwesi
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:50 PM

54. "THE bougiest nigga here."
In response to Reply # 48

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Atillah Moor
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:15 PM

57. "nah-- someone on here has me beat for sure. "
In response to Reply # 54

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Everything looks like Oprah kissing Harvey Weinstein these days

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 01:14 PM

49. "Oh, didnt see LP up there..."
In response to Reply # 41

I'd encourage you all to gentrify SE before the hipsters and suits do.

We need more Okplayery types.

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Binlahab
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Mon Jul-20-15 02:04 PM

55. "smh. nm"
In response to Reply # 41

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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LeonPause
Member since Apr 22nd 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 08:14 AM

98. "you're not the only two DC dwellers in this post."
In response to Reply # 41
Tue Jul-21-15 08:16 AM by LeonPause

you're overlooking responses.
mainly mine.

edit: didn't see your response mentioning me a few rows up. *daps*

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flipnile
Member since Nov 05th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 08:29 AM

101. "This is a suburbanite OKP thing. Trying to be cool by proxy"
In response to Reply # 41

Mad excuses about why they can't just say where they really live, as if we all don't have smartphones and google maps. At the end of the day, they go home to their different counties, with different school districts, voting & political structures, municipal services, etc.

Just say DMV or Virginia or Maryland, y'all. Stop trying to be something you aren't.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Tue Jul-21-15 08:32 AM

103. "we should be able to weigh in on posts like these."
In response to Reply # 101

i don't think it's about being cool.

i think it's about not being excluded from a conversation.

..

when's the last time you been to a townhall meeting?

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:00 AM

104. "Folks running in here cuffin for district lines. "
In response to Reply # 103

Like Capitol Heights is less DC because you go a block east. Same food, same road, same crime.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:12 AM

109. "the chocolate people from the 'chocolate city' she's romanticizing"
In response to Reply # 104
Tue Jul-21-15 09:12 AM by Kwesi

are now in farimont heights, temple hills, capital heights.

and they are waaaay more 'dc' than the buppies that post here.

this new shit popping? it's cool and hip and all.

but it aint gonna ever be chocolate city again.

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MEAT
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:34 AM

117. "Like Woodley Park is more "DC" than Hyattsville?"
In response to Reply # 109

That's the kind of hair splitting that's silly as shit.

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blkprinceMD05
Member since Nov 29th 2004
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Tue Jul-21-15 01:01 PM

142. "^^^reality"
In response to Reply # 109

prototype

stand ur ground, believe in urself,
believe in love, prepare urself for love, remove the negativity from ur life, and accept the love u kno u deserve

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flipnile
Member since Nov 05th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:12 AM

110. "Why? You really don't experience the ins-and-outs of the city"
In response to Reply # 103
Tue Jul-21-15 09:18 AM by flipnile

>we should be able to weigh in on posts like these.

Assuming that you don't currently live *in* DC. Commuting into the city for ~8 hours to work and going out to a few bars or restaurants is nothing like living there 24/7. You're views on city services and politics are most likely skewed because it's a system that you have no say in (no votes/taxes) and only partially affects you. And that's just from a governmental standpoint. As far as culture on the street, you're far removed from that.

It is what it is.

I'd just like someone to give one good reason for claiming "DC" when they live in Maryland (other than treating people like idiots that don't know that Washington DC is between Virginia and Maryland). Why can't folks just say "Bowie, Maryland?"

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MEAT
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:28 AM

115. "nearly everything you just typed is wrong"
In response to Reply # 110

If a rain cloud covers my house it covers DC too.
If said rain cloud knocks down a tree and power goes out that power isn't saying oops you're not in DC
Same shitty Pepco people will service it and we'll get power at the same time.
Same shitty pothole people work is being done matter what.
I don't get better/worse metro service when I cross from Takoma Park to Silver Spring

The biggest difference is that I can buy beer in DC gas stations.

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flipnile
Member since Nov 05th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:31 AM

116. "How come no one ever answers this question:"
In response to Reply # 115

>I'd just like someone to give one good reason for claiming "DC" when
>they live in Maryland (other than treating people like idiots that
>don't know that Washington DC is between Virginia and Maryland). Why
>can't folks just say "Bowie, Maryland?"

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:39 AM

118. "That shit is like 20 miles from the city why would I respond to that?"
In response to Reply # 116

I don't live there. People that are that hung up about separating themselves from DC when they basically live in DC do so to establish a class difference. They'll let you know they're in Glen Echo, Bethesda, Chevy Chase

Chillum is in Maryland but that shit is DC
Brentwood is Maryland but that shit is DC

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Binlahab
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Tue Jul-21-15 12:35 PM

140. "naan nigga is cooler than me lol"
In response to Reply # 101

idgaf if you live in a loft on top of alero on u st & work for the white house escorting sasha & malia to the set of girls every weekend.

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Overqualified
Member since May 03rd 2006
4543 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 11:50 AM

42. "Going to keep an eye on this. I may need a place soon."
In response to Reply # 0

My homegirl has been bigging up NoMa near Galludet. Rent relatively affordable close to a lot - Costco, Walmart, U street. I don't know a whole lot else about it though.

Streets won't let me chill.

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
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Mon Jul-20-15 12:28 PM

44. "Arlington/Arlington"
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RaphaelSoulLee
Member since May 21st 2003
3765 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 01:11 PM

47. "Ft. Wash"
In response to Reply # 0

It takes all kinds to make up a world, son. -My pops

I just live for the comments -Da wiz

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Cam
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Mon Jul-20-15 03:48 PM

72. "NW "
In response to Reply # 0

One of those new, kind-of-condo, buildings near all that Mass. Ave development...Near Gonzaga and that unnamed multinational retail corporation.
I'm only there on the weekends, but it's very convenient.

Allegedly, one of the GOP Presidential contenders just moved in.

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Tw3nty
Member since Jan 02nd 2007
8466 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 07:31 PM

76. "Live in Capitol Heights, Wanna live by Stadium Yards"
In response to Reply # 0

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ndibs
Member since Aug 06th 2012
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Mon Jul-20-15 08:26 PM

80. "Why does nobody live in dc? "
In response to Reply # 0

>and where would you want to live?

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Mon Jul-20-15 08:40 PM

82. "When I got here gentrification was already in full swing"
In response to Reply # 80

People were paying 2500 for a studio at the end of H street
There still weren't many big apartment complexes on top of that and you had to go through all of the Craigslist scams where people were getting over hand and foot
They were also doing a lot of kickbacks, say you go visit a place to try to rent, the person that put up the add wants to inflate the rent while you're there.
Add that on to the people that won't rent to black folks because "statistically it doesn't make sense"
Cap that onto apartment complexes that have income limits and you're forcing a lot of black people to find places outside of the city.

I lived in DC for a little over a year and a half, had the top floor of a shitty rowhouse right next to Howard University. It was a single unit technically but I was in the city. And I enjoyed it. But DC is funky, friend groups don't really mix, people don't really travel to each other's houses either. So where you live is good for you and that's about it. You're not doing much but finding a place you won't get got and trying to reduce your commute time, everything else for normal DC life is almost superfluous (outside of dating, some people are wary to date within neighborhoods they don't deem good).

I like where we're at in Silver Spring, I wouldn't move to DC because there's nothing that offers what we have right now in the city. Most of NW is completely white washed, Anacostia is great but it's a sprawl of houses, NE is a sprawl of houses. H street area is cool to go to but that night life is a bitch. Downtown is overpriced at yuppie. U street is just not a place to actually live. The closest we' get is Logan Circle/Dupont and that area is way too white to enjoy.

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
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Tue Jul-21-15 07:24 AM

92. "I have a child. And I value her education. I don't see DCPS coming up fo..."
In response to Reply # 80

at least another 10 years. Progress is being made, but I don't want her to be a guinea pig for progress.

There's a better chance for white youth to make it through this transitional period than for black youth. A lot of the folks you hear that have this optimism and willingness to be the pioneers for education reform in DC are white or asian.

I lived in DC for a spell....it was cool back then...but I couldn't see doing it again now... not in lieu of the things have within arms reach where I live now.

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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John Forte
Member since Feb 22nd 2013
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Tue Jul-21-15 07:44 AM

93. "I think I'm the biggest suburb hater on this board"
In response to Reply # 92

and when I move to DMV, it'll probably be the suburbs because I am not fucking with the DCPS and DC is too expensive for me to afford a decent neighborhood and private schools. I know SE is coming up, but it just doesn't offer enough in terms of amenities to make me want to live there.

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FLUIDJ
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Tue Jul-21-15 07:52 AM

95. "Inside the beltway the term suburb is more of a technicality though...."
In response to Reply # 93

DC is only recently coming into itself as a real actual city and not just a pseudo wanna-be city.

I don't think you could pay me to live outside the beltway lol....

Like others have stated, there are parts of Virginia & Maryland that are actually closer to the DC hotspots than living inside the DC city limits....

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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John Forte
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Tue Jul-21-15 07:51 AM

94. "In addition to the reasons already mentioned, DC is a funny rental marke..."
In response to Reply # 80

In most big cities the first person who meets the rental qualifications and writes the check gets the apartment. In my experience, DC apartments are more likely to choose from a pool of tenants to make sure they get who they want (read white and Asian).

My sister-in-law lives in a very large 1br in a decent building in Columbia heights she found the apartment in 2013. She pays 1100/mo. She said they took 20 applications for the apt.

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Kwesi
Member since Jan 11th 2004
7370 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 07:57 AM

96. "this a big deal. for real."
In response to Reply # 94

neighborhood white-washing is not a joke.

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John Forte
Member since Feb 22nd 2013
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Tue Jul-21-15 08:29 AM

102. "They were doing that shit back in 2000"
In response to Reply # 96

I was shocked. I was on my NY- "I got the credit and the income, and I'm willing to write the check right now" shit, and steady losing out on apartments.

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Binlahab
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Tue Jul-21-15 08:14 AM

97. "anything decent is insanely expensive"
In response to Reply # 80

if you have kids, forget it.

unless you pulling in a good...i'd say 100-125 as a household its not gonna happen

i mean you can do it in SE or whatever & thats cool but u st, h st...like something hot? naw man.

this is for families...single people can & should be in DC city limits

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:51 AM

122. "They don't build what I want in DC for a good price. "
In response to Reply # 80

I was pretty set on a townhome cause I was tired of apartment style living and ruled out a condo pretty quickly.
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Frank Longo
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Mon Jul-20-15 08:41 PM

83. "I lived in Tenleytown for a while. Really enjoyed it."
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My movies: http://russellhainline.com
My movie reviews: https://letterboxd.com/RussellHFilm/
My beer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebeertravelguide

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csuave03
Member since May 20th 2007
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Mon Jul-20-15 10:14 PM

90. "I just moved from Mt. Pleasant"
In response to Reply # 0

it was accessible but eh

If I were to move back which could be possible and money was tight I'm going back to the same area or Brookland.

If I were looking to buy I'd set up shop in SE to catch something on the low before its too late or if money wasn't an issue, Downtown

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NikaMandela
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:25 AM

113. "...anyone want to move into the city proper and be my roommate?"
In response to Reply # 0
Tue Jul-21-15 09:34 AM by NikaMandela

i got a whole floor in a big beautiful home with your name(s) on it? it's two bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom...very nice and on the cheap side. (i live on the top floor.)

yeah its deadwood, currently a food desert, not a lot around, but it's changing. I fully own up to being a gentrifier and hoping for more black gentrifiers like myself to join my ranks. i got a deal with my landlord, so i'm not letting this place go unless something drastic happens.

hit the inbox

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:49 AM

120. "focused"
In response to Reply # 113

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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John Forte
Member since Feb 22nd 2013
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:25 AM

114. "This post was mundane, turned into a shitshow, then got great"
In response to Reply # 0

the late-stage discussion is really, really good.

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magilla vanilla
Member since Sep 13th 2002
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Tue Jul-21-15 09:50 AM

121. "Eckington. Block from the MBT. "
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lightworks
Member since Feb 17th 2006
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:33 AM

131. "I live in DC proper. I have moved 4 times."
In response to Reply # 0
Tue Jul-21-15 11:33 AM by lightworks

First Hyattsville then Dupont Circle then SW DC 3 blocks from the Waterfront metro station now here.

No I'm not explaining where here is but happy to answer questions about the other 3 locations.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:59 AM

134. "Whatever happened to the crazy older white housemate "
In response to Reply # 131

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lightworks
Member since Feb 17th 2006
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Tue Jul-21-15 03:36 PM

149. "That was Dupont circle. Next I had a crazy older black roommate."
In response to Reply # 134
Tue Jul-21-15 03:36 PM by lightworks

Now I'm with two ladies my own age.

Best situation ever!

Also you said your row house was shitty but I liked it. You had hella space for one person.

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BootyGreen
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Tue Jul-21-15 11:44 AM

132. "NE, Riggs Park"
In response to Reply # 0

Don't like it. Been a few shootings (and 1 homicide) on my block this year. Wish I could have a home or apt. in downtown Silver Spring but I don't make Silver Spring money lol.

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S_Ali
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Tue Jul-21-15 01:37 PM

144. "Bowie"
In response to Reply # 0

But I'm old and we have two kids, 13 and 9. We still own a place in the city in the Langdon/Woodridge area.

I don't think Bowie grew on me per say, I think I just got older and my life became more centered around my children's activities. I still think it is a great place to raise a family. I like the sense of community out here. I became heavily involved with our kids activities, sports and school. One drawback is Bowie is basically between 3 major cities being DC, Annapolis, and Baltimore. There is not major industry out here so unless you have a job where you are telecommuting or can work from home you will have to commute to one of those places every morning. You can get there under an hour if you leave by say 7:00 otherwise you will spend a good 13 hours a week in the car.

If we didn't have kids, we would have never left the city.

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
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Tue Jul-21-15 02:32 PM

146. "aww... this made me a little homesick"
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rashad
Member since Mar 21st 2007
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Tue Jul-21-15 03:26 PM

147. "i live right by the DC Convention Center"
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kfine
Member since Jan 11th 2009
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Tue Jul-21-15 03:34 PM

148. "So, I'm late to this but questions for the DC Border Patrol contingent:"
In response to Reply # 0

What actually is the purpose of checking someone on say Capitol Heights or Silver Spring or Arlington or Bethesda etc. vs DC? I mean we're talking areas that are serviced by the same bus system, same subway system, same utility companies, etc. Is it just about the feeling it gives you inside or is there a practical concern/application in there somewhere?

The level of engagement argument doesn't really make sense to me. DC swells by 80% every workday and a good portion of the 'false washingtonions' drive DC's economy on a consistent basis by way of shared amenities, services and entertainment. Also, several government agencies are headquartered outside of distric borders, including the DOD/Pentagon. This has not interfered with their government function or relevance in the capital region at large.

There is literally no possible way all of the federal government, municipal government and local commerce, communities and cultures could fit within city limits unless you want population density worse than Manila. And DC is already one of the most expensive cities in the US without such density.

Do you all just envision some Washingtonian utopia where this level of activity sustains, anyone and everyone can reside within distric borders, and it doesn't cost millions per square foot?

And can you explain how your logic makes sense for a city like nyc, where the boroughs are actually classified as seperate counties? Shouldn't you be splitting hairs regarding BK people claiming nyc as well?

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
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Tue Jul-21-15 03:42 PM

150. "^^^ Doesn't live in DC..."
In response to Reply # 148

Shit neither do i anymore but whatever

>What actually is the purpose of checking someone on say
>Capitol Heights or Silver Spring or Arlington or Bethesda etc.
>vs DC? I mean we're talking areas that are serviced by the
>same bus system, same subway system, same utility companies,
>etc. Is it just about the feeling it gives you inside or is
>there a practical concern/application in there somewhere?

For me it started in college when ppl would claim dc to give themselves more credibility when they were the suburbs. I thought that shit was wack. As i've grown older and being an adult living in DC for me it was about the lack of rights we had in government and other issues that are specific to being a dc resident. It's like don't claim us to be cool but have no interest in the things we're dealing with

>
>The level of engagement argument doesn't really make sense to
>me. DC swells by 80% every workday and a good portion of the
>'false washingtonions' drive DC's economy on a consistent
>basis by way of shared amenities, services and entertainment.
>Also, several government agencies are headquartered outside of
>distric borders, including the DOD/Pentagon. This has not
>interfered with their government function or relevance in the
>capital region at large.

I don't think this is relevant. I mean there are federal govt agencies all over the country. That has nothing to do with the DC argument

>
>There is literally no possible way all of the federal
>government, municipal government and local commerce,
>communities and cultures could fit within city limits unless
>you want population density worse than Manila. And DC is
>already one of the most expensive cities in the US without
>such density.

OK

>
>Do you all just envision some Washingtonian utopia where this
>level of activity sustains, anyone and everyone can reside
>within distric borders, and it doesn't cost millions per
>square foot?
>

No

>And can you explain how your logic makes sense for a city like
>nyc, where the boroughs are actually classified as seperate
>counties? Shouldn't you be splitting hairs regarding BK people
>claiming nyc as well?

I don't care what new yorkers do.

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kfine
Member since Jan 11th 2009
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Tue Jul-21-15 04:25 PM

152. "Lol, it's fine. Honestly curious"
In response to Reply # 150

>For me it started in college when ppl would claim dc to give
>themselves more credibility when they were the suburbs. I
>thought that shit was wack. As i've grown older and being an
>adult living in DC for me it was about the lack of rights we
>had in government and other issues that are specific to being
>a dc resident. It's like don't claim us to be cool but have
>no interest in the things we're dealing with

I see. But then, is this why the 'majority' of people claim residing in the DC area? To be cool? Even just in this post, I don't feel like I read any of that. I feel like people were just saying DTSS or what have you and then the border patrol contingent jumped on it implying they were not the audience for this post. I guess I don't understand why it should be 'that' deep.

>
>
>I don't think this is relevant. I mean there are federal govt
>agencies all over the country. That has nothing to do with
>the DC argument

Well, it does because one of the arguments earlier in the post was that geographical containment/residence within city limits is integral to engaging with the DC community. I don't think this is really true. Even just considering agencies/contractors in the DC area alone, I don't think their location within or outside DC limits interferes with their engagement in the capital region. And I don't think it impedes people/communities who care to engage either. There's a lot more to engagement than just voting, no? If someone wants to get involved in DC issues despite living in Silver Spring, they are somehow precluded from doing so because they "don't know DC?" I don't get it.

>
>I don't care what new yorkers do.

Lol all good

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
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Tue Jul-21-15 04:37 PM

154. "I'm glad you can take a joke..."
In response to Reply # 152

>I see. But then, is this why the 'majority' of people claim
>residing in the DC area? To be cool? Even just in this post, I
>don't feel like I read any of that. I feel like people were
>just saying DTSS or what have you and then the border patrol
>contingent jumped on it implying they were not the audience
>for this post. I guess I don't understand why it should be
>'that' deep.
>
I think a lot of people at this point do it for convenience "DC" typically means more to people than if you say "Herndon" and really you're discussing the same proximate area. But when I was younger there was pride associated with it... we had go-go. we had "grit"... folks who moved to the suburbs generally looked down on DC folks (we're talking loonnngggggg before it became the hip spot to live) so I've always been very protective cuz i felt like "back then they didn't want me, now i'm hot they all on me"... you know?

>Well, it does because one of the arguments earlier in the post
>was that geographical containment/residence within city limits
>is integral to engaging with the DC community. I don't think
>this is really true. Even just considering
>agencies/contractors in the DC area alone, I don't think their
>location within or outside DC limits interferes with their
>engagement in the capital region. And I don't think it impedes
>people/communities who care to engage either. There's a lot
>more to engagement than just voting, no? If someone wants to
>get involved in DC issues despite living in Silver Spring,
>they are somehow precluded from doing so because they "don't
>know DC?" I don't get it.
>
I think it does though. Hell a lot of times it's their elected officials imposing their rules on DC. I just feel like when you lump everyone together you lose the uniqueness of what makes (made) DC the place that I loved. At this point, most of it has been eroded due to gentrification, but to lump the DMV together you quickly lose sight of the mostly black, mostly older residents of DC that seem to have been passed over and forgotten

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
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Tue Jul-21-15 03:49 PM

151. "A lot of times, for me at least, before I lived in Arlington, and when "
In response to Reply # 148
Tue Jul-21-15 03:51 PM by FLUIDJ

I lived out in fckin Mitchellville......

It was easier to just tell folks (primarily family, or people that lived outside the area and didn't know the area) that I lived in DC. Because you start saying random cities & counties and get the "--" face from people.....but if you just simplify and say "DC" it just makes the convo roll easier... eventually you get into the details.....

Of course this was when I was younger.....the easier approach would have just been to say "I live in the DC region in a town called _______ "

It's more about dealing with outsiders ignorance of the area than it is about trying to claim something for personal gain or recognition or something like that.

In general people just rep the closest major city to their location. It's really not that deep. Detroit, St Louis, Chicago, Atlanta, etc. etc. etc....

Now though, I rep Arlington hard... I'm quick to differentiate.

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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kfine
Member since Jan 11th 2009
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Tue Jul-21-15 04:27 PM

153. "I understand/agree with pretty much everything you said"
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SoWhat
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Tue Jul-21-15 04:46 PM

156. "HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ^ THIS POSTED"
In response to Reply # 151

before ppl get it?

god.
damn!

LOL

fuck you.

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
1160 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 06:55 PM

157. "VA and MD aren't dealing with the same issues as DC"
In response to Reply # 148

Folks getting killed by dirt bike riders, the economy growing around the fact that residents can grow weed now, the issues I'm have with the DC library system, and that whole 51st state thing are things specific to DC.

I wasn't trying to be cool or make anyone feel left out. That's petty and silly. Continuing to feel offended when I conceded people's history with the area is also continuing to be petty and silly.

He didn't say the metro area, DMV and the like. He said DC. Sorry for reading without consulting all of you first.

I read the initial responses and was like... those places aren't DC. Didn't the OP say DC? Once you live and work here, this place becomes a bubble. That's my perspective. I'm truly sorry if my responses make it seem like I'm not respecting those with more holistic DMV perspectives.

Clearly I hurt a lot of feelings. My bad y'all.

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
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Tue Jul-21-15 07:47 PM

158. "Don't beat yourself up about it Famtastic...you just caught errybody"
In response to Reply # 157

on a slow Tuesday.....with a post loaded with poast potential.....
Nobody is really taking THAT to heart....

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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Meadow
Member since May 05th 2012
1160 posts

Tue Jul-21-15 07:59 PM

159. "Ok."
In response to Reply # 158

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
10119 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 06:51 AM

160. "meadow, inbox!"
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Walleye
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Wed Jul-22-15 08:06 AM

161. "Adams Morgan"
In response to Reply # 0

We lived here for a month before we knew how nuts things got on Friday and Saturday nights. Before that, we'd just wake up and wonder where all the pizza crusts on the ground came from.

It's pretty okay. Expensive. But I like being able to walk places and my friends live close by.

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
22257 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 09:11 AM

162. "lol have you to Heaven or Hell yet?"
In response to Reply # 161

I did one night there and said I'm good on Admo.

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T Reynolds
Member since Apr 16th 2007
42760 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 11:19 AM

170. "lol Heaven and Hell lol. Terrible."
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Binlahab
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Wed Jul-22-15 12:41 PM

174. "yall tripping! best bar crawls are in AM"
In response to Reply # 170

drinks are cheap & beckies are wilding

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Wed Jul-22-15 01:01 PM

175. "Which makes those the worst bar crawls. "
In response to Reply # 174

Few things worse to be around than drunk DC while girls.

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Binlahab
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:14 PM

186. "you & kweisi need to come kick it this wknd dog"
In response to Reply # 175

before you get married. like...for real. so you can see some real shit

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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MEAT
Member since Feb 08th 2008
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:17 PM

188. "We did bachelor party in New Orleans. His birthday is Friday though. "
In response to Reply # 186

Mine is Sunday. I'm doing punk rock karaoke at the Black Cat on Friday. Life is good.

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BootyGreen
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:45 PM

195. "RE: yall tripping! best bar crawls are in AM"
In response to Reply # 174

Now that I'm older I much prefer the (new and improved) H Street corridor for ball crawls.

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Walleye
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Wed Jul-22-15 03:27 PM

179. "Nooooooo thanks"
In response to Reply # 162

I actually don't think I've been in any of those 18th street places that don't seem to open until about 10pm. That's about one drink from my bedtime.

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LonelyOnly
Member since Aug 22nd 2002
5097 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 09:22 AM

163. "RE: DC! where are y'all living?"
In response to Reply # 0

i'm new to the area - been here about a year and love it (from NJ). i'm in the city itself - NW

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
15594 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 10:42 AM

164. "are you serious!?"
In response to Reply # 163

I had no idea

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LonelyOnly
Member since Aug 22nd 2002
5097 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 12:22 PM

173. "RE: are you serious!?"
In response to Reply # 164

ummmmmmmmmm yes you did...i told you when i told you i saw Lena at the vineyard LOLOLOL but you've been all over the place so I know you probably forgot. i am right on 14th.

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
15594 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 03:02 PM

177. "lol damn... I don't even remember"
In response to Reply # 173

Next time I'm in town i will definitely reach out

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
67613 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 10:53 AM

166. "Deanwood"
In response to Reply # 0

got an offer out now, and am kicking myself for letting a decent ass space fall thru my fingers. i'mma get a $160k/$170k house and a rehab loan, and make the magic happen.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
10119 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 10:55 AM

168. "i'm thinking about doing this:"
In response to Reply # 166
Wed Jul-22-15 10:57 AM by Crash Bandacoot

would the rehab be your first home? people seem to advise against
going for a rehab when you're a first time homebuyer, i can see why
but, some properties in certain areas are worth taking a chance.

>got an offer out now, and am kicking myself for letting a
>decent ass space fall thru my fingers. i'mma get a $160k/$170k
>house and a rehab loan, and make the magic happen.

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even when it may exceed its effective scope."

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
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Wed Jul-22-15 11:11 AM

169. "yeah...it would be my first home"
In response to Reply # 168

why do you hear not to go the rehab route?

i think it all depends on how good your contractor is. you get a jackleg and you might be fucked up. one of my best friends is an architect so i'mma fly him up here for the floor plans, and i think
he'll be able to have everything in order. i heard about this place in BMore where you can get all your windows and cabinets and counters for cheap, so i'mma check that out. but i really am looking forward to maybe designing my own shit. i'm particular like that, and really all i want is a pool table on the main floor.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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Crash Bandacoot
Member since May 13th 2003
10119 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 01:45 PM

176. "RE: yeah...it would be my first home"
In response to Reply # 169

>why do you hear not to go the rehab route?
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little to no experience in working with contractors, obtaining permits, putting together floor plans, etc.

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legsdiamond
Member since May 05th 2011
79621 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:25 PM

192. "flying your friend up sounds nice but you need someone local"
In response to Reply # 169

use your friend as a consultant but you really need to holla at people in DC who can get on that ass when shit goes wrong.

and it will go wrong.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:43 PM

194. "reality check."
In response to Reply # 192

>and it will go wrong.

thank you.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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ambient1
Member since May 23rd 2007
41077 posts

Thu Jul-30-15 02:12 PM

206. "You talkin about the Loading Dock....that joint is hit or miss"
In response to Reply # 169

depending on what you lookin for

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Coolin...

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FLUIDJ
Member since Sep 18th 2002
44616 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 11:42 AM

172. "Holla @ me when you look for your contractor & need your plans...."
In response to Reply # 166

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

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bonamie
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Wed Jul-22-15 10:53 AM

167. "i ABSOLUTELY loved living in DC at this apartment"
In response to Reply # 0

http://www.move.com/apartmentsforrent-detail/2407-15th-st-nw_washington_dc_20009_C431134

right across the street from malcolm x park
in btwn adams morgan and u street
balcony
door man
cool roof culture
it costs double what i used to pay
i dont know what rates are like now in dc
but i might pay that again if i was renting
public transporation wasn't that great
and parking was so horrid that i left my car in MD alot
but still
i loved loved loved that place

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T Reynolds
Member since Apr 16th 2007
42760 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 11:22 AM

171. "excellent post, would read again. spent a lot of time in DC area"
In response to Reply # 0

and what folks like MEAT are saying in here are really interesting

My ex was from DC and her fam moved out decades ago to District Heights

Her folks back home were either from PG, and living in Silver Spring, or from DC, living elsewhere in Maryland etc, she was the ONLY one living in DC proper

Between visiting all her friends, family, and going to various churches (mostly 7th Day) I got a good scope of the seamlessness of the metro area and the intricacies of the pockets in and around the city itself.

I'm reading more right now

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rashad
Member since Mar 21st 2007
4458 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 03:11 PM

178. "has the DC synthetic drug craze affected any of y'all?"
In response to Reply # 0

there has been an uptick of people who both sell and use it around my way, and unfortunately they do their business by one of the playgrounds my son frequents. It's unsettling to say the least

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
67613 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 03:35 PM

180. "that shit is killing kids"
In response to Reply # 178

it hasn't really affected me directly, but i'm sure some of the niggas i see outside are on it. i haven't stopped and talked to them about it tho.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
15594 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 03:36 PM

181. "i'm curious to see/hear"
In response to Reply # 180

how it will affect things once school starts.

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
67613 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:21 PM

190. "one of the former students in my program had a boyfriend who died..."
In response to Reply # 181

committed suicide. and she said that was the cause of it. he started smoking that shit and was never right again. and that was 2 years ago. so its not a new thing, but i didn't know that the popularity was increasing. i thought it was just a quick fad.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.

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WarriorPoet415
Member since Sep 30th 2003
17897 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:01 PM

182. "Man, only kinda anecdotally...."
In response to Reply # 178
Wed Jul-22-15 04:13 PM by WarriorPoet415

Girl I was talking to is telling me about her ex. Said all he did was lay around and toke up.

I'm like "hold on, doesn't he drive for metro?"

She's like "yeah, so he only smoked that synthetic"

First thought is, why is a 38yr old muhfugga with a good job smoking cheap synthetic?

Second though is, that shit has people kirkin' the fuck out, he's lucky that shit hasn't happened while he's been on shift. And God forbid if he hurts/kills someone with a bus.

Third thought is, why did she mess with a 40yr old synthetic smoker and do I really need to fuck with this chick anymore...
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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
15594 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:11 PM

184. "that last question is the one you need to answer ASAP"
In response to Reply # 182

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Binlahab
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:13 PM

185. "as a former user, i find the shit overblown"
In response to Reply # 178

few yrs back when i didnt have a connect i'd cop some of the scooby snax type shits & NEVER had any issues. none. not 1.

i think the authorities are hyping it & as usual puritanical ass people who literally have no idea what they are talkin abt are running with what the authorities say

oh well

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
15594 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:16 PM

187. "my understanding is that"
In response to Reply # 185

it's such a problem because the "recipe" changes so frequently to skirt drug laws. I've known others who used it that seemed fine, but now it pretty much seems like bath salts part 2

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Binlahab
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:20 PM

189. "the people behind the recipe would want to ensure "
In response to Reply # 187

their product didnt cause people to become wild crazed zombies...right?

so they can come back & buy more...right?

wouldnt do them any good to have a drug that the rep is it makes people into violent dickheads.

yet thats the rep. first thing out someones mouth when something happens THEY OFF THAT SYNTHETIC!!

i dunno know where to even cop from anymore & i work for a gas station so its whatever but i find it very hard to believe

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Gangsta Mittens
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
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Wed Jul-22-15 04:21 PM

191. "i mean folks is still manufacturing "
In response to Reply # 189

crack
heroin
pcp

none of those has a great reputation and yet...

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MrThomas43423
Member since Jul 03rd 2002
67613 posts

Wed Jul-22-15 04:26 PM

193. "that shit wasn't normal yo."
In response to Reply # 185

it was the only time i threw a sack away. and that was before people started going crazy. but it didn't smoke right, and it didn't really work right.
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Binlahab
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Thu Jul-23-15 04:46 AM

198. "i mean it emphatically wasnt weed. that much ill agree w/"
In response to Reply # 193

maybe the recipe was better then or whatever i dunno this is yrs ago

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

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Mori
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Wed Jul-22-15 07:07 PM

196. "SE/East of the Anacostia River"
In response to Reply # 0

I love it. My work commute is 30 minutes by metro, 20 minutes by car.
I own a quiet, large condo, abundant parking. I can hit up Navy Yard, Eastern Market, H Street when I want to go out. 20 minutes from Reagan, 30 minutes from BWI.

The lows of living east of the river are how people look and act. Sad, worn down, unhealthy, dusty, overweight, ratchet. I sometimes can't believe what people allow themselves to look like. The supermarket experience is the worst in the world. Ghetto attendants, long lines. I now just get groceries delivered.

Also we have nothing over here. We have to drive to NOVA, PG or downtown DC for anything remotely normal.

I like being a DC resident. It is fun and low key city living. Contemplating moving to PG country (Hyattsvile or Mount Rainier) to enjoy amenities. But I would stay in SE if we had a higher density of middle class people.

Rise & Shine
Thrive & Grind
Heart & Mind

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