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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:26 PM Author: gaped fanboi For a summer. Would like to be close to Main Justice. Looking to keep rent <1000/month (with utilities). Is this possible? Very much willing to have a roomie. I am very unfamiliar with the city or its prices. tyia. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325938) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:28 PM Author: Mind-boggling meetinghouse tough but doable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325975) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:29 PM Author: gaped fanboi What is the more typical price range for that area for a summer, then? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325986) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:50 PM Author: Mind-boggling meetinghouse what metro stop(s) are nearby? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326227) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:29 PM Author: crimson slimy casino Your price range and locational request suggests you'll be living in a pretty shitty area near Capitol Hill. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325991) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:30 PM Author: gaped fanboi That area is no good? What is a decent area for young people that isn't too far from work (20 or so minutes morning commute is doable)? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326008) |
Date: March 7th, 2010 8:26 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Stay in NW. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325947) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:27 PM Author: gaped fanboi What does that mean? I don't know anything about the city. Is that an area of it? Like Upper West Side or something? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325964) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:29 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Just read this: http://www.neighborhoodinfodc.org/profiles.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14325997) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:30 PM Author: gaped fanboi this looks good. thanks, i will check it out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326012) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:32 PM Author: gaped fanboi ack, no good indications of pricing on this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326028) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:37 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Pricing is always negotiable. The makeup of the neighborhood, however, is not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326087) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:38 PM Author: gaped fanboi Got it. Thanks for the tip. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326099) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:30 PM Author: Violent Crystalline Cumskin Georgetown or Capitol Hill neighborhoods (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326002) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:32 PM Author: Dun Range Striped Hyena Georgetown isn't gonna happen for under 1k a month. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326025) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:38 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Burleith. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326098) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:32 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon The city is divided into quarters. I would guess 85% of DC's lawyers live in NW. SE is ghetto and you won't be living there (with the exception of a small part west of the river --- which is really part of Capitol hill). NE has a few bright points, but they're not easily metro accessible and they'll be a long commute to Main. You might think about SW --- there are some nice neighborhoods near the Nationals' ballpark that might be in your price range and would be a short commute.
Main is in NW in a neighborhood generally called Penn Quarter. You won't find an apartment there for your budget. But if you head north of Penn Quarter, there are some kinda sketchy neighborhoods (start looking around 5th & M) that would be a short commute and still be in your price range, but not egregiously unsafe. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:34 PM Author: gaped fanboi This si the type of post I wanted. TY, I appreciate it.
How far is SW from Main, approx.?
What is the price range for a place around Main?
Do these neighborhoods (SW, Main, north of Penn Quarter) have stuff to do at night? Do things shut down at a certain time in DC?
TYIA. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:38 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Near-SW is a ten minute metro ride from Archives Metro, which is the nearest to Main. Look at apartments near the Navy Yard and Waterfront Metro stations.
I know people who have found places near Main for less than $1500 with a long term lease, but that's rare. Most of that area is $2k or more. Unless you find someone desperate to sublet a studio, you're going to have to look farther afield.
DC ain't NYC. It ain't even Seattle. Shit closes down early here. One nice thing about Chinatown (which is immediately north of Penn Quarter, and may still be a little expensive for your budget) is that there are decent restaurants open until 2:00 or 3:00 AM.
Look at the following neighborhoods too. They're all within 25 minutes of Main and you should be able to find a room in a house for less than $1k: Columbia Heights, U-St Corridor, Mt. Pleasant, Barracks Row (which is really a subpart of Capitol Hill). |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:43 PM Author: gaped fanboi ty, ty. thoughts on gw dorms? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326143) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:48 PM Author: effete business firm kick holder in the balls if you see him. tyty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326933) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:33 PM Author: Dun Range Striped Hyena Try something like the U street corridor, which is mostly safe but gritty enough to be relatively cheap.
BTW, if you've never lived in a real city before you're going to be a bit shocked, DC is a very expensive place to live. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:36 PM Author: gaped fanboi Hahaha, I lived in nyc during undergrad, so i can't imagine it is more than there. At most, it would be comparable, I would think. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326079) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:38 PM Author: translucent bespoke juggernaut tanning salon DC is more dangerous than manhattan
edit: YOU STUPID FAGGOT |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:39 PM Author: gaped fanboi Talking about price, not danger. I lived in a far worse city than both when I was in HS. Not fun. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326111) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:44 PM Author: Dun Range Striped Hyena Distribution is tighter around a slightly lower mean, mostly because white people only live in NW whereas NYC has Brooklyn, &c. Wouldn't surprise me if DC actually had a higher median price for places you'd consider living. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326163) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 8:42 PM Author: zippy grizzly hall water buffalo The U st corridor used to be so slummy about ten years ago. There was a club called the Kaffa House that used to rent the space out for punk/hardcore shows, and the door at said shows used to get held up on the regular. I know a few people who got beat up walking to their cars. Unbelievable how nice it is now, relatively speaking.
Shit, most of DC fits that description. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:37 PM Author: translucent bespoke juggernaut tanning salon ADAMS MORGAN IS THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN DC YOU STUPID FAGGOT. LIVE THERE AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY YOU IGNORANT NIGGER YOU. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326091) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:39 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital FRAT PARTIEZ 24/7 BOYYYYYYYY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326112) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:43 PM Author: translucent bespoke juggernaut tanning salon 18TH ST OR COLUMBIA ROAD IS WHERE I ROAM, GOOSING BITCHES AND PEEIN' ON TYRONE
CHILLAXIN AT TRYST WITH A THUMB UP MY ASS, BOURBON AT BOURBON, FUCKIN' UGLY GHETTO BITCHES AT HEAVEN 'N HELL. YNY YNY YNY |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:44 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital LULZ nice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326159) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:44 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Heaven and Hell is a surprisingly credited dirty dance club. I wouldn't be ashamed to bring friends there. It's way better inside than it seems. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326164) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:46 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital I would stay up in Heaven. Hell was too dirty for my taste. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326187) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:48 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Heaven was dead when I was there, but Hell was bumping. It was actually probably 80% white doods and doodettes and was a really chill crowd. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326206) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:49 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital When I lived there I made Adam's Mill my resident bar. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326216) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:50 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Credited. I watched a good chunk of the NFL playoffs there this year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326222) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:52 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Sundays are GREAT days to be there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326245) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:50 PM Author: translucent bespoke juggernaut tanning salon CR. Adams Mill is a g00d sports bar (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326228) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:52 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital They changed owners recently but whenever I go back it's still pretty great. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326242) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:46 PM Author: translucent bespoke juggernaut tanning salon lolnigger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326189) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:38 PM Author: galvanic sanctuary don't go more north and east than like d and 7th.
edit: I've been in NYC too long, I should have said dont go more ne than 9th and F NE. Going any further is beginning to enter a DMZ. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:39 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Don't go more north and east than d and 7th NW? Do you want this dood to live on the mall? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326110) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:40 PM Author: gaped fanboi The mall is up that way? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326117) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:40 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon So you have no idea what you're talking about?
EDIT: Sorry bro. I got my punctuation monikers confused.
Main is immediately north of the Mall. The Mall stretches west from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:41 PM Author: gaped fanboi I'm the OP. No, I really don't. It's not a flame. I have never lived in DC. I only went there once for a trip in third grade. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326135) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:43 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon I'm assuming you're SLIP. What component are you going to? I've got some experience on these matters if you'd like to chat. Respond and I'll post my throwaway email. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326147) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:46 PM Author: gaped fanboi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326184) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:54 PM Author: gaped fanboi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326264) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:45 PM Author: underhanded people who are hurt puppy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326173) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:47 PM Author: gaped fanboi Areas are safe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326194) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:47 PM Author: underhanded people who are hurt puppy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326198) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:48 PM Author: gaped fanboi Unsafe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326211) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:42 PM Author: autistic naked stage organic girlfriend adams morgan is not safe at all by suburbia standards. By urban standards it's acceptable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326849) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:51 PM Author: gaped fanboi Adams Morgan doesn't sound too bad, from Wiki. I imagine the prices are fairly decent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326237) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:52 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon You, sir, will be surprised. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326244) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 8:44 PM Author: zippy grizzly hall water buffalo Adams Morgan fucking sucks, unless you are into bro date rapist dudes who love jaeger bombs.
Having said that, it's pretty easy to score blow at the Asylum (just go downstairs and ask around). I fucking hate Adams Morgan. |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 10:47 PM Author: Soggy nudist locale it is a fucking pain in the ass to get to georgetown. both of the alternate ones you mentioned are better, except you will die if you take the red line. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14337339) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:53 PM Author: Citrine Magical Goal In Life which DOJ division? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326252) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:55 PM Author: gaped fanboi Not in SLIP. USAO. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326277) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:56 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon Wait. You're working in the DC USAO? You know it's in a different building than the rest of DOJ, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326296) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:58 PM Author: gaped fanboi Oh, oops. I thought it was in the same one, lol. 555 4th street NW isn't Main? What building is that?
EDIT: looks like they are 15 min apart. OK, I guess I want to be in THIS neighborhood, not Main. Maybe it is more affordable? |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:00 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon No, bro. That's D.C. District Court, I think. It's not that far away --- maybe a fifteen minute walk. The closest metro stations to that address are Judiciary Square (red line) and Archives (yellow/green). Find an apartment near one of those lines and you'll be fine.
Let's make this easy: Rent in either Columbia Heights (sketchier, more fun, TONS of 22 yo white girls working at nonprofits) or Cleveland Park (safer, more yuppieish, less fun). Done. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:02 PM Author: gaped fanboi ty. columbia heights sounds like the cr. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326349) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:04 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon If I were on a tight-ish budget and spending a summer in DC, I wouldn't even look around the city. I'd just find a cheap room in a house in Columbia Heights with some fun-seeming dudes who are permanent residents. If you're single, you should be hooking up with public interest 22 yo girls all summer long.
Also consider Mt. Pleasant, which is a cheaper but slightly sketchier extension of Columbia Heights. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:08 PM Author: gaped fanboi Eh, I like being in the middle of things in actual cities. I'm not much of an outskirt type of guy. If I wind up paying about 500 more in rent for the summer, it is fine. I was just trying to get a general range of the prices.
Further Note: Looks like the DCrt is 717 Madison Place; USAO is 555 4th street. So, I don't really know what the USAO bldg is.... |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:55 PM Author: spruce keepsake machete point I would recommend staying in NW (Although some parts of Southwest and by the Nationals park are ok). Unfortunately, its going to be difficult finding rent in your price range in NW - it might be doable with a roommate. But the cost of living in DC is insane. Remember, DC has a metro system that extends well into portions of Virginia and Maryland. You'll likely find cheaper rent outside the district but within walking distance to a Metro station, this might be a more realistic option for your price range. Within NW in the city, I'd recommend looking at the U Street corridor, Shaw (esp. parts near Logan Circle), Columbia Heights. However, be careful. In many of these areas you can find cheaper rent but they can also be a bit sketchy. DC can quickly go from nice to nasty to nice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326279) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:57 PM Author: gaped fanboi Does the subway shut down at night? I wouldn't want to be out enjoying myself and having to leave to catch a 45 minute subway to MD or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326300) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 8:59 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Midnight during the week and 3am on the weekends. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326323) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:01 PM Author: Mind-boggling meetinghouse they were talking about changing that due to budget constraints (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326339) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:10 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital O Rly? What were they talking about changing it to? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326480) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:28 PM Author: Mind-boggling meetinghouse IIRC, shutting down at midnight on the weekends. i think it's unlikely though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326705) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:43 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital I can't imagine what that would do to the cab situation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326866) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:04 PM Author: spruce keepsake machete point I think during weekdays stations generally open at 5 am and close at midnight. During weekends (friday and sat), I think they generally close at 3 am. Please check out, http://www.wmata.com/ for more info. I'm not saying the DC metro is great, but a huge number of people (including I'm sure many at the Dept of Justice) commute to work each day from Virginia and Maryland by Metro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326378) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:11 PM Author: gaped fanboi I heard it's a spectacular system, though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326496) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:13 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Until the red line decided to start derailing every so often. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326513) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:14 PM Author: gaped fanboi Oh, right. I forgot about that...I did hear it was very clean and spacious, nonetheless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326525) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:20 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard It's pretty nice. Decent air conditioning in the summer and easy to navigate. But depending on where you live, the bus might actually be easier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326606) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:22 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital I wouldn't agree. The buses were terrible. Anywhere he will be working/going to school will be near a metro. His apartment should be as well. It's much more prestigious to tell a girl that you're going to "take the metro home" than to tell her "yeah, I gotta catch the bus". (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326641) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:42 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Terrible in what sense?
It really annoys me when people think they're too good to take the bus, even when it's way easier than taking the metro. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:46 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital Terrible in that everyone on it smells.
I don't think I'm too good for anything. But it is a confusing system if you're not from the area or haven't been there very long. I don't see how it's easier than the metro. I rarely had to go anywhere where walking or taking the metro wasn't my main means of getting around. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:52 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard "Terrible in that everyone on it smells." Dude, come on. Now you just sound like a stuck up white girl. Not everyone on it smells. No worse than the metro, at least.
Furthermore, simply not knowing the system doesn't mean it's confusing. I'm not from DC, but I learned to use it with no problems. It's pretty easy, especially if you don't have to transfer, and if you use the wmata trip planner then you shouldn't have any issues at all.
Maybe you lived close enough to a metro line that took you straight to work, but there are whole areas of DC that are more easily accessible by bus than metro, like Glover Park. Or getting from Georgetown to the Smithsonian. Just take one of the 30s and bam! you're there. Etc.
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:55 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital You are right in the sense that Georgetown is not easily metro accessible.
Otherwise, yes, I did live close enough to the metro for all my needs. Figuring out the buses was not high priority for me. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:58 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard My post above was right in every sense, but good for you and your metro-accessible needs.
For what it's worth, I take the metro to/from work several times a week, so I don't have some weird resentment towards it or anything. I've just heard a whole lot of dipshits make stupid comments about the bus, even though they've taken it maybe once or twice in their lives. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:00 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital So someone who makes a stupid comment about the bus is automatically a dipshit? It's a preference. I don't call you a dipshit because you want to live on the bus forever and always. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327079) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:03 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard I didn't mean you are a dipshit because you made a stupid comment about the bus. I meant that I have a low tolerance for stupid comments about the bus because I have heard other people, who are dipshits for a variety of other reasons, making similar comments.
But as noted above, I'm not a forever and always bus rider. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:05 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital I actually take the bus a lot these days. Although I am not in DC anymore. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327161) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:50 PM Author: autistic naked stage organic girlfriend I'm far too good to take the bus, and it's never easier than taking a cab. The bus can suck my balls. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326953) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:50 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326956) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:54 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard So everyone with any modicum of self-respect should take a cab to and from work every day if they don't live close to the metro? That seems very reasonable.
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:56 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital You women are finally catching on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327039) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:56 PM Author: gaped fanboi I don't like the cab system there. The meter system is really strange with all those zones. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327043) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:58 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital If you stay out until 3 on the weekends, take a cab back home. Can't put a price on life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327058) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:59 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Obviously. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327067) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:59 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard They got rid of the zone system. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327064) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:01 PM Author: gaped fanboi When did this happen? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327088) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:03 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Awhile ago. Jan. 2009, maybe? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327124) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:04 PM Author: gaped fanboi What prompted the change? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327139) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:08 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Like you said, the zone system was really strange, very hard to follow. Cab drivers were constantly screwing people over, too, by unnecessarily driving through extra zones to get to the destination or just lying about how many zones you'd traveled through. The zone maps in the cabs were too vague for most people to really be able to tell.
...Though you can still get screwed if they decide to take you on a really roundabout way to your destination. Happened to me a few months ago. Cab driver obviously thought I was a pansy-ass college student. Boy did he regret that. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:13 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital To be fair, after a certain point in the night you can negotiate a price with the cabby before you agree to let them take you somewhere. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327257) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:17 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Most people don't have the balls to try that.
In my case, it was the beginning of the night. As soon as I realized what he was doing, I let him continue, but then refused to pay the whole fare at the end (paid most of it, just not the last dollar or two and obviously no tip). We dropped a few f-bombs on each other, and I went on my merry way. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:19 PM Author: Marvelous french hospital That's when I usually pull out my Visa to piss them off. "Sorry bro, no cash." I think they get charged a stupid fee to run it. Also, it's good to get the card of a few cabbies that you get to know and trust. Tip them decently and they will always answer when you call. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327332) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:07 PM Author: Citrine Magical Goal In Life What are the best (cheapest, but still safe) areas to live outside of DC (VA side)? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326428) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:09 PM Author: Magenta Pea-brained Quadroon cr: Who fucking cares? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326455) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:09 PM Author: gaped fanboi Don't hijack my thread!
But, I had a friend who lived in Arlington. I don't know if it is cheap. He liked it, though. |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:20 PM Author: aphrodisiac gay wizard Nice places in Arlington close to the metro can be every bit as expensive- or more expensive- than living in DC. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326616) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:18 PM Author: spruce keepsake machete point Look around Arlington, which is pretty safe - Ballston, Virginia Square/GMU, Court House Metro stops. You can find out how hard-core Arlington is by viewing this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1RMuoQnKo |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:45 PM Author: Citrine Magical Goal In Life ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326893) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:48 PM Author: autistic naked stage organic girlfriend that is accurate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326935) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 2:13 AM Author: Soggy nudist locale this is awesome (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14329908) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:21 PM Author: duck-like feces ballston-rosslyn corridor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326634) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:24 PM Author: duck-like feces dupont/logan circle/u street are tops, nightlife is easily accessible and it's easy to get downtown via the metro or bus. it might be tough to find a place in your price range but if you start looking early enough you can probably find something as long as you live with a roommate.
columbia heights, shaw, adams morgan and mt. pleasant are also worth looking into. CH/AM/MP/Shaw will have better deals but just be careful about the specific block and metro proximity.
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Date: March 7th, 2010 9:27 PM Author: salmon stock car Anacostia (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14326692) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:11 PM Author: spruce keepsake machete point This is a flame. Don't even drive a car in this neighborhood. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327979) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:04 PM Author: effete business firm sorry but dc will never be MANFUCKINGHATTAN (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327131) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 10:10 PM Author: salmon stock car I grew up in D.C. (but haven't lived there in about 10 years), and I find it amazing that people keep throwing around Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant, and the so-called U Street Corridor. Not too long ago, those places were decidedly NOT COOL at all to live in. I would have compared them with Bed-Stuy or Bushwick in Brooklyn. Even Adams Morgan was pretty sketchy until somewhat recently. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327230) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:00 PM Author: gaped fanboi Are they flames? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327854) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:11 PM Author: duck-like feces no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327980) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:10 PM Author: spruce keepsake machete point Thanks to "gentrification" they are now the hip places to live, and no, this is not a flame. Things have changed a great deal in DC in the last 10 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327961) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:19 PM Author: salmon stock car Yes, I am well aware of this, I was just sayin' (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14328044) |
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Date: March 7th, 2010 11:13 PM Author: duck-like feces Subject: lots of good info here, search around a bit: http://www.princeofpetworth.com/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14327993) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 8:39 AM Author: Splenetic swashbuckling state If it were me, I'd look to live w/in walking distance of a metro stop on either the red or orange line west of downtown DC. I'd probably start looking for aparments near Van Ness, Woodley Park, Dupont Circle, and Foggy Bottom metro stops first. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14330625) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 8:43 PM Author: Arrogant hissy fit about 3 or 4 years ago, a well-to-do yuppie in georgetown was stabbed to death in front of his wife. what neighborhood was that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14336107) |
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Date: March 8th, 2010 8:48 PM Author: zippy grizzly hall water buffalo I believe that happened in Georgetown, so...Georgetown. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1244068&forum_id=2#14336144) |