BoxFish2977

BoxFish2977 t1_jdwmzh6 wrote

Reply to comment by mikeydhakid in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid

Yeah I’m not dumb and yeah I parked illegally. I don’t know why you replied as you did. Just giving warning to others to look very very closely even if there are a lot of other cars parked doesn’t mean it’s legal just means we are all lemmings. And it was Thursday. Not Sunday.

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BoxFish2977 t1_jdv1o62 wrote

Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid

I'm not an idiot but I got a parking ticket for $100 as did about 20 other cars. A friend was here from Chicago for her bucket list visit to the Cherry Blossoms. We parked on Thursday afternoon in a zone where the parking signs were very far away (in fact I didn't even see the sign until we were leaving). I pulled into a spot being vacated by another car. Turns out it was a bus waiting zone, not a car parking zone. As we were leaving we warned the people who were trying to get our spot, and another car that was just pulling into a spot in the same zone. I guess that's the price of admission to the Cherry Blossoms!

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BoxFish2977 t1_j7z8dci wrote

Reply to comment by ouij in do you like living in arlington? by leibesleid

How big a place do you need - do you have a spouse and children or are you alone? Apartments on the metro are expensive. Definitely look at the prices before you decide on your job. We have amazing access to restaurants with food from around the world. Most are very reasonably priced and having a car makes it easy to eat around the world. Some great choices for inexpensive ethnic restaurants on Columbia Pike. Many more inexpensive ethnic restaurants are in Fairfax County and not metro accessible. Access to DC and the Smithsonian is fantastic - it's easy to pop in just to see one work of art or make a last minute decision to visit. Bars are kind of expensive for cocktails - almost NYC prices! Eating and drinking in DC is pretty expensive overall but you can find inexpensive gems and lots of happy hours. Groceries are expensive (as they are everywhere!) but there are 2 Aldi supermarkets right outside of Arlington's boundaries. Lots of young people live in Arlington and Arlington is frequently on top of lists like "best places to live" "most fit population" "highest level of education" etc. That's what makes Arlington really amazing. Living Wage for Arlington is $50K for a single - that's meeting all basic needs. $100K would be very comfortable but keep on saving! https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/51013

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