The lights on 3rd street freeze often in the wee hours of the morning when I am driving to work. I sit at a red light while waiting for the crosswalk counter to move but it just stays on 7. hopefully i won't get any tickets for blowing through it.

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Who said I did? I was commenting on the the old dc versus new dc narrative. You do not know anything about me or my family's history in the district.

Wishing you nothing but the best. Take care!

The period maybe mid-2000s up until like 3 years ago most people could walk around NW anywhere and feel relatively safe. The “bad” parts of the city were not anywhere you would usually go out at night. Now you have robberies, assaults, carjackings happening in what used to be safe parts of the district. Add to the fact police often do next to nothing. Compared with the nightlife areas of Arlington or Alexandria it’s night and day.

I'm normally not one to complain about dating here but good god it's been an atrocious month on that front.

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I've been for 6+ years and dated for a decent amount of that time but this is honestly the worst string of experiences i've had for as long as I can remember. I can handle the occasional ghost or date where it's clear there isnt a match that's normal. But I have never experienced such disrespect towards my time and the process of dating itself. I know this time of the year is never really that solid but I really hoping this isn't a sign of things to come.

I have a similar situation, accept you are slightly older. I was born and raised in Annandale, but my Dad's side of the family has been in DC since the 1800s. He moved out of the city in the 70s (he grew up in Anacostia / Fairlawn). Anyway, I started hanging out and going to punk and hardcore shows in the early 90s (Chamber Of Sound, Asylum, old 930, old Black Cat, random church halls). I was taking the metro around town by myself or with a few friends at age 14/15/16, and the empty city felt like our playground. It was great, can't really say I ever felt unsafe. Outside of the 14th Street hookers, or maybe some eccentric homeless person rapping or singing for money it really wasn't that bad for us at all. Met a lot of good friends I still have today roaming around the city going to shows back then too. That's the old DC I miss.

I also use to spend summers (late 80s-early 90s) working with my Dad and his plumbing business. We would be at Atlantic Plumbing Supply by 630am which was usually filled with a group of colorful characters cracking jokes and carrying on...then off to job sites throughout the city by 8am...I can still smell the wharf in the hot summer air to this day. What a magical time.

Personally I ask for a dinner menu and continue to have a 1980s style multiple martini lunch.

YMMV.

I've only lived in the area since late 2017 so take that as you will, but the only difference I've noticed was the closure of classic DC spots (18th st lounge, Marvin, etc). The nightlife doesn't feel as vibrant as it was pre-pandemic (but then again it's also winter time). But I never feel completely unsafe in DC. Just use your common sense and exercise any caution you would use in any major city.

As of December 2022 DC’s population was 671,803.

Sorry the rest of us don’t have $3Mn laying around. But how dare I ask you to contemplate your role in this.

unfortunately i doubt any local bars are gonna be playing the national finals. maybe you could find a private party showing the MGP final though?

>unenlightenedgoblin

You seem like a treat.

Great idea, let's do more of these all over the place. I bet many ladies in red states would love this kind of easy access.

I’m not denying that there has been more crime over the last 3-5 years.

But to go from carefree naivety to being scared way out of proportion isn’t a rational response to reality. It’s not like DC has gone from Finland to Syria in 5 years.

I’m sure those feelings are real for OP, which is why I suggested examining where they come from.

The biggest loss :(

Yeah, it's insane how many people on this sub act like they need to wear Kevlar and kiss their loved ones goodbye when they go to Union Station now.

Holy shit-! 😮 That can’t possibly be legal… I'd report that to the FTC…

https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

I’ve lived in several cities and never seen a place that was as hypocritical as DC. It’s the most partisan jurisdiction in the United States, and there’s always all this high-minded rhetoric (performative), but then people are extremely reactionary to crime and homelessness. Every white person I’ve ever met in the District is a nakedly-ambitious socio-political chameleon from a comfortable upper-middle class upbringing. Like there is literally not a working class white neighborhood anywhere in the DMV. It’s caused me to resent many people here.

There are a number of sound isolating panels that do help. I live next to a rail corridor and this has been helpful reducing the train noise.

>Now i live in arlington

Life tip: when you leave a place, it never feels the same again. It was your home, and now it's not. This is more about you than about DC.

It's when the Morlocks leave their tunnels to feast.

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Houses going for $3Mn is the polar opposite of ‘nice’

The cost of living crisis is 100% exacerbating thr underlying issues of poverty, nihilism, and mental health.

I like Del Mar and Moon Rabbit at the Wharf

Creating a greater variety of options up and down the price and density scales is a lot different from “forcing” people into a specific style of living. In fact, it’s the exact opposite