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1800TurdFerguson t1_j6ooql2 wrote
Reply to comment by Zoroasker in Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910
Where? Foggy Bottom? Petworth? What was considered a white working class neighborhood in Old DC?
duchesspickles t1_j6oo9g6 wrote
Reply to Terrible Tuesday! by AutoModerator
My friend who’s a teacher at KIPP DC just told me her admin announced that they would no longer be supplying paper towels, Kleenex, or Clorox wipes. Where is all of this money going if they allegedly can’t even keep their classrooms stocked with disinfectant during a pandemic AND flu season AND RSV?
reeleet t1_j6omz4n wrote
Reply to A warning against Evergreen Deck DC by ieatglass
Seems like a good way to harass your enemies.
Zoroasker t1_j6omgdo wrote
Reply to comment by 1800TurdFerguson in Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910
Yes, there certainly were white working class neighborhoods back in the day.
blues_and_ribs t1_j6omcsm wrote
Reply to comment by Have_a_PizzaMyMind in Terrible GPS accuracy on iOS? by moka_soldier
No. Having been around a lot of military bases, this rumor persists around many of them. Either with GPS, or that the base has jammers to prevent your phone or radio from working near the base. In OP’s case, it’s just tall buildings.
Gooner695 t1_j6ombna wrote
Reply to DC is a leader in building new apartments, but they tend to be on the small side by Maxcactus
Nowhere in the article did it explain why so many new apartments in DC and across America are small studios/1BRs - because we require access to two stairwells (despite the fact that it doesn’t improve fire safety).
Have you ever noticed that all new buildings are like hotels in that all apartments open into a hallway, while in old, walk-up style buildings the door was basically in the stairwell? It’s this same regulation. It’s not like this in any other country, and it makes our housing much more expensive while also making it virtually impossible to build family-sized apartments.
markwasunavailable t1_j6om86i wrote
I personally would go for the lunch steak. Not to be mistaken for the dinner steak. The waiter will know.
fairycoreee t1_j6olu4w wrote
Reply to comment by Gumburcules in Terrible Tuesday! by AutoModerator
I didn't know who Charles Koch or these foundations were before I joined. I was a new graduate looking for work at the time and found Stand Together. At the time, was the only place that gave me an offer (soon found out that I was the lowest paid on the team too!). I suspected many employees there didn't subscribe to the ideology. Only in Americans for Prosperity did I see them really fully believe.
FlyLikeMe t1_j6olt5y wrote
Reply to comment by ballastboy1 in Life in Prison Plus 25 Years for Defendant Who Shot 21-Year-Old Man in Broad Daylight by SuperBethesda
The article you linked to is very good - it's quite long - but very well researched and written. I didn't know anything about the Youth Rehabilitation Act until I read that article. Apparently the law stems from the 1940s and wasn't meant for violent crimes.
nsjc t1_j6olg4p wrote
Reply to comment by soulteepee in Petition: Require Advance Notification of Arlington Cemetery Flyovers by LoganSound
Love watching an Osprey fly, magical
douggoblue t1_j6olemv wrote
Reply to Pick-up spot at Friendship Heights metro by MisterEfff
There's a drop off lane in front of the Embassy suites on Military. You can get from the train to that door without ever going outside.
Gumburcules t1_j6olcbo wrote
Reply to comment by fairycoreee in Terrible Tuesday! by AutoModerator
> Stay away from Charles Koch Foundation, Americans for Prosperity.
Man, who could have possibly predicted right wing organizations dedicated to making the rich richer and eliminating all social safety nets and worker protections would be a shitty place to work?
1800TurdFerguson t1_j6olaak wrote
Reply to comment by unenlightenedgoblin in Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910
Has there ever been a white working class neighborhood in DC? Serious question. Maybe late 19th century? Georgetown and its shipyards and mills were a separate city until 1871. Even then it was in a state of decline, at least from a commercial perspective. DC didn’t crack 100K in population until the 1860s.
DC grew rapidly in the first half of the 20th century, but what was the breakdown between blue and white collar population growth? I’d suspect if was more the latter than the former.
ta112233 t1_j6ol2fg wrote
I have no idea what those Safe Passage people do. I live by a school and there are 5-6 of them every day that just stand around chatting with each other. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one interact with a student.
Gumburcules t1_j6okpxi wrote
Reply to comment by Devastator1981 in DC is a leader in building new apartments, but they tend to be on the small side by Maxcactus
I mean, nobody's forcing you to buy this particular shitbox of a condo.
There are similar sized condos in the city for half the cost. I personally think that one has a much more livable layout anyway.
You could buy a rowhouse for the same price and actually pay less since there's no condo fee.
No need to go to Laurel or Fredericksburg, there's plenty of stuff in DC more affordable than $600,000 "one bedrooms" that are actually studios.
Chraunik t1_j6okmv1 wrote
Reply to comment by GuyNoirPI in What Do You Order at a Steakhouse for Lunch? by walkandtalkk
I used to be a piece of shit too, but you know… people can change.
[deleted] t1_j6oklvo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Terrible GPS accuracy on iOS? by moka_soldier
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GenericReditAccount t1_j6okgfm wrote
Reply to comment by firewarner in DC is a leader in building new apartments, but they tend to be on the small side by Maxcactus
I’m not sure that’s true. Just because something is old, doesn’t mean it has character or is worth hanging onto. In 25 years, the paper mache apt buildings of this decade will likely be worse for wear and no more desirable than they are today.
nsjc t1_j6okawg wrote
Reply to comment by LoganSound in Petition: Require Advance Notification of Arlington Cemetery Flyovers by LoganSound
Oh, you are a serious and actually bothering the understaffed Arlington Cemetery staff who focus on making sure our fallen heroes receive a proper and dignified burial? I'm sure Sec. Austin will get right on that.
Yikes. You might want to move to somewhere like North Dakota, just avoid the area near Minot AFB.
hearshot t1_j6ojx6a wrote
Reply to Pick-up spot at Friendship Heights metro by MisterEfff
Amazon Fresh
DoesGiggyIsDead t1_j6ojwok wrote
Reply to comment by MisterEfff in Pick-up spot at Friendship Heights metro by MisterEfff
Going northbound on Wisconsin, turn right into Chevy Chase Collection. You won’t be entering a parking garage. You’ll see signs outside Sushiko/Capital One that day 10 min parking. Park there. She will walk up escalator and turn 90 degrees to the right and walk 25-30 steps and see you.
adminsarepedoslol t1_j6ojp6p wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ukrainian-owned café in Adams Morgan burglarized nearly a year after being targeted by arsonist by Neuro_88
Russian soldiers are notorious for looting, this guy was just following their example
GlobalWild t1_j6ojboo wrote
Reply to comment by TheDeHymenizer in GWU students add ‘morning-after’ pill vending machine to campus by efthfj
Ummm, you did say to correct you, so you invited it....your own fault bud. Oh look, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions!
If you find a source, share it, because all medical research is the contrary of your argument.
sugarsoccer t1_j6oj94k wrote
Reply to Terrible GPS accuracy on iOS? by moka_soldier
GPS here and driving here sucks, takes a long time to get use to it
1800TurdFerguson t1_j6op17t wrote
Reply to What Do You Order at a Steakhouse for Lunch? by walkandtalkk
As long as you’re not performing any surgeries in the afternoon, I’d say a lot of steak and drunk are what you should get for lunch. Probably take the afternoon off from your job to be safe.