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Deep_Stick8786 t1_jaa2fsk wrote

Petworth Fitness is a crossfit-style gym that is relatively chill. You’ll have to learn to move in all sorts of new ways and its physically difficult, but the motivation doesn’t come from people yelling at you. People don’t drink the crossfit kool-aid nearly as much there either.

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laborpool t1_jaa1vfp wrote

I thought this was the law everywhere. The deposit money is supposed to go into escrow where it gains interest. The landlord isn’t supposed to spend it. Your money is being held and to compensate for that you get to keep the interest earned on it (because theoretically you could have invested it or placed that money into a savings account).

I’ve earned interest on security deposits in Richmond and Columbus OH.

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WhiskeyTesticles t1_jaa1gqw wrote

> Rent control is not detrimental to builders

If you limit the profit developers can make, there's less incentive for them to build more housing. That's the primary downside to rent control.

edit: Not sure why this is being downvoted. You can be for rent control while also acknowledging its effect on limiting supply. Go try price controlling any other product and you'll get the same.

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dcsnarkington t1_jaa11uj wrote

I like the cheap symphony tickets, hockey and baseball teams.

I like the decent selection of traditional French restaurants, and the Asian food is minimally acceptable with the exception of Vietnamese which is good.

I like the 3 intl airports within an hour.

The rest of it is average, overpriced, and most of all the people who think it's great simply can't tell the fucking difference.

I hear the kayaking is good but that's not my sport. The skiing minimally acceptable, and the general outdoors is just ok, but is also infested with Lyme disease.

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demarginator t1_ja9zsod wrote

Reply to comment by FubarFreak in Things DC does really well by erichinnw

I hope DC listens to our tree praises and tightens protections. It was hard enough when I had to deal with developers holding trees hostage or just not caring and cutting them down. Now I hear they're poisoning special and heritage trees? If the city doesn't protect our existing canopy we will become (edit: Nova).

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Rtstevie t1_ja9z75g wrote

Went to Paris a few years ago and went to the national French military museum because I’m that guy, where the tomb of Napoleon is also located.

There was a fee for the museum itself, and another one to see Napoleon’s tomb.

It just made me reflect and how here in DC we’d never consider charging people for our public museums or charge people to go see say, JFK’s grave at Arlington. Would be antithetical to us.

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