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9throwaway2 t1_j5jm64k wrote
Reply to comment by giscard78 in Washington DC has the highest average retirement age and is the 2nd most expensive state to retire in behind Hawaii by JeannineSellers
this is probably a bimodal skew. Ward 3/6? Successful law partner that refuses to retire. Ward 8? Service worker.
But honestly, DC now is skewing more to the successful professional if you look at average wages of the employed.
9throwaway2 t1_j55a4ah wrote
Reply to comment by supercoffee1025 in ‘Environmental racism’ and the mysterious cars rusting in D.C. woods by Maxcactus
lol, pretty sure the palisades is as car dependent as SE. NW is freaking huge
9throwaway2 t1_j4w57dm wrote
Reply to comment by SabbathRulez in Excise tax insanity at the DMV... More than the cost of the vehicle! by abovethe_clouds
gotcha, i guess the guy at the DMV was being extra nice that day
9throwaway2 t1_j4v687i wrote
Reply to comment by ngfdsa in Excise tax insanity at the DMV... More than the cost of the vehicle! by abovethe_clouds
huh? family transfers (parent to kid for example) are excise-tax free.
how do I know? I've done this myself. took 10 min at the Georgetown DMV and they didn't ask any extra questions.
9throwaway2 t1_j2eq5sz wrote
Reply to comment by dc1348 in Opinion | D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast by Maxcactus
if you build it, they will come.
build car lanes, get traffic and car fatalities.
build bike lanes, get bike traffic and minor scrapes (at worst)
9throwaway2 t1_j2el8u9 wrote
Reply to comment by midweastern in Opinion | D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast by Maxcactus
eh, there are zero negative election results from building bike lanes in DC. the only people who seem to really care, don't live in DC or face the consequences from being run over.
9throwaway2 t1_j2ekxfm wrote
Reply to comment by daedelous in Opinion | D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast by Maxcactus
nobody has had any electoral pushback on bike lanes. even in ward 3, krucoff - who ran explicitly against bike lanes and didn't say anything about anything else - got destroyed.
the only pushback seems to be on nextdoor; but it isn't translating into election results. seems like just a minority that screams loudly.
9throwaway2 t1_j2eklle wrote
Reply to comment by xqe2045 in Opinion | D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast by Maxcactus
I'm not sure it is; half the markings seem gone too
9throwaway2 t1_j298kip wrote
Reply to H St Walmart Prices? by NoxDust
I find it not that different from Trader Joes prices. Maybe a bit lower on a few staples, but overall around the same price.
9throwaway2 t1_iuhrht3 wrote
Reply to comment by MalHierba in I’m back in Pakistan and needless to say I miss DC by JadeSinnParach
I’m not disagreeing. I’m saying you don’t need to go far to see how it has declined.
9throwaway2 t1_iuhr3wd wrote
Reply to comment by weirdfish1995 in Why are QAnoners trying to save Hardy Park…or am I missing something? by weirdfish1995
Pretty sure it is a joke. Down the street is this https://i.imgur.com/GCKHAH2.jpg
9throwaway2 t1_iuhqsrb wrote
Reply to comment by MalHierba in I’m back in Pakistan and needless to say I miss DC by JadeSinnParach
The DC metro of 2008 puts the DC metro of 2022 to shame. We had 3-4 min headways, automatic train control, and ridership was growing.
Then the disaster on the redline and bad management. Peak ridership day was in 2009. It has been downhill.
9throwaway2 t1_j5k1nl8 wrote
Reply to comment by International_Ad8264 in Washington DC has the highest average retirement age and is the 2nd most expensive state to retire in behind Hawaii by JeannineSellers
yup, hence my comment about the bimodal skew. I could have clarified saying average wages by sector or neighborhood.