the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[rjs246]

Clearly you've never been to either. One is a terrible city with very little to do. The other is a terrible mexican neighborhood with absolutely nothing to do.

[Diomedes]

I've been to both often enough to know they are lousy places to be.

[rjs246]

What on earth would you be doing in Manassas? Come to think of it what the farg is SunMo doing there? Richmond is at least a city with businesses that are rapidly going under. Manassas has, well, honestly I grew up and lived about 20 miles from Manassas for years and have no idea what's there other than an indoor youth sports complex and pickup trucks. Oh and an air show every now and then.

[Diomedes]

My maternal grandfather lived first in Richmond, then in Manassas.  He died the year I graduated college.  So I grew up going up and down the Jersey Pike I don't know how many times between those places and CT.  Got to know them both plenty enough to dislike them.

[Yeti]

Man ass as

[Diomedes]

Great great album/band Manassas.  1972, Stephen Stills with Chris Hillman and a gang of very talented musicians, one of my favorite rock albums ever.

[rjs246]

I'm clearly not going to expend too much effort defending Richmond. It has a population of a million people and is basically a third-class city in this country. But it has a low cost of living and a relaxed pace of life. People are nice and I have easy access to the best goddamned airport I've ever been to. Since I'm working remotely while still earning the salary that I had in Boston, it was an easy decision.

Now if you don't mind I have to go mainline some BBQ sauce, snort grits and shtein hammers. YEEHAW.

[MDS]

He died the year I graduated college. 

haha

[ice grillin you]

no chance richmond has anywhere close to a million people...unless youre counting every single person in the state south of fredricksburg

[rjs246]

I'm sure that within the actual city limits it's nothing close to that, but The 'Greater Richmond Area' has 1.2mil plus as of 2008.

[ice grillin you]

sounds like jacksonville

[rjs246]

I hate you.

[phattymatty]

i just got assigned a project in Manassas.  can we hang out and talk about message board stuff?

Manassas is a horrible horrible place but if you like poker there are a ton of bars that do free poker nights for some nice prizes.  like $100+ cash.  plus it's only like 30-40 min. drive to dc.  i've driven out there maybe 4 times in my life for poker events but thats it.  it also looks like they have some good peruvian chicken joints.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Manassas sucks cock. I hate that dump. It's chock full of illegals flying around in Civics with no insurance.



I live in Fredericksburg, and we go to Richmond a bunch. It's a pretty chill little city. My wife hearts the shopping in Richmond. I have nothing more to add.

[ice grillin you]

richmond is a worthless hole

i have nothing more to add