[Novalug] New home starting in October!

[Gerald.K.Williams@verizon.net]

On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 08:54:53AM -0400, Michael Hans wrote:
> >
> > And walking???
> 
> We invented wheels, mostly to pedal them...
> 
> 
> OT: I work in McLean and would kill to pedal to work from Sterling, Tysons
> is so bike-unfriendly you would have thought that was a requirement (with
> all the shopping perhaps it was... hrmmm)
> 
> If you ever want a laugh choose the 'bike' option from Google Maps with your
> end destination in Tysons, it has you on roads i'd rather pogo-ball through
> then bike.
> 
> Michael

MIDDLE POSTING:
(someone had to)

maps.google.com/biking
does interesting things between Fort Hunt (VA side)
and Fort Washington (MD Side) like into DC
instead of the green trail over Woodrow Wilson
Bridge (nice by the way, 2 miles over, benches
and telescopes in to the monuments, 
National Harbor is pricey, and
well take the water taxi from Old Town Alexandria
Torpedo Factory instead (yet to do, but want to)

I'm not sure how I would get to Tysons,
It is shorter distance, but as you have noted
not bike friendly, nor povery friendly,
and my MetroAccess (sent a taxi that ran over
my feet, now 2 years to the day, going to 
Fairfax City...)
They stranded me Saturday night in Arlington
seem to have a sudden aversion to my 
"inline mobility aid", calling it a bike,
and said I refused the trip, they would
not refuse someone's wheelchair, nor try
separating them from their aid,
so anyone know a good lawyer? 

The snickering while they did it,
and the MetroRail attendants
was a little much too...

So it's not likely I'll be able to 
attend NoVALUG or much else.



> 
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Gerald.K.Williams at verizon.net <
> gkwms at gwyn.tux.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 11:36:36AM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 06:24:32AM -0700, Jason Kohles wrote:
> > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 12:52 PM, greg pryzby wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I don't think this is premature (email exchanged this morning.....)
> > > > > but we have a new home!
> > > > >
> > > > > We will start in October 2010.
> > > > >
> > > >     Palantir Technologies
> > > >     1660 International Drive - 8th Floor
> > > >     McLean, VA 22102
> > > >
> > > >     I'll also have handouts available with driving directions and
> > > >     parking information if you need help finding the place (If you know
> > > >     where the Red Hat office is in Tyson's, we're right next door).
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sounds good to me even though I won't be able to walk to meetings
> > anymore.
> > >
> > > But if I were Greg, I would seem like commuting to work on a Saturday.
> > >
> > > jl
> >
> > I hate to tell you guys,
> > not all of NoVA is in Reston/ Herndon,
> > nor is all of NoVA in Fairfax County,
> > as some has moved to Prince William,
> > and there are other counties too
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > And walking???
> > We invented wheels, mostly to pedal them...
> >
> >
> > > --
> > > Jon H. LaBadie                  novalugml at jgcomp...

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