Oh gosh, there’s a ton! If you’re into Michelin type places there’s a few options, just Google and find what your vibe is. H Street NE is an awesome place to go out and bar hop, there’s also a lot of great restaurants there too (it’s my old neighborhood so I’m partial to it). Toki Underground has reaaaally good ramen if you’re into it. Vue is a rooftop bar with views of the White House, perfect for sunset time.

Definitely DC, then! Amazing food and great sightseeing.

In January?

That’s interesting. And it would reach as far as exit 9 on the NJTP? Just wondering if it’s a geographic phenomenon.

We had it IMMEDIATELY which is what sent me.

I was sitting outside on my patio (rain calms me and there was no indication of storm to my knowledge) or I would have thought the same. The sky completely turned white and then there were three HUGE booms immediately after.

I am from Florida originally and this scared me. I’ve grown up with thunderstorms my whole life.

I had friends who live in MD working with a rescue up here. Went through everything, came up for an in person meet and greet, still didn’t get the dog.

He also said she was in the Twin Towers and survived 9/11.

I talk to the same Irish lass no matter what I’m calling about when I’m reaching my GP. My doctor is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian. Because of my specific shitty conditions I end up exceeding our out of pocket very early, so I generally bypass my GP early on.

She’s very nice. She usually just passes me on to the nurse in office very quickly. I’ve grown fond of her.

I will say my pediatrician for my kids is AMAZING and I’ve never waited at all to get them seen if necessary. Nor have I waited on hold longer than five minutes ever, and it’s been years we have used them.

Yeah, mine went to Narnia today; aka my in-laws house 😂

My daughter is still in daycare, so I signed my son up for a couple of drop in days there too. Wednesday we are going to see Puss in Boots and Friday remains to be planned. But we aren’t going to American Dream, that’s for sure.

I was going to take my kids to Sesame Place, but my husband forgot my daughter’s thick coat at school. Kind of glad for that now.

Just gonna stick to the library and movies I guess. Maaaaaybe the science center if I’m feeling adventurous. Luckily we have a bunch of new distractions thanks to the holidays so hopefully they’ll be content.

It is extremely easy to catch a criminal charge in VA if you drive the way many people drive here in NJ. Not just a ticket, not a simple civil infraction, a full blown criminal charge.

Have you considered picking up the auto train outside of DC? Doesn’t save time but it does save the frustration of an extra 12 hours on the road.

Unless it’s a private beach you still have the right to refuse a search.

Yep. Complaining to the police chief directly is a waste of breath. Probably nothing will happen anyways but at least your council members are elected.

By getting a lawyer to write a letter. It might work, it might not. But it’s worth a shot.

It wasn’t extra. Even though it was a kind offer, we couldn’t have fit in the cars any of us have with five people, two in car seats, and all of our luggage. So we would have had to pay to park. I could have gotten cheap parking, but it still would have been around $150 for the time we were gone, plus tolls and gas, plus I’d have to lug kids and all the crap we had onto and off of a shuttle. Paying for the premium parking so we could avoid a shuttle was over $350, which was the cost of the private car before tip. It was a no brainer.

Our driver knew just where to drop us off, and pickup was completely seamless as well. We just went in one elevator trip from luggage pickup and he was right outside. If it was just me and my husband going for a quick weekend trip we would just park or get a ride, but traveling with a four and two year old complicates things significantly.

Oh yeah they did but I don’t think they shut down. Still shows as open and active on their website and Google. Developer probably ran out of money.

I remember people talking about that before I moved away and that was in 2019.

When did they close? I moved away a while ago but I liked it. Plus points for the weirdest, most run down dive bar I’ve ever encountered. It had the ambiance of a no name gas station bathroom in Wichita.

The number of hungover walks I took over there… I can’t even count. Interesting that they are in a new space now. Good for them.

Yep! There was a solid sand covering for most of the season. Very few storms were able to gain strength in the Atlantic like they typically do. That dropped off before Ian. Now the waters are cooler so that keeps storms at bay too. We got lucky this year.

My father in law is the same way. He offered to drive us when we went to Florida last month, even though there's no way all of our crap and all of us would fit in a regular car. We went for over a week and there was just too much. I hired a local company, and roundtrip it was like $400 including a tip. We got dropped off and picked up in a perfect place and didn't have to worry about lugging two toddlers, a stroller, two car seats, and three suitcases on shuttles. If I'm traveling with my kids I'll never do it any other way until they're old enough to be responsible for helping with the luggage. My sister is coming up with her two kids and I already offered to order the service for her.

I don’t think there’s anyone I like enough to do a pickup at Newark. I’d even offer to pay for a car to avoid it.

Right? It’s not confusing. Growing up my mom would have me do it when I was like seven years old (yes, I know that’s illegal now in most states).

I had a bit of a moment on vacation in Florida when I pulled up and realized “oh! I gotta pump my gas again! Ok!” But that’s just because I hadn’t left the state in three years.

I prefer having someone pump my gas, it’s a nice convenience, but it isn’t exactly difficult.