tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post8714288756734848099..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Breaking News: Washington Post Discovers Reston is Not Entirely Populated by Rich People, Despite Presence of Mortons and StarbucksRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-65089610892129296842009-06-12T19:56:11.565-04:002009-06-12T19:56:11.565-04:00HAH! And Kelly calls himself a reporter? There a...HAH! And Kelly calls himself a reporter? There are EIGHT Starbucks in Reston, not four! Even a humble peasant like me was able to find this out by going to Starbucks' Website and typing in a Reston Zip code in the store locator field. Bang your fedora one more time against your head, John! This is just the type of accurate reporting by experienced journalists that Smudgins holds up as a role model? HAH!<br /><br />I'm writing in to the Washington Post on this -- let's see if they run a correction in less than a year's time, now that their ombudsman recently raised holy hell with the Post's editorial staff about their lack of timely corrections.Peasant From Less Sought After S. Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-23960092605421523992009-06-12T12:10:19.510-04:002009-06-12T12:10:19.510-04:00Now, when you pen "poor folk up in the frosty...Now, when you pen "poor folk up in the frosty north side of town", do you mean "Section 8 and WIC and undocumented" poor folk or "I can only afford to go to Starbucks once a day because I have to fill up the Escalade" poor folk? Just wondering because "poor" is a relative term.The Convict in Gulag 4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58166023683812364452009-06-12T07:09:06.625-04:002009-06-12T07:09:06.625-04:00There are a few of us poor folk up in the frosty n...There are a few of us poor folk up in the frosty north side of town as well. I think some of the neighborhoods around the lakes in south Reston are the nicest parts of town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-75003036459566586502009-06-11T13:10:23.611-04:002009-06-11T13:10:23.611-04:00Convict, it was a loose interpretation of 'sid...Convict, it was a loose interpretation of 'side by side'...as in "their" side of the toll road and "our" side of the toll road and never the twain shall meet. Just think -- those of us on the south side get to see really cool aircraft...up close and almost personal sometimes!SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-66700507308358094912009-06-11T12:03:41.525-04:002009-06-11T12:03:41.525-04:00"Never mind that creating a place where peopl..."Never mind that creating a place where people of all socioeconomic backgrounds would live side by side was the entire freaking goal of our beloved planned community"<br />=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br />Somebody failed to get that message when they designed North Reston and Reston Town Center. However, we here in the Gulag embrace diversity and all of the orbiting police helicopters that might entail.The Convict in Gulag 4noreply@blogger.com