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Movin' to Maryland

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 02:23
10000li
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Hello 'bot Fans,

After busting my bunnies in school and networking like a social butterfly, I landed a super cool job maintaining and repairing clinical lab equipment.

My territory will be D.C. to Baltimore.

I'm heading east to Boston or NYC area (still TBA) on June 3rd for training and will take over my territory about the 23rd.

I was investigating the College Park area, site of U Maryland, to make my home base - I like college towns, they are more cosmopolitan.

I lived in Norfolk, VA when I was 2 y.o. and visited parts of the east coast for a few days here and there over the years, but I've never lived east of the Mississippi. I'm looking forward to visiting lots of historical and cultural sites and to reasonably good (?) mass transit.

I know the humidity will be ungodly, but other people live there, so they must have figured out how to do it

Any info you-all have would be appreciated.

Any chance to meet with 'bot fans along the way would be 'narly.

PS "How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular" will be in DC just about the time I move there. The videos look cool.

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 10:23
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Congratulations!

I'm glad to hear your job hunt has been successful, 10000li! We're actually about 3 hours west of Baltimore ourselves. I don't have much experience with the DC/Balto area, but it's very...erhm, urban and cosmopolitan. Some people thrive in that environment, but as a country girl, I don't feel comfortable there. Also, being so close to Washington, there are LOTS of laws to abide by.

The area can be very beautiful. Maryland is on the North-South divide, so you'll get an awful lot of differing opinions regarding how the world ought to be run. I'm sure you'll do fine with that! ;)

Yes, the humidity can be atrocious, but that's why Carrier invented the air conditioner. :)

You'll be within striking range of some lovely beaches, too, and going the opposite direction, some lovely mountain areas--although you'd probably consider them mere hills.

Anyway, best wishes on your new job, and I hope you & your family enjoy your new home!

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Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:17
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Some cool stuff

If you get a chance to go up into Pennsylvania go see Gettysburg it's my favorite historic battlefield on the east coast. Both Richmond and Baltimore have cool Edgar Allan Poe museums and Baltimore has his grave.

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Sat, 05/26/2012 - 11:29
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Karst Topography

The Appalachian Mountain area is also notable for its many scenic cave systems, which, besides being fascinating, are a good way of avoiding the summertime heat.

If you're a Civil War buff, this area abounds in old sites and battlefields, and as this is the Sesquicentennial, many of them are holding special events.

If you're a nature lover, there are dozens of national parks and forests to visit, and the Skyline Drive in Virginia is very scenic.

Washington, DC is of course loaded with museums. The greater DC area is also swarming with beautiful architecture and parks.

There's opportunities for canoeing and whitewater rafting on many of the local waterways, as well as fishing and hunting if you're so inclined.

I once took the Lewes Ferry from Cape May to Delaware. Cape May is an interesting little piece of Victorian history, if you're into that era.

Driving around the area may be a bit of a pill, but there's really no shortage of things to do.

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Mon, 05/28/2012 - 09:08
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10000li
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Thank you

Thanks, Mama and neo, for your input.

It's 54 deg. F and clouds are down to a few hundred feet here in Pugetopolis, whereas Baltimore is already at 80.

If we spend our time trying to do even half of what Mama suggests, I think we'll be busy and happy.

As for Appalachian caves:

http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin19.htm

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