EhrenScwhab t1_je5y06b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Reply to comment by sporkityfork in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

It is ABSOLUTELY like telling my pal we're going to cross Hadrian's Wall and go to unconquered Caledonia when I invite him up to have a drink at my place and catch a Loudoun United game or some such thing....

sporkityfork t1_je5z6th wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM

I kinda get it. If you live in DC there's not really much reason for you to go out there. It's a perspective thing. Especially if you don't have a car, somehow getting out to some place in the mountains can kinda suck.

Gumburcules t1_je9ybik wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:17 PM

> It is ABSOLUTELY like telling my pal we're going to cross Hadrian's Wall and go to unconquered Caledonia when I invite him up to have a drink at my place

To be fair you're asking someone to drive 2+ hours round trip if they're coming from DC, and since they're driving they can't even fully participate in the activity you're inviting them to do.

I'll make that drive and stay sober no problem for a fun activity you can only do in the boonies - hiking, kayaking, biking, etc. But asking someone to drive an hour each way to nurse a couple beers on the couch while you never have to leave your house is definitely a lopsided ask. At least meet them at a bar in the middle somewhere.

EhrenScwhab t1_je9zw90 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:28 PM

He's not driving. He's taking the metro. Which now that the Silver Line is done, goes to about 5 minutes away from my home. Plus crashing at my place. He and I constantly trade barbs about how neither wants to come to the others house but we always manage to make it work, being friends and all. Thanks for the lecture though.