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The Girl just found out she was accepted into Univ. of Denver's Honors Program, so that clinches things.

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Guy (ostensibly) from Washington's daughter is going to Colorado and the guy from Colorado's daughter is going to Washington. Don't pick apart my joke!

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Congratulations guys! Great news all around.
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Congrats boys. My son is sitting on his ass and doing nothing about looking at schools. Lazy ass teenager.
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Congrats Sancarlos. Seattle's real nice mid April through mid October, and now that the winters are getting milder parts of winter too.
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In Boston. Only one 28-3 shirt spotted so far. Drinking venues close to bu campus are virtually nonexistent
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A_B wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:55 am In Boston. Only one 28-3 shirt spotted so far. Drinking venues close to bu campus are virtually nonexistent
Rathskeller on campus was a nice sandwich and beer place, IIRC.
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Was going to head to trillium but they closed at like 730 and I had just walked up and down entire campus and would not have had more than 30 minutes to get there and to get a drink so I punted and just walked around west end of campus a bit more.
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A_B wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:55 am Drinking venues close to bu campus are virtually nonexistent
Sunset Cantina is across from Agganis Arena. Offshoot of the old Sunset Grille which was THE craft beer place in Boston for a long time. had no idea it closed.
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Rush2112 wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:30 am
A_B wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:55 am Drinking venues close to bu campus are virtually nonexistent
Sunset Cantina is across from Agganis Arena. Offshoot of the old Sunset Grille which was THE craft beer place in Boston for a long time. had no idea it closed.
Saw that and avoided it because it had coors, Heineken and Miller lite signs exclusively. May swing in on way to Fenway tonight.
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A_B wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:32 am
Rush2112 wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:30 am
A_B wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:55 am Drinking venues close to bu campus are virtually nonexistent
Sunset Cantina is across from Agganis Arena. Offshoot of the old Sunset Grille which was THE craft beer place in Boston for a long time. had no idea it closed.
Saw that and avoided it because it had coors, Heineken and Miller lite signs exclusively. May swing in on way to Fenway tonight.

Ya, it's nowhere near the list that Sunset had (like 150+ on tap and bottles.) There are better places to grab a beer nearer to Fenway. If you've never beer been, go as early as you can and hit up Cask 'n Flagon.
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Sunset used to be near Coolidge Corner, right? If so, I've only been drunker in my life once.

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govmentchedda wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:40 am Sunset used to be near Coolidge Corner, right? If so, I've only been drunker in my life once.

Stoli doli nearly killed me.
Yes. Sad, that is where the wife and I had our first date. Guess the owners didn't like to pay wages or taxes. Oh, and to tie in with other threads, they had excellent Mexican style nachos.
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So this is gonna be the nacho thread?
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Every thread is about nachos when you get down to deliciously fried tortilla chips covered in a multitude of tasty toppings.

Was gonna mention the Mexican place near Fenway for nachos...but looks like it's been replaced by a brewpub.
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Three more 28-3 on walk to Fenway
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Tom Brady Michigan jersey spotted. Hey, they are playing the tigers!
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govmentchedda wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:40 am Sunset used to be near Coolidge Corner, right? If so, I've only been drunker in my life once.

Stoli doli nearly killed me.
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Ugh, I'll be doing this next year with my eldest daughter. She's got her heart set on McGill, though the thought of having her an eight hour drive away induces panic attacks in both my wife and myself. Also, I am patriotically opposed to the French... ;-)
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Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
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It wouldn't be as bad if it was a more "low key" city, I suppose, but right in the heart of Montreal...

I was hoping she would change her mind about going away; the university where I completed my Master's is just a 15 minute drive from our door :). Sadly, that's not to be, though I can't blame her; I moved out to take my undergrad, and moved across the Atlantic for my graduate work.
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A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
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sancarlos wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:23 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
I've always enjoyed a nice long jaunt on the highway, though I do need to keep my somewhat heavy foot in check... ;-)

At nearly 50 and with two surgically repaired knees, though, I won't be doing the moving. :)
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sancarlos wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:23 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
I actually don’t mind road trips. We drove 12 hours to Orlando Thursday. Went well.
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sancarlos wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:23 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
My niece moved to Seattle last year from Santa Cruz. We'll be out there next week and my mother in law asked if my niece was coming down to see us. Uh, that's like if someone came to see us from the east coast and someone asked if Johnnie was going to come meet us.
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Giff wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:35 am
sancarlos wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:23 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
My niece moved to Seattle last year from Santa Cruz. We'll be out there next week and my mother in law asked if my niece was coming down to see us. Uh, that's like if someone came to see us from the east coast and someone asked if Johnnie was going to come meet us.
A lot of people on the west coast (even those who have lived here a long time and should know better) seem to struggle with the distances involved with travel west of the Rockies.
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brian wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:41 am
Giff wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:35 am
sancarlos wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:23 pm
A_B wrote: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm Fourteen hours for us. It’s gonna be odd for sure.
Google says it’s a 13 hour drive for me up to Seattle. Will be doing that for move-in in September. I’m actually looking forward to the drive.
My niece moved to Seattle last year from Santa Cruz. We'll be out there next week and my mother in law asked if my niece was coming down to see us. Uh, that's like if someone came to see us from the east coast and someone asked if Johnnie was going to come meet us.
A lot of people on the west coast (even those who have lived here a long time and should know better) seem to struggle with the distances involved with travel west of the Rockies.
Yeah i just remembered my buddy adn I talking last week about me going to Santa Cruz and he's going to LA that same weekend. He e-mails me the next day that his family is doing a bike tour on that Sunday and did we want to join. No, I'm not driving 5.5 hours for a bike tour of LA.
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A bike tour of LA sounds terrible.
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Yeah, we regularly hear from out of state folks who are going to LA and think it's just a short drive for us to meet them down there. Or, if they are coming here, they think a drive to LA is an easy add-on to their trip.
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When my oldest daughter graduated HS in 1997 she moved to Israel (came back in 2004 married and with a degree in ChemE) Only an 11 hour flight.
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Avram wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:26 pm When my oldest daughter graduated HS in 1997 she moved to Israel (came back in 2004 married and with a degree in ChemE) Only an 11 hour flight.
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My daughter just scheduled her G2 road test, so that she can have a car whilst away at school. For those unfamiliar, this is not a full license, but an intermediate stage that allows one to drive relatively free of restriction, and to be registered as the primary driver of a vehicle.

I suppose I'm a natural worrier, but I may honestly need a sedative for this. A part of me wonders if this is how my parents felt when I went off to school; then again, I think a daughter is something different. Also, I was driving my Dad's 15 year old Morris Marina at the time, which is not a noted performance machine. ;-)

Hoping for some reassurance from those Swampers who have been there before... :)
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RSmith wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:40 am My daughter just scheduled her G2 road test, so that she can have a car whilst away at school. For those unfamiliar, this is not a full license, but an intermediate stage that allows one to drive relatively free of restriction, and to be registered as the primary driver of a vehicle.

I suppose I'm a natural worrier, but I may honestly need a sedative for this. A part of me wonders if this is how my parents felt when I went off to school; then again, I think a daughter is something different. Also, I was driving my Dad's 15 year old Morris Marina at the time, which is not a noted performance machine. ;-)

Hoping for some reassurance from those Swampers who have been there before... :)
AB, as you know, my daughter is also going away soon for her freshman year. But, we got advice from the university to go the opposite direction. Which is to say, they strongly advised that freshmen not bring cars to school. Like Boston, Seattle has good public transit, including a light rail directly from campus to the airport. So, my daughter (who just got her license a couple months ago, and wants our car all the time, now) is content with the idea of not taking a car away to school.

So, no real reassurance, sorry. But, I share your concern every time my daughter gets behind the wheel!
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Thanks, I'll let Rsmith know.

(My daughter is not taking a car to Boston.)
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Is this give AB random advice day? I didn't get the memo.
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tennbengal wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:11 pm Is this give AB random advice day? I didn't get the memo.
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tennbengal wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:11 pm Is this give AB random advice day? I didn't get the memo.
LOL.

Montreal, as far as I recall (I lived there for a few months, many years ago), has a very well developed transit system, and terrible traffic/roads, so objectively, it would probably make more sense not to have a car. However, she has her heart set on a particular car, and I have really never been able to say no to her (terrible practice, I know). So, my only hope is that my wife puts her foot down...
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I think it depends on where you are going to school. For Washington/Seattle area going to UW or SPU or Seattle U, no you don't NEED a car. For any place even a little more out of the way, yeah, it's really handy. I had one going to school at Western Washington University up in Bellingham. It was super handy to have. Transit there is fine but not great.

Unless you have specific legitimate concerns about your specific child driving that I would have no way to know about, both of you are worrying way too much about your kids driving if they are reasonably responsible. Guess what, they don't want to lose their car either. And they sure as hell don't want to have to call you and go "I wrecked my car".
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blundercrush wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:42 pm I think it depends on where you are going to school. For Washington/Seattle area going to UW or SPU or Seattle U, no you don't NEED a car. For any place even a little more out of the way, yeah, it's really handy. I had one going to school at Western Washington University up in Bellingham. It was super handy to have. Transit there is fine but not great.

Unless you have specific legitimate concerns about your specific child driving that I would have no way to know about, both of you are worrying way too much about your kids driving if they are reasonably responsible. Guess what, they don't want to lose their car either. And they sure as hell don't want to have to call you and go "I wrecked my car".
This is kind of what I was hoping to hear. I barely remember what it was like to start driving (and it was England in the mid 80s), and my wife never got a license; I kind of suspect we are more concerned than need be... :)
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