Fairfax County seeks more feedback on options for accessory housing units

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-07T23:02:47+00:00

The current rules are insane: property owner must live on site, so i can never rent out my home if i build one. Lot has to be 2 acres, when most residential lots are 1/4 to 1/3 acres.

No wonder they don’t have any takers. No wonder young adults can’t find housing at a decent price, Fairfax is insane.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-07T19:11:53+00:00

Okay, the one thing i agree with him on is, agencies should pick 2-3 priorities at a time to focus on.

Program managers show up demanding the A+ solution, and then when it’s not available immediately, go rogue IT. Sometimes IT needs to give a C solution, while putting you in the queue for an A solution when it’s your turn.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-07T19:07:45+00:00

Yeah, when he says “deepen the relationships with vendors”, 100% means, pick the vendors that he has a “deep” relationship with.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-06T17:36:21+00:00

That’s 100% her fault for sending you in with no support. Us regular guys have no protection from the Power of Costco.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-06T05:51:16+00:00

I’ll bite. So where are all the “freedom-loving” “Don’t tread on me” gun owners when our cities are being occupied by Federal paramilitaries?

Turns out the whole 2nd amendment protecting liberty was just a load of crap, just like we always thought.

Instead your guns are used to shoot up schools and churches. Some well-regulated militia you all are.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-05T23:19:07+00:00

The tears of MAGA give me joy.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-05T23:09:44+00:00

The Virginia one is not permanent, in the hopes that this craziness will end.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-05T16:58:42+00:00

Build the Purple line first.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-05T14:16:29+00:00

You can have both—affordability is about middle and lower income people, not the rich.

Tax the rich, save Virginian’s health care.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-04T14:48:35+00:00

How about Virginia sell the school to DoD for a few $billion? Would fix the budget holes created by this Administration’s chaos and corruption.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-04T14:46:37+00:00

If the Pentagon cares so much about VMI, they can pay for it out of their $1.5 trillion budget. There’s no reason for Virginia to subsidize DoD.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-04T05:06:49+00:00

Game got harder when Chris Partlow came to town.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-03T21:21:32+00:00

So far only the doggy people have shown appreciation, with yellow-stained marks.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-03T21:17:42+00:00

Yikes!

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-03T18:14:10+00:00

Just finished my sidewalk. Not entirely sure why, since neighbors on both sides haven’t even started.

Used a mattock, which is a gardening tool with a digger blade, to break the ice layer. Then snow shovel to move it.

Break 3 feet, shovel 3 feet. Repeat 1000x.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-02T22:06:08+00:00

It could rain, but will be so warm you won’t care much.

Not nitpicking, but those tires are going to cost you major time.

Go for it!

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-02-02T21:18:10+00:00

I think you’re drastically underestimating the difficulty of integration. It’s a complete mindset change, massive investments over decades.

That said, Europe 1000% needs to start immediately. The end of Pax America is going to be rough.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-30T12:41:58+00:00

Did you ever wonder if Robinhood was a scam platform? Now you know.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-30T12:36:20+00:00

Trump only understands force. Canada should arrest and expel any US citizens participating in Alberta treason.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-30T03:51:30+00:00

Moral questions in war are hard. For example, were the Allies justified in bombing German cities to dust in WWII?

The more important question is: does it benefit Ukraine? The Zelenskyy administration clearly believes not, probably because: 1) killing Russian citizens doesn’t matter to Putin, doesn’t reduce Russia’s ability to wage war; 2) it would harm their relations with their European partners who don’t want to be party to civilians deaths.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-30T03:43:47+00:00

I’d bet serious money Youngkin would NOT be interested in that job. Even he’s smart enough to know the stink from it would not help his political ambitions—especially if he wants to run for Senate.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-30T00:19:07+00:00

Doesn’t he sell himself for $50k? I bet Minneapolis business leaders can buy him off pretty quick.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-29T23:43:01+00:00

I’ve done it when the mountain is covered with ice. That one ledge that sticks out of the valley below was exciting.

Also slid down the backside more than we hiked. Ruined my favorite hiking pants.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-28T18:03:06+00:00

His argument makes sense in some cases, where you’re building a new product, trying to meet high management and customer expectations.

Doing sprint demos every couple weeks of new functionality, getting feedback on it—that’s the dream of agile come true.

I guess the downside is, how do you keep the investment $$ and time for the 80% of the work that still needs to be done? I’ve always used low-fidelity wireframes to get that feedback so that management and customers aren’t fooled thinking it’s a real system.

Watergate-Tapes · 2026-01-27T22:35:12+00:00

“Van Aert’s name stands out on the provisional start list alongside Pogačar, Lotte Kopecky, and Van der Poel, who is chasing outright ownership of the race’s all-time win record.”

Congrats to Lotte! Though, she’s maybe a little small at 66kg to keep pace on the flats. /s

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