agita
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Post by agita on Mar 6, 2017 18:21:51 GMT -5
What are the options of getting from Washington, DC to Alexandria, VA, with baggage, very early in the morning? Id like to arrange it now. Thanks.
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Post by LadyJR on Mar 6, 2017 22:23:17 GMT -5
I used uber and arrived one hour early
Left bags at reception
Remember to tip
It was super easy
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Post by hopingforalj on Mar 7, 2017 7:17:31 GMT -5
Uber, 15 to 20 min, no problems.
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Post by Phantom on Mar 7, 2017 10:08:50 GMT -5
I am cheap, so I did Metro from foggy bottom to Alexandria with baggage. Had first interview slot in morning and got there no problems. Left early and grabbed some coffee when I arrived. There is a waiting area at interview, and I just left my bags in there with my fellow testers.
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Post by judgymcjudgypants on Mar 7, 2017 10:11:53 GMT -5
Taxi. If you are going from Foggy Bottom to Alexandria in the am, you have the advantage of being opposite rush hour traffic. The hotel will order you a cab the night before and/or help you hail one in the morning. I ordered a cab, but it was late so took the one sitting outside the hotel hoping for a customer.  I left 90 minutes prior to my interview and got there an hour early. J |
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Post by tripper on Mar 7, 2017 10:16:57 GMT -5
I've had very good luck with Uber, both in DC and in Alexandria and they cost much less than a cab.
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Post by jagvet on Mar 8, 2017 0:53:49 GMT -5
I used Metro and wheeled my suitcase, but I stayed near OPM (that's where WD was) and I stayed in the SI site hotel. That said, I'm a transit buff and it was therapeutic. I think Uber or Lyft is a better choice for most people. Very relaxing, and early in the morning they are cheap--not much more than METRO--not as stinky as some cabs.
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Post by benchslap on Mar 8, 2017 7:42:34 GMT -5
I stayed in Georgetown and was stuck with the earliest SI appointment time. I took an Uber and no problems whatsoever. In fact, I arrived quite early and killed time in the lobby of the hotel.
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Post by gary on Mar 8, 2017 7:53:20 GMT -5
I stayed in Georgetown and was stuck with the earliest SI appointment time. I took an Uber and no problems whatsoever. In fact, I arrived quite early and killed time in the lobby of the hotel. It may not have impressed the panel that their first interviewee was the person they'd seen in the lobby running the dice game. |
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Post by judgymcjudgypants on Mar 8, 2017 15:36:32 GMT -5
Then, again . . . maybe it did.
J
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Post by sophie22 on Mar 8, 2017 15:45:01 GMT -5
I convinced my interviewers to join me in a quick game of flip cup. Hope that isn't frowned upon!!!
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Post by luckylady2 on Mar 8, 2017 22:49:00 GMT -5
I convinced my interviewers to join me in a quick game of flip cup. Hope that isn't frowned upon!!! No, but I'm wonder how you managed to do that while delivering the required baskets of puppies and kittens? |
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Post by denise on Mar 8, 2017 23:48:46 GMT -5
What are the options of getting from Washington, DC to Alexandria, VA, with baggage, very early in the morning? Id like to arrange it now. Thanks. I personally think the Metro is easiest-- no worries about traffic or accidents. The Embassy Suites is right across from the King Street Metro stop -- 2 stops past the airport. Uber may be fine as well- but then you have to contend with traffic. I wouldn't take a cab because it costs more to go across state lines from D.C. to VA. Good luck. |
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Post by Pixie on Mar 9, 2017 8:39:29 GMT -5
I convinced my interviewers to join me in a quick game of flip cup. Hope that isn't frowned upon!!! No, but I'm wonder how you managed to do that while delivering the required baskets of puppies and kittens? I think this new group doesn't know about the puppies and kittens. |
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Post by judgymcjudgypants on Mar 9, 2017 9:55:59 GMT -5
Shhhhh . . . some of us do.
J
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Post by southernfun on Mar 9, 2017 11:37:30 GMT -5
No, but I'm wonder how you managed to do that while delivering the required baskets of puppies and kittens? I think this new group doesn't know about the puppies and kittens. Just the highly recommended know. |
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Post by SPN Lifer on Dec 1, 2020 12:40:57 GMT -5
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Post by aljhopefully on Dec 1, 2020 13:29:35 GMT -5
I'd do uber/lyft. DC Metro is a form of gambling, IMO.
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Post by neufenland on Dec 1, 2020 15:40:44 GMT -5
Given that the thread dates from 2017, and also given some of the responses, the question appears to be in regard to Day 2 of in-person OPM testing.
You guys 'member when we did fun stuff like that? I 'member. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.
I took Metro, because if memory serves, the hotel was right near the station. I'm sure that's super-helpful in December 2020, but there it is!
I'd Uber/Lyft now, though.
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Post by foghorn on Dec 4, 2020 12:03:52 GMT -5
Nostalgia for the OPM structured interview? .............naaaaah.
Looking at the thread "RIF's" it's unlikely we will need this knowledge.
we were so young then.....so impressionable........ now we are hardened veterans of the sound of .....crickets......the no response. Come to think of it, has about the same charm and warmth as the OPM interview, so no need to was nostalgic, we are living the 2017 experience, we few, we frustrated few.......
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I left 90 minutes prior to my interview and got there an hour early. 
