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Gripes aired by our own freelancers about anything and everything puzzling in Ashburn."It's not our policy to replace your loss. It's our policy to replace the value of your vehicle." That's the statement that really gets me. But let me start from the beginning. On Dec. 10, a Friday, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office called my house to explain that someone had run into my wife's car, which was parallel-parked along the road in front of our house. The driver called the Sheriff's Office himself, waited for a deputy to arrive and exchanged information. Accidents happen. I understand that. What I don't understand is why this gentleman's insurance company acts like I've …
"I'm shopping for a home right now and I can promise you I'm staying the hell away from Broadlands and Lansdowne just because of OpenBand." —statement was found on an online forum about broadband service. Most Ashburn residents have probably heard of the horrors of OpenBand, the cable, Internet and phone service created by builder Van Metre companies and contractor M.C. Dean. OpenBand enjoys a 75-year contract forcing all homeowners living in the Southern Walk section of Broadlands to pay for its service, regardless of whether they want the service. In addition to the Broadlands homeowners …
