Don't threaten me with a good time, Glenn Youngkin.

I lived across the street from Chimborazo for a little bit. The key is just to not be obnoxious or flagrant about it. Saw plenty of picnics with wine and beer, had a few of my own and never had an issue. As long as you're not walking around with open containers or leaving trash around I doubt anyone would even notice tbh.

Heck, Garnett's sells picnic lunches, including wine, for people to take across the street to Meadow park. I doubt it's high on RPD's list of concerns.

Yes, according to the governor's page Sb1515 was signed. Full text can be found here.

What I enjoy is that Virginia now explicitly defines Sadomasochistic Abuse: "actual or explicitly simulated flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed."

Veto 1 makes sense to me. I'd be pretty livid if I came home to a utility truck in my driveway or yard with no explanation or anyone around clearly working on something, doubly so if it were left there for days at a time.

Veto 2, no comment because it seems like a lot of procedural HR stuff that makes my brain want to turn off.

Veto 3 I'm not entirely sure about. I agree that lots of vehicles have exhausts and sound systems that are WAY too loud. It sounds like the veto was because the House Bill was specifically about defective exhausts, where as the Senate Bill was more broad about noise? I'd have to read into this one more, but anything that helps curtail unnecessary noise is generally a good thing in my book.

Box o' Franzia and a picnic blanket in Chimbo park serve you just as well!

Booked in advance its WAY cheaper than gas + parking. Tickets for off-peak/ non-commuting hours are maybe $20-30 round trip if you book even a few weeks ahead. Day-of it'll depend on how sold the train is, but the most expensive ticket I've paid was maybe $60, which is still worth it to not deal with the drive.

As far as I'm aware, Dominion has a monopoly in the area, and most of the state. Some areas of the state have coops as an option, shown on this map.

Hey not so loud! We like our little event nice and tidy(ish). Lines were already getting pretty long at last years Irish festival.

Can confirm. Grew up outside Savannah (effingham county) and we only made the mistake of going into the city for St. Patrick’s day once.

If you're talking about Brown's I've generally had very good service there without being upsold, which is pretty uncommon for dealers. That said, it's absolutely not true that the rotors MUST be replaced with the pads - pads wear out much faster than rotors.

However, given your car is 8-9 years old if the rotors have not been changed before it is definitely possible they are close to end of life and worth changing now. It can't hurt to get a second opinion from another shop.

I loose a little sleep every night knowing that if my house were about 100 yards to the north of where it is I'd be in Henrico instead of the city.

Currently a week behind on trash collection, and yet my property tax bill went up again from last year.....

Jasper, and Grandstaff & Stein are all that come to mind.

The folks who own The Jasper are opening another place in Church Hill called The Emerald Lounge sometime this year.

Oh you know the jingle: 0118-999-881.......

Agreed! After 2020 I was not in the worst place mentally, but clearly being cooped up for a year had done me no favors. I started going for a 15-20 minute walk during lunch every day and the difference in mood was noticeable after just a week or two.

“It was like that when I moved in.”

>Like say their shift ends or they have a break and another bus take over the route.

I've been on the bus at the end of a driver's shift and she just stopped at a bus stop, got off and the new driver got on. Probably not end of shift, otherwise they'd probably put the "not in service" message on.

Yeah, the location is more what I would expect from a bar back in VA Beach or something - tucked away into a random shopping center. Benefit of the doubt though, I assume restaurant/ bar space is at a premium in the city and it's a risky business to begin with.

Dang, you aint kidding - Verdant Lady is in a really out of the way spot. Might give it a go though just for the heck of it.

Woke up, showered, put on nice clean clothes, made tea and signed into work.

Manager messages me "Hey, aren't you off today?"

So now I'm wide awake with no idea what to do with myself.

Turned on the baseboard heater in the kitchen for the first time.... ever, but only because most of the water lines in the house are in the crawlspace under there. Was debating about chancing it, but the electric bill for a few days of extra heating is far cheaper than potential plumbers bill should anything happen.

No no, the line is "Next year, Number one!"

Fwiw many of us never wanted them legalized in the first place. Gambling machines and casinos in general are a scourge on the poor and individuals with addictive personalities.

Dunno how many hardcore baseball/ squirrels fans we have in here, but some bad news coming out of the MLB Rule 5 draft last night. A total of 9 Squirrels players were picked up by other teams in the league last night, which is a huge blow after the season they had last year. Happy for the guys that they now get a bigger opportunity to play in the big leagues, but I'm worried what it means for the team's performance in the next few years. Keeping the team performing reasonably well is pretty key to keeping support for the diamond district and new ballpark going.

Concealed is concealed, after all. Part of the reason I left ODU was because carry on campus was banned, and yet Norfolk PD was going jack shit about muggings, assaults, etc. and I had a few night classes in buildings without close parking.