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lunar_unit t1_j9okn7i wrote

Reply to Neighbor put up a fence by Inume91

Why wouldn't lawyers take the case?

>I had a surveyor confirm it

Did the surveyor mark the corners, or just give you advice?

Virginia statutes on fences and boundaries:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter28/

You can also confirm what your property line should be on the GIS parcel mapper:

https://cor.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c3ed34c0fb38441fb95cd2d2d6a22d48

Random google search brings up these guys, which seem to specialize in boundary disputes (they recommend negotiating, if possible, before taking things to court):

https://cedlawfirm.com/do-i-need-an-attorney-for-boundary-line-disputes-in-virginia/#:~:text=Virginia%20Boundary%20Fence%20Statute&text=Virginia%20Code%20%C2%A7%2055.1%2D2821,lie%20open%20or%20agree%20otherwise.%E2%80%9D

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lunar_unit t1_j8rgmw1 wrote

Reply to comment by CharlesJHV in Fluoride water causing stomach issues by [deleted]

But old lead pipes have calcification on the interiors of the pipes that diminish lead leeching into water. Part of what happened at Flint MI was that they used chemicals that eroded the calcification on the old pipes leading to soaring lead levels.

Modern drinking supply water is generally delivered on a large scale via polyethylene pipes (cheap, tough, easy to work, resists freeze cracking). Some houses do have CPVC for their interior supply pipes, and of course there's more and more PEX used (which is also polyethylene) and all the parts inside faucets, and even filters, are often plastic, so we can't really get away from it, but to make a blanket statement, as the commenter I was responding to did, that 'the water has lead , drink from plastic jugs', is inaccurate and an oversimplification, especially when the water from those plastic containers often comes from municipal water systems in the first place (which often pull water from rivers, which are also filled with pollutants.). But given those conditions, Richmond water is overall, pretty decent (at least according to the tests, which I guess, could be bullshit.)

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lunar_unit t1_j8n3vlv wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Fluoride water causing stomach issues by [deleted]

Don't spread misinformation. Richmond municipal water quality is quite high.

https://rva.gov/public-utilities/news/water-quality-report-now-available#:~:text=We%20are%20proud%20to%20report,more%20than%2016%2C000%20water%20samples.

And FYI, drinking out of plastic containers means you're exposed to all kinds of chemicals that leech into the water from the plastic and aren't required to be tested by anybody.

https://cleanwater.org/2020/07/29/bottled-water-human-health-consequences-drinking-plastic

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lunar_unit t1_j8dyhde wrote

Reply to Any companies able to help me figure out why water pools in my backyard for days after it rains / storms? by techknee

Sounds like you have no perc. Which means your yard is very clay-y and doesn't absorb easily. Grading (filling low spots and sloping the land to drain away) might help.

How close are the puddles to the house? Sometimes adding tubes to extend your downspouts away from the house can help get the water farther away, but then you have tubes on the surface. You can also add buried tubes, but that's a lot of digging, and they need to drain to daylight somewhere, and in a flat yard that can be hard to do.

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lunar_unit t1_j8ddbye wrote

Reply to comment by kneel_yung in Can someone please explain what is happening by the flood wall. by Cardolini

Gillies creek is two miles from shockoe, way over in Fulton, flowing to the river from Eastern Henrico. It had nothing to do with flooding in Shockoe. Over 12" of heavy rain in 8 hours is what caused the flooding.

Here's an account of how it went down:

https://richmond.com/news/local/why-richmond-why-officials-say-floodwall-didnt-fail-during-gaston-in-2004/article_7bcd6202-7ae8-5116-891b-a36c86df4db4.html

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lunar_unit t1_j89otni wrote

Reply to Can someone please explain what is happening by the flood wall. by Cardolini

Spooky reminder of when Shockoe flooded because the flood wall was closed and the pumps failed causing the Shockoe bowl to fill with 9ft of water.

Edit:. Here's an account of the flooding on that day, and how/why it happened:

https://richmond.com/news/local/why-richmond-why-officials-say-floodwall-didnt-fail-during-gaston-in-2004/article_7bcd6202-7ae8-5116-891b-a36c86df4db4.html

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lunar_unit t1_j6nwu4q wrote

Reply to Staples mill train Thursday mornings? by Cheap-Ad7916

What time is your train leaving?

Probably most flexible and reliable to schedule an Uber or taxi ahead of time. In the past I've scheduled Napoleon Taxi for early morning flights from RIC, and they've been prompt and reliable.

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lunar_unit t1_j6nw20i wrote

Reply to comment by CheersVA in Anyone know whats going on with the Trapezium in Church Hill? by Zpunks100

>I would expect them to probably start out by just sending product up from Petersburg to have on tap and package.

Pretty sure that's the plan, because the site is too small for a full brewery (no room for mega tanks) But for a brewery to be a brewery, I think it's like 20% of product sold has to be manufactured there, so I think the plan is to do some barrel aged varieties, stored, aged and sold onsite .

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lunar_unit t1_j6nglhs wrote

Reply to comment by nartarf in What infrastructure projects or development would you like to see in the area? by Lilratdog

The article illustrates how involved and bureaucratic the process is. So much red tape. It took 2½ years just for VDOT to approve the style for the shelters 🤦🏻‍♂️.

>But similar examples of red tape exist with every project, according to Torres. She said installing resources requires a lengthy approval process, often involving "lots of coordination" with jurisdictions, private owners, urban design committees, and even state entities.

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lunar_unit t1_j6nca2d wrote

Reply to comment by smellymob in What infrastructure projects or development would you like to see in the area? by Lilratdog

They're in the works!

https://www.wtvr.com/problem-solvers/grtc-bus-stops-shelter-and-seating-july-21-2022

>Over the next five years, GRTC aims to grow its percentage of stops with a bench or covering from 26% to 50%.

>That means GRTC would install 160 shelters and 322 benches. A goal described as "aspirational" would aim for 75% of stops to have a bench or cover by 2027.

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