Orange County–A Typical Stretch of Rt. 522When you turn left off of Rt. 20 onto Rt. 522 this is what you will see. A tree lined two lane road. While this section is going through a wood there is at least a single line of trees along both sides of the…
Behind the TreesWhen you pass a break in the trees this is what you will see….farms and fields.
You Know when You’re in Farm Country When…..How often have you seen a tractor crossing sign. This is not the only one on this stretch of Rt. 522.
As I indicated in an earlier post the model progs for today appeared to hold a good potential for severity, and boy did it happen! As I write this an incredible lightning show is ongoing and even more severe cells are approaching the area. (I’m not c…
Before today, I’d never been to the Lunchtime at Hurkamp Park concert series, since it is held from 11:30-1:30 on Tuesdays, right in the middle of the workday. But as of yesterday, I am officially retired. So now I get to discover all of the middle-o…
Many of the foreclosures hitting the Northern Virginia market were purchased as investment properties or turned into investment properties. As housing prices soared and interest rates dropped, many want-to-be investors entered the market to earn a quick buck. Some wanted to have a tenant for about a year and then sell it at the new […]
The Nation (Aug. ‘06):
Only a decade ago, as governor of Virginia, Allen personally initiated an association with the Council of Conservative Citizens, the successor organization to the segregationist White Citizens Council and among the largest white supremacist groups.
…After speaking with CCC founder and former White Citizens Council organizer Gordon Lee Baum and two of his […]
Last week I got the bright idea that I’m tired of paying $200 to board the dogs for 4 days every time we want to take a short weekend trip. We have a large fenced yard, and they are after all, dogs. It would be cheaper to leave them in the yard and pay a […]
PPP:
With a week until election day in Virginia’s Democratic primary for Governor all three candidates are within five points of each other, the newest survey from Public Policy Polling finds.
Creigh Deeds is at 27%, followed by Terry McAuliffe at 24%, and Brian Moran at 22%. That puts the race well within the margin of error.
PPP’s […]
Hey everyone,
I am trying out a new feature here on the blog. Beginning today I am going to be posting a series of video blogs. The video entries should have pretty much the same tone as the the written posts, meaning, they should primarily be consumer oriented. Our goal since the inception of our blog, has […]
