We saw the news last month that Foothills Brewing was expanding distribution to Virginia. I’ve enjoyed some of their beers previously during visits to North Carolina. More good beer available locally is always good news, and when I saw a last minu…
I’ve been dropping hints. And “thinking out loud.” Just hoping that Santa might be inclined to slide a Modern Sporting Rifle down the chimney this Christmas. Recently a friend came by with his new AR and we went out to the range to try it out.Colleen h…
I was in northern VA Saturday May 11th but had my chase gear with me even tho’ the setup was marginal. I wound up chasing three separate storms – all sporting wallclouds – in three separate locales: Amelia Courthouse, Blackstone, and Lynchburg. &…
It’s true, Fredericksburg is getting another craft brewery! Spencer Devon Brewing will be located in downtown Fredericksburg at 106 George Street, in the space formerly occupied by Fatty J’s restaurant. The owner, Shawn Phillips, is a soon-to…
An upper level low pinwheeled storms in a northwesterly direction across the Old Dominion this day in May. After several redirections that involved rerouting from the original target of the western Richmond suburbs to wandering around in the Appomattox…
Recently I walked into a store and was on the fence about making a somewhat significantly priced purchase for my business. As I walked in, I was thinking that if a salesperson approached me and offered the guidance I was looking for and if I trusted them, I would leave the store with the item […]
Virginia traffic lawyers who publish their “success rates” could be manipulating the numbers to make themselves look better. Video Transcription Hello, my name’s Andrew Flusche. I’m a Virginia traffic lawyer. One reason why I can’t stand that attorneys publish success rates is because those numbers can be doctored and manipulated quite easily. Let’s look at […]
I don’t have much documentation on the May 6th chase other than a few photos and a video of a cell west of Greensboro NC. The video shows a bit of shear evident between different cloud heights around this cell but not much happened other than the…
Updraft near Ferrum CollegeEver have a 50/50 chance and pick the wrong one? That’s what happened this day when I chose to chase the southern segment of a convective line and it dissipated while the northern segment grew. Oh well…
For all intents and purposes, it’s Winter in Virginia. The calendar claims three more weeks of “Fall,” but it’s time to accept the reality of the cold, wet, and dark months to come. As much as I already look forward to warmer days, I still cheerfully a…
