good to be back

Julian, wrote:

walkonby wrote:
has anybody heard anything about whether the national is getting in trouble for this?

I just got back in town from a weeks vacation at the beach, so this is the first I'm hearing about all this, but I'll check around.

by the way . . . loved your town.  it had things to offer i never knew about.  and here i thought richmond could only be easily described as where they make cigarettes . . . and home to the "don't go there" neighborhoods.

Yeah, we have some nice things. Cannot wait for the grand opening of the new VMFA.

I'll never forget the first time I was in Richmond. My then-girlfriend and I came back to her DC-plated Honda to find a KKK recruitment pamphlet under the wipers.

James wrote:
I'll never forget the first time I was in Richmond. My then-girlfriend and I came back to her DC-plated Honda to find a KKK recruitment pamphlet under the wipers.

Are you certain you weren't in Mechanicsville?

Pretty sure the entire trip was in Richmond. It was back in the late 90's. Ironically, it included a visit to the Museum on the Confederacy. The itinerary was entirely her design, I was just the arm candy to show off to her Richmond based friend.

What's in Mechanicsville? Is that where RIR is?

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
I'll never forget the first time I was in Richmond. My then-girlfriend and I came back to her DC-plated Honda to find a KKK recruitment pamphlet under the wipers.

Are you certain you weren't in Mechanicsville?

James wrote:
What's in Mechanicsville? Is that where RIR is?

RIR is not in Mechanicsville Proper, but it's very close. Mechanicsville is basically the east side of town's suburb and the east side of town is the significantly-more redneck/racist side.

Mechanicsville is pretty bad. The east side (out near the airport and RIR) is full of rednecks. I grew up in the west end which is much more tolerable.

I went to chili cook off in Richmond this year.  I must say that was an eye opener  :o  Everyone was wearing wife beaters (girls included) and all the exhibits booths were free ciagrettes, cans of dip, and monster truck stuff.  Wowzers  ;D

woah woah, were the cans of dip free?

Relaxer wrote:
woah woah, were the cans of dip free?

yes, people were getting them left and right

The National is well located.. Drive down on 95 get off at Broad Street drive a few blocks check show out and head back up 95.

In my estimation, this CAN be a good thing. Though in our nation of fat, it's usually not.

wml7 wrote:
wearing wife beaters (girls included)