Recent comments in /f/rva

barrewinedogs t1_ja7wtjt wrote

I don't... lol. I was homeschooled and raised fundie. Pokeman was the devil's tool.

I am, however, enjoying watching Cherie's Antique Emporium slowly crash and burn. I really want to tell the owner that if he didn't insist on posting political rants and calling people "woke" as a slur, his business might not be in the shape it's in. I would certainly shop there, as I am currently on the hunt for vintage Corning Ware and Pyrex. But if I say that, he'll just call me a liberal snowflake. It's his loss.

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imsatansson t1_ja7wo45 wrote

I’ve still got the complete first edition just sitting in my house. I’m sure it’s worth something these days, but I just can’t justify the risk of sending the cards out for grading. I wish there was somewhere local I could go in person.

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sleevieb t1_ja7uzs3 wrote

All cities are independent in Virginia. Charlotte ftucked their tax code base up to appeal to their banks and insurance. That’s why they out grew up and they very poorly managed their growth. Almost all sprawl.

I can’t speak to portlands 90s growth but their past ten years of urban planning have been great relative to other cities. Certainly better than Arizona, Austin or Houston.

NOVA exists in a vacuum. Even if a lot of departments and beuracracy move out west, congress, the president, and the pentagon will never leave each other and that white marble. Plus the metro is a huge part of war planning in the case of gas hitting $10/gallon.

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AnAcceptableUserName t1_ja7ukek wrote

Red & Blue hit my class like a crack addiction in grade school. I was on the elite four grind for weeks for xp and money to buy supplements to juice up my fighting animals. Got the whole squad maxed and roided out. The latch key program battles were ruthless.

After getting the 151 in Red they came out with more to catch in gold & silver, but I've never had the heart to do it again. I caught them all, then the goalpost moved.

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