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lunar_unit t1_jcks0hl wrote

Reply to comment by __looking_for_things in Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

Fulton's OK. I've been up here since about 2005. Some parts are run down compared to others, but all are generally safe. Development of empty lots, general gentrification and rising costs is definitely affecting the neighborhood.

Celebratory gunfire is a heavy thing here. New Year's Eve really pops off. We also have a significant train yard nearby that has train sounds at all hours of the day and night (usually not super loud, just a reminder that they're there.) Airport being close is nice for trips, but the planes do fly fairly low over Fulton at times.

Blue Atlas is a nice restaurant with a great view and a small market (check it out even if you don't move up here.) They're probably the closest thing we have to a coffee shop, though there are plenty of convenience stores and a few decent fast food places like Ms. Girlee's. Also, Triple Crossing, Stone Brewery, Gillies Creek Park, Rocketts and the Cap Trail are all minutes away.

You should also look at nearby Montrose Heights (right across Government Rd.) , which is similar, but maybe generally quieter, than Fulton.

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eziam t1_jckr7gl wrote

Reply to comment by schmoopie76 in Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

I almost died spring break at Myrtle Beach back in the day. 311 show at the house of blues while living on a mixture of raw oysters, drugs, and jack Daniels...it was awesome to be young, dumb, and full of....foolishness

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sikkimensis t1_jckl14c wrote

Reply to comment by manyamile in Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

I have a few flats already going of onion, cabbages, kale, romaine and bibb lettuce, yod fah Chinese broccoli, bok choi, cilantro, and parsley.

Hopefully I'll get a second round of lettuces done, and then starting all the summer crops. Tomatoes, peppers, et .

Hoping to get some rows of spinach, beets, radishes, and turnips going in the greenhouse but well see how much time I actually end up having.

I definitely follow that sub, I should be more active in it as it warms up and I can move more of the fun stuff back outside.

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hikinganew t1_jckiy4z wrote

Reply to Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

I caught COVID19 last month and it trashed my sleep schedule. However my cat still wants breakfast at 8 am on the dot and it’s oh so annoying.

I’m working. I’m supposed to be off next weekend for GalaxyCon so I need to plan ahead for time off.

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ITMORON t1_jckickf wrote

Reply to comment by manyamile in Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

Thank you.

I am seeing a neurologist FINALLY! It only took a fucking YEAR!

They think that it could be several things, as somone here posted the last time I complained about lack of sleep PLMD may be the cause. I kick and thrash and vocalize violently at night. No arm movement, just legs, and its bad. Really bad. Normally I am not consious or even aware that its happening. Last night I was semi consious and it was happening for hours and it was scary as fuck to be perfectly honest.

Sleep study has been ordered, we will take it from there.

At least the doc ruled out ALS. My wife's mom had that, for about 6 months. We all know where that shit end. I couldnt bare to put her through something like that. This is bad enough, it affects both our sleep, moods, cognition. I am glad that she is at a convention out of town so she will get some shut eye while Im swimming in bed at night.

I look forward to a nights sleep, it will be a thing of beauty.

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GMUcovidta OP t1_jcki967 wrote

Reply to comment by bkemp1984Part2 in First leg of Eagle's Foushee Mews is complete - Richmond BizSense by GMUcovidta

The new multi story condos in SA from StyleHomes are selling really fast and they start in the low 400's, and that makes sense to me. The Stanley Martin Homes behind Whole Foodshave been selling slower, but still selling. It's a great starter home for high earners or middle class people with two incomes who can't afford the sq footage they want in nicer neighborhoods.

I'd love to know who buys the shitty construction 10+ years later too though. The one in the Museum District that's had black mold since the 90s seems to change hands a lot but anytime I google it it just looks like a ton of shell companies. I haven't spend enough time backing into it but would be curious if anyone else knows. Just seems like a giant waste. I wish the government would offer more FHO incentives to the better condos the way they do to SFH to help lower income people get into better, more permanent housing.

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bkemp1984Part2 t1_jckgm9o wrote

Reply to comment by GMUcovidta in First leg of Eagle's Foushee Mews is complete - Richmond BizSense by GMUcovidta

You right, you right, I was just addressing the thing about their cost. I see your edit, I was thinking I might have been missing something in what you said.

I think with a new multi-story condo building you could get a lot of interest. Maybe people with 900k to spend wouldn't want it, but I bet a building with 300 to 500k ones could do well. Seeing what people have paid for condos around Monroe and Jackson Wards is shocking. Not sure if the builder could make money like that, but oh well, apartments it is then. The 15 people who had almost a mil can live elsewhere.

Sort of off topic, but who is buying these shitty apartment buildings? Is the rental income so good that it's worth buying something that is practically falling apart from day 1? Seeing the repairs needed to the building next door (5 or 6 years old) and the one across the street (barely 2 years old) is so sad.

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manyamile t1_jckgcdm wrote

Reply to comment by sikkimensis in Still no Fridaily? by Sandwichsplicer

Whatcha growin?

My Korean pickling radish and savoyed spinach popped up in yesterday’s warm temps.

I lost a couple broccoli babies the other night because I was too lazy to cover them so I’ll set out replacements today.

https://preview.redd.it/0y2f1kanmcoa1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3cbc15d6036b7cd8be10b0f199a3314f161dd766

We’d love to see your garden progress on r/VAGardening. Come share your success and failures with us so we can all learn.

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