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smarshall561 t1_jdea5qo wrote

Reply to comment by 3FoxInATrenchcoat in Goshen Street has officially been repaved. by coalmines

I tried to get the brick sidewalk on Broad at the 95 overpass fixed for over a year only to be told the bridge is owned by the state so the state has to fix the adjacent sidewalk.

Am I the only person that thinks 50+ loose bricks next to a major interstate overpass is an incident waiting to happen??

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historyarch OP t1_jde8mxn wrote

Reply to comment by Cactuscouch757 in March 23. 1775- At the Second Virginia Convention Patrick Henry delivers his famous “Give me Liberty or give me Death!” Speech by historyarch

You said the speech may not have occurred at all. If there were witnesses, the speech occurred. I acknowledged that there are questions about the actual text.

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Also, witnesses are sometimes way off, but sometimes are very accurate. It is worth noting that Wirt's account of the Stamp Act Speech received by the same method turned out to be very accurate. It turns out the French sent a spy to America in 1765 to gauge the pulse of the colonists. He happened to be in Williamsburg and wrote down the text of the speech. This report was lost for over 150 years and found in the 1920s.

Maybe the Liberty or Death speech is flawed, but maybe another source will emerge that confirms what was actually said. William Wirt spent 12 years gathering evidence and writing the bio. He seems to have taken great pains to present the evidence faithfully. Other parts of his writing have proven accurate-- and he got some things wrong as happens in every bio.

Wirt was also a highly accomplished lawyer including arguing before the Supreme Court and is still America's longest serving attorney general. He's a credible writer.

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ShadyAdvise t1_jde6md2 wrote

Reply to Closing my account with public utilities by Brazenbillygoat

41 minutes is pretty average for DPU hold times, can easily be an hour +. My record was just under 2 hours to get someone on the line. I'd suggest going to their office in person if you want faster service, it's on 25th St. and is repeated in their automated hold system

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kid_christ t1_jde1ono wrote

Reply to Closing my account with public utilities by Brazenbillygoat

I moved over a year ago, closed my account on the phone, it did take awhile. To this day I receive a “bill” every month showing me that I have an $0.89 credit with them. I don’t know how to get them to stop mailing me recycling paper

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fusion260 t1_jddx2f2 wrote

Reply to Closing my account with public utilities by Brazenbillygoat

From this post a few days ago:

>The quickest way is to go to their office on 25th St, not city hall. 25th St has a parking lot and a very nice lady there that can help you. I asked her how many people come in there per day because I expected it to be a shit show, and she said they get maybe 15 people a day, because everyone assumes you have to go to city hall.

Oddly, that location says it's closed on Apple Maps, but u/I_Got_A_Truck said it was open as of a few days ago.

ETA: The address I found for that location is 701 N 25th St., Richmond, VA 23223

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