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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:47 PM
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50 Car pile up in Newport News/Lightfoot VA....
I hope Pierce's BBQ is open...

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0210/704884.html
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:51 PM
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1. That's just north of my dad...
he's not answering his cell as usual but hopefully he's alright.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:52 PM
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3. I hope he is too. No serious injuries, but awful just the same. I drive that stretch a LOT. nt
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 10:25 AM
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12. Heard from him this morning...
he's fine, just let the battery run out on this phone. He had stocked up his little fridge and isn't driving anywhere until the roads are all clear.
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whyverne Donating Member (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:52 PM
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2. Where the hell are they all going? n/t
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:53 PM
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5. I assume the shipyard closed today. it's actually pretty good about that, so I'm stumped...
who these folks are. The Norfolk area didn't get much snow at all, so, perhaps, folks didn't realize what they were getting into.
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TokenQueer Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 09:19 PM
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10. Exactly. The historic triangle (Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown) was right on the line.
Also, it didn't start snowing until about 7:00am... but once it started to fall, the snow laid thick and quick. Factor in 40mph wind gusts and it was a recipe for disaster.
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TokenQueer Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:53 PM
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4. Lol! I thought the same thing!
Best. BBQ. Ever.

Are we neighbors?

:toast:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:55 PM
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7. Pierce's Pitt Pure Pulled Pork - we're neighbors at heart!
I had a nice, long chat with JC Pierce on one trip down. He was telling me about how Walmart was trying to get Pierce's off the highway signs. I actually have polling experience on stuff like this and had to deal with WalMart and gave him some tips on what their strategy might be. I got a free insulated mug!

I live in MD but my Maternal Unit lived in Va. Beach near the Norfolk border. So, I make the trip a lot.
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TokenQueer Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 09:07 PM
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8. If you make the trek from Chevy Chase to Va. Beach often...
...that insulated mug will surely come in handy.

Don't get me started on Wal*Mart... we'll be here all night!

:toast:
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 08:55 PM
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6. I used to live there. I remember that whenever it snowed, the folkes there
would always crash. Just a dusting would close schools. Stay off the roads when it snows there. ;)
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TokenQueer Donating Member (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-10-10 09:10 PM
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9. Still true... on all counts.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 12:14 AM
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11. I was there before the last storm & got out of dodge quick.
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