Like I said, I was nosey. I have no business looking at wedding dresses either 😆

Did they play their theme song?

edit: do they give you a discount if YOU sing their song?

Came here to recommend Whiting's Old Paper. Can't speak to pricing because it's been over a decade, but this is probably your best bet to buy old Nat Geo's in bulk on short notice.

I gave 14 banker boxes of old Geographics to another Redditor two years ago. Sorry about that.

You might want to check out Whiting’s Old Paper in the Antique Village Mall on Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville.

Just fluids and rest, for me. I took supplemental vitamin D but I don't really know of it helped. It seems a little different for everyone that gets it. My second round I had horrifying congestion that my cold medicine did not even begin to touch, but that phase was over after a day.

I just got a positive Covid test. Any tips on how have others have handled it? I am fully vaccinated and boosted.

If you're heading west in the Franklin St bike lane and want to go down Grace after crossing Belvidere, since the bike lane ends and Franklin is a one way eastward, it sucks. Just trying to go west from there in general is "fun". The Main St to Broad corridor on Belvidere brings out the crazy and two of these intersections are on the list.

The more they honk, the slower I walk.

The amount of times I’ve been honked at by a dumbass driver that thinks they have the right of way because their light is green when I have the “green” light to walk is insane. It should go without saying that a vehicle is to yield to pedestrians, but sadly it don’t be like that.

The VCU area intersections could use the all red light and white ped crossing in every direction. Might be called a pedestrian scramble in the world of road engineering.

There are a few of them in the city, but the pedestrian signals should change to WALK a few seconds ahead of the green light. (https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/step/resources/docs/fhwasa19040.pdf)

He’s been my favorite for decades.

today is my birthday and i’m celebrating it the richmond real way by walking everywhere in the rain. i love my city

It varies tremendously. I've noticed with more mainstream stuff the lines seem worse. People get there pretty early and more closely together and it creates a backup. Getting there a bit early for those is good. I don't agree with another comment that you need to get there before first opener though, never seem it be THAT bad. Hippie jam band shit, people roll up whenever and it's more staggered. Some acts prompt a much more invasive search protocol it seems. These are just general points, it really does vary.

I will say I've gone to the National on average once a month or more for almost 11 years and things move a lot faster than they used to. Rarely is the line as long as it used to get and the process is more efficient, even with the metal detectors. That may have even helped in some ways, as I rarely see pat downs anymore.

Talk to stores that sell magazines or check their trash. If magazines don’t sell they rip the cover off to mail back for credit and throw the body away. Scrap RVA might have something that could work for you too.

It would be helpful to create crosswalk buttons/signs that actually do something. There are too many crosswalk signs that tell pedestrians to walk at the same time drivers get green lights to turn. It would be better if they either create warning lights like HAWK beacons, or if the timing made more sense

So, if the city built a few safe ways to cross broad and Belvidere, a lot of these would be eliminated.

Hopefully the city will paint the crosswalks a cool color that compliments the red pulse lanes. I vote Green.

If anybody can answer, I have a follow up question. I’m going to see They Might Be Giants at the National in March, and I haven’t been to see a band live in MANY years. Never been to the National. Doors open at 7, and they start at 8 with no opener. I have a seat, so I don’t have to find a good spot. When should I get there?

I put a widget on my phone's home page that shows dual clocks so I don't get confused.

Good to know! First show back at the national in a few years.

Oh good! We were def wrapped around the block and got to our seats around 8:45. Wasn’t sure how much we missed! Thanks!

We were just talking about this! I would love that. Of course, I'd settle for one in Mechanicsville. I hate heading out to Short Pump for TJ's.

Just had vegan biscuits and gravy, and a strawberry biscuit from Surrounding Counties this morning. Absolutely delightful!! They will have different vegan specials every day for V72. Check them out on Instagram or FB.

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I miss the days I could play hooky without it affecting rent. This would've been a great day to lay around and get some things done around the home. Can I go back to the free trial?