Any recommendations for swim lessons? Adult here and never learned. Would be willing to pay someone for private lessons too.

I really wanna know why it says Burger King at the bottom. Like is this referencing a landmark on your way walking to VCUQatar?

I also want to add that the vet was pretty apprehensive about doing this at first but I exhausted all of my other options. She always warned me that meds aren’t a cure all - which my dog has her moments still but it’s 100000 times better than it was.

My family had a similar situation recently. Vet said we could not re-home due to liability and recommended euthanization. We followed that recommendation.

My parents didn't want to take the risk now that they have grandkids. Although we don't regret the decision, grief is a natural and real emotion. Sending you hugs ❤️

That accident is from Thanksgiving 2020

I wish VCU would rather build tall than wide. They're stretched so thin you can see the capitalist gears turning through their superficial veneer.

My vet has my fear aggressive dog on a daily regimen of Prozac and trazodone. This was based on trainer and vet recommendations. The combo has really helped her out. She never killed another animal but she definitely used to attack my other dogs and me and had left some pretty nasty bites on us all. She’s much better with the meds.

If you’re working for the state and get Covid there’s an active effort to downplay it. Sick people are sent home to work with the expectation of working through it remotely or else. A lot of actively sick people had to describe themselves as merely exposed.

I am Fucked up 🫡😤🇺🇸

Anywhere in RVA sell axolotls? Daughter wants one for Christmas. I hate ordering animals.

Nope. These two sections are 30 minutes apart on a good day.

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Look, just because most conspiracy theories are ridiculous doesn't mean that all of them are wrong. Especially if the people promoting the "conspiracy" are a good number of highly trained experts commenting on something within their field, as many epidemiologists and public health officials on social media are.
Numbers are artificially low across the board because, although lab tests are (as far as I know) consistently reported, self-report is inaccurate. Large amounts of people believe that Covid is a hoax, so they won't report their cases. Among those who aren't in denial, only a fraction will actually report their cases, whether because they don't know they should or because of access issues.
Additionally, I've been seeing larger and larger numbers of anecdotal reports that local governments (especially right-leaning ones) are suppressing numbers. Whether that's because they're too swamped to accurately report, or because they're deliberately trying to make us "return to normal" so the economy doesn't have to be restructured, I don't know.
What I do know is that Richmond is a relatively progressive oasis among the surrounding counties. Henrico, Hanover, and Chesterfield residents aren't politically uniform, but their representatives are overwhelmingly Republican, sometimes very right-wing Republicans.
Personally, I think it has to do with the way Covid denial and number suppression happens on a political level. I don't think it's a coincidence that the more conservative counties are touting lower numbers: it fits with their agenda.

Reach out to Breakthrough K9 out in Mechanicsville to see if they can help. I’ve seen them work with some very aggressive dogs before.

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Because she’s worth it.

Here’s a link to the Frank Thornton YMCA pool - it’s only a few years old, and full of windows which is really nice. I’m a fan of open, sunny indoor pools, though they’re rare! It’s a pool-only YMCA, has nice, clean locker rooms. https://www.ymcarichmond.org/locations/frank-j-thornton-ymca-aquatic-center

I was just thinking about this. I hope everyone is ok. The cars looked rough.

I don’t think you can ethically rehome a dog that has killed another pet.

I would go with the YMCA. The VCU pool often has classes and other things booked around the time you would be swimming so may be hard to get a lane. With the YMCA, you can swim at other pools too - I especially like the Frank Thornton center in northside, it’s really not that far from downtown. Parking is expensive around the VCU gym too - if you’re driving, you have to factor in about $2.50 parking per visit, so that raises the price a fair bit.

WWBT actually wasn’t owned by Sinclair. They just entered into a shared services agreement where WWBT would run the news/sales operations.

I think the question is why is Richmond high, but Henrico low? Most of Covid, they’ve been similar. My guess is it’s a data reporting issue - maybe for some reason, people in the city are using testing resources that get reported in the stats more than Henrico residents?

I used to work for Fox Richmond. They (Sinclair) pay NBC12 to air their news local news here in Richmond. Not uncommon in local markets.

I would LOVE to live in Japan or Sweden or Poland or Peru or Cuba or Vietnam or Kenya or The Somoan Islands for a few weeks! Public transportation, good infrastructure, universal Healthcare, effectice firearm safety laws, free university, and open borders. Sounds fuckin awesome, mate