Those of us who spent anytime in Hampton Roads became intimately familiar with the “joys” of two significant landmarks – the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and the more recent cousin, the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. The HRBT, as it is called in polite company, is the link from Norfolk to the Peninsula, unless, of course,…
So, um Scribe — been a little lax in posting this past few weeks, eh? What gives? Well, a little bit of: Mix in a lot of: And of course, all from the AO viewpoint: Â So yea, been a bit busy with the necessary stuff, but that said have been scribbling offline in the wee…
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…at least Blue Ridge’s take on it: Now – about those sonar exercises…
…in choosing a swampy, fetid pit of humours to locate the nation’s capitol was prescient – before air-conditioning. It had to be since days like the last few (heat index +130 deg F) drove Congress and the balance of the ruling class out of town and in so doing, protected the rest of the country…
So – mix 6+ inches of rainfall in less than 24 hours with a major thoroughfare and ground already soaked from another heavy rain 48 hours ago and… voila’ instant NoVa traffic mess. Just a couple blocks from YHS’ humble abode. Estimates to repair – “maybe a week or two” allows Virginia DOT, which being…
