Virginia is for Crazies

[Dr. DTVT]

That needs to be the new marketing slogan for them.  My former state has had a spat of crazy today.

State senator stabbed, son killed: https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/19/politics/virginia-politician-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

School shooting at Liberty: https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/19/justice/virginia-university-fatal-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

And then of course there was the VT shooting, the VT beheading, and the NRV community college rampage.

I feel lucky to have survived that place for so long now.

[TAC]

We drive to Disney probably three times a year, and I can easily say that the worst part of the trip is driving through Virginia. Once we get through Richmond, it does get better.

[TempusVox]

While living in DC we were long time residents of Old Town Alexandria. I recall once in the middle of the day on a very busy street MS 13 cut the head off of a suspected drug informants girlfriend. It happened about a mile from my house in front of a busy mall. But other than that I loved living there.

[MetalJunkie]

While living in DC we were long time residents of Old Town Alexandria. I recall once in the middle of the day on a very busy street MS 13 cut the head off of a suspected drug informants girlfriend. It happened about a mile from my house in front of a busy mall. But other than that I loved living there.

Fuck MS-13. They're growing around here, too.

[Lucien]

I was born in Hampton, Virginia, and lived there for four years before moving to Georgia, three years before moving to Houston, two years before moving to Sugar Land.


 

[Akasha]

I lived in NO. Va most of my life expect the 10 yrs I lived in Ca and OK. I moved to Florida during the summer. I saw many crazy things in Va. I remember one time my sister called me to tell me that the DC sniper just hit in another city and for me to go get gas.

[Jaq]

Having lived in Hampton, VA, for most of my life, I can attest that, at times, this state is truly batshit insane. Oh excuse me, commonwealth.

But let's face it, at this point, batshit insanity is part and parcel of American life.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

I lived in Hampton for a few years, as my father was in the Air Force.  We then moved to Roanoke, where I lived for about 15 years.  My family all still lives there.  I rather like Virginia.  I only moved because it was time GTFO of the nest and PA provided a good escape.

That said, if I had to spend any significant time around students of Liberty University, I'd probably be moved to violence also.

[millahh]

In my four years in Williamsburg, the worst we had were moron tourists, no real crazy shit.  Although I was surprised by the number of students that were 50-yr olds living in 19-yr old bodies.

[TempusVox]

In my four years in Williamsburg, the worst we had were moron tourists, no real crazy shit.  Although I was surprised by the number of students that were 50-yr olds living in 19-yr old bodies.

W&M?

I went there for a short period during graduate school. I enjoyed my time there.

[TempusVox]

I lived in NO. Va most of my life expect the 10 yrs I lived in Ca and OK. I moved to Florida during the summer. I saw many crazy things in Va. I remember one time my sister called me to tell me that the DC sniper just hit in another city and for me to go get gas.

Believe it or not during that period of time it was horrific. The simple act of pumping gas was terrifying. But that is true, when they would strike in a particular area there would be a run on gas at places across town. I recall the woman gunned down outside Home Depot. My wife and I had just been at the Seven Corners Mall two days before. Very surreal time.

I also recall that one of the terrorist masterminds from 9/11 (or some other plot, I can't recall) was housed in the federal jail in Alexandria and they installed dozens of high tech permanent road bollards in all of the streets surrounding the court facility there. They could rise up out of the roadway whenever he was in court or they were moving him. There was a mall/ restaurant/ theater complex next door, and Ted Turner had opened up a bison restaurant there and we used to frequent it quite a bit when it first opened. Several times you couldn't get there because while the asswipe was in court the bollards would be activated and the streets closed.

[millahh]

In my four years in Williamsburg, the worst we had were moron tourists, no real crazy shit.  Although I was surprised by the number of students that were 50-yr olds living in 19-yr old bodies.

W&M?

I went there for a short period during graduate school. I enjoyed my time there.

Yep.

I lived in Richmond for a year after that (also around the time of the DC sniper, though they never made it south of Ashland, I think)...again, no standout craziness, but this very odd vibe that was part DC, part confederacy.