600 Series Va Secondary Roads Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In Virginia the Va Dept of Highways long ago > created a numbering system for all Virginia roads > with signs of shapes to tell you what was what, > These roads may also have names along with numbers > and in Fairfax all I have seen do > > US Highways have the policemans badge shap
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Harold Baughs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Many roadways are named after people who promote > diversity or human rights in Fairfax County. > > All names must be submitted for approval by the > board of supervisors. My favorite is Derosnec Dr. in Oakton, off of Waples Mill. There's gotta be a story behind that one! (Hint: read it backward!) Th
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Dodson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You can do it with a 3 wire in Fairfax. Make sure > it's wired per the installation guide. Your old > one sounds like it wasn't done right My eyes are going -- I first read this as "Make sure it's weird...", which *almost* made sense, on this forum...
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I don't know right now, but at one point in the last few decades there sort of was: it was a bus, but was listed as a "flight" for connection purposes. I'm betting it's long gone, both because folks would have been pissed and because with traffic nowadays it wouldn't make sense (if it ever did). Either that, or I hallucinated it. P.S. If only there was some way to look up flights on the Intertu
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Pull thru Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How do they decide who is at fault in a parking > lot accident? > I back in or pull thru.ill pull in if I can see > where I'm going.i avoid blind backing. If you're backing up, you're responsible. If you're both backing up, you're both equally responsible, like in that earlier post.
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Big Haas 5 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just bought a shit load from Safeway with tons of > cream cheese. They got a good variety and they are > fresh and pretty good. I prefer the plain ones > with tons of cream cheese and toasted. De gustibus non disputandum, but grocery store bagels don't compare to the real thing.
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Chutzpah at Fairfax Town Centre claims they get theirs from NYC. They seem decent, but since they have to get here, they sure don't keep very long. Oh, and this was a couple of years ago, so might have changed.
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Carrier?
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Most areas have pretty decent coverage nowadays. YMMV, so if you're unhappy with your carrier, try another -- making sure, of course, that you can return the phone without penalty. I've done that, though it was 15 years ago. Nextel was what my company wanted me to use; after missing three calls completely (phone didn't even ring) at my house, I went back and said "Try again", was with Sprint unti
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The one on Elden in Herndon looks big enough, but I've never stopped in.
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Un-expectedly? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How does anyone know what can or can't be > expected? Yeah, I was thinking that the word "unexpected" was probably not adding much here. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...or to find a foot in the yard!
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dpmnj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > List your phone number in the "National Do Not > Call Registry". > > calls from soliciters will mostly stop, and the > those who persists can be sued because it's > illegal for them to do Yeah, that was the theory. Alas, it doesn't work. Yes, the truly legit ones stop, but the majority are not legit. And th
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Jim Rockford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That is a telemarketing tactic that is widely used > now. They want you to think the call is coming > from a neighbor. Of course your neighbor's name > would appear on the ID if the call was legit. I > don't answer any calls unless I can identify the > caller. > > Telemarketing would be wiped
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We learned back when I was in first grade to get under our desks. That would protect us. Guess what...I didn't even believe it then!
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aviatornot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > General Dynamics headquarters. > https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news2/general-dynami > cs-headquarters-to-take-flight-in-reston/ Thanks. See, now, that wasn't so hard, was it? (NOT aimed at you, aviatornot!)
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My guess Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If there's a boat load, it's probably something to > do with boats. New marina maybe? A little far from > the lake. > > Hey why don't you stop and fucking ask? Meek > people get spit on, the guys at the job site will > probably tell you if they speak English. > > Get a grip. Yo, dipshit -- some
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Drove down Sunset Hills today, and there's a boatload of construction sort of across from (and just east of) the Post Office. Didn't look residential, though I suppose it could be. Anyone know?
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chuckhoffmann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did Food Lion ever have a significant presence in > the area? > > I checked and as of 1990 they didn't have a single > store in the D.C. Metro area, compared with over > 200 Giants and Safeways. > > My thinking is that the Bloom chain, which was > created in 2004, was their foray into the
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lion history Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Food Lion was first named save rite food town. The > customers started calling it food lion because of > the lion in the logo. The nickname stuck and was > eventually adopted by the company. NOT arguing with you--I have no knowledge to do so--but the Wikipedia page suggests a related but slightly different
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There's still one at Mclearen and Centreville in Herndon. It was a Bloom, so the interior is pretty nice for a Food Lion.
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5-0 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You won’t mistake a grey wolf for anything else. > Saw one on Rt 50 in W Va in 2006. The size of a > small pony. Stopped on the side of the road. > Pulled up and rolled down the window. Just sat > there looking at me like I was a pork chop until > my pistol cleared the bottom of the window where > it could s
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And for about $10 on Amazon you can get a UV flashlight that will also help show the bugs. Of course it will also show you other stuff that you may not want to see...
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Oral Bob Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > RT 123 was widened...... Doh. When?
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seriously serious one Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How did he order all that shit and how did he pay > for it. Kinda like ISIS, where does the money for > all that come from. Bitcoin, obviously!
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While the veracity of this list is questionable at best, it's a lot of fun. I like #11!
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Beep! Beep! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everyone knows that Coyotes only TRY TO eat Roadrunners FTFY. Srsly, +1
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oakton one..once upon a time Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember driving down 123 through Oakton in the > peak of foliage with the massive oak trees lining > both sides of the road. It was almost like being > in a tunnel. Sad day when they started cutting > them all down. When was that? Why were they taken down? Anyone know? If they were dy
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DAJAX fan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Man, this sounds like DAJAX. DAJAX - is this you? > Just missing the pictures. > One can only hope for your return. Merry > Christmas and Happy New Year! Don't think so. Besides the pictures, there's a Distinct lack of his Trademark random Capitalization. But yeah, hope he comes back, always entertaining
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Mike Hunts in new car lot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My question: when the IRS sends you these notices, > do they use ALL 9 digits of your SSN? > Bc I remember the only use the first 5 and then > “X” for the last four. > > Please help. I don't know, but I sure hope you have it backwards--the last 4 are pretty standard and thus easy to obta
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You kids. This isn't cold. Cold is when you split and hear it crackle when it hits the ground. Cold is when you take a deep breath and feel the membranes in your nose freeze. This is not cold. This is *cool*. When it actually gets cold, then you can worry about your cars not starting. -20F or colder.
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