BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j5zzfm3 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Reply to Active Construction Sites? by AidCookKnow

You could probably do a driving loop around Manchester and see several apartment towers in progress.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j5w4ezf wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:44 PM

Reply to The new "district approved" stickers that Hanover teachers have to use because rainbows aren't allowed by Awrnawr

That’s catastrophically lame.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j5p28ng wrote on January 24, 2023 at 4:07 PM

Reply to Keep an eye on the Eastern sky tonight starting at 6pm: Rocket Lab Electron Launch from Wallops Island on Eastern Shore. by roonerspize

I love telling my friends that we have a spaceport right here in Virginia. Cool!

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j5gbs1w wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Reply to RIP Postbellum by Littleprisonprism

I guess we’re in the post-postbellum era now.

BureauOfBureaucrats OP t1_j594was wrote on January 21, 2023 at 7:33 AM

Reply to comment by adognamedgoat in Fri-Nightly by BureauOfBureaucrats

Just went to Papis and enjoyed very generously poured drinks, in the process of making our way home.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j57gd7k wrote on January 20, 2023 at 10:49 PM

Reply to NEVERNest/Dodson Update by liza_spinelli

Renting in this city is a shitshow of scams and slumlords.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j51undx wrote on January 19, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Reply to Don’t rent with Main Street Reality if you can help it. by blocked_memory

> and said that the summer security wasn’t paid out by tenants

What does that mean? Did this leasing agent really expect tenants to personally pay for security?

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j4wecje wrote on January 18, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Reply to How to Find a BAD Doctor in RVA--Update! by redditname2003

> I guess my lack of nonemergency access to the medical system is made up for by my newfound empathy for people who get into crystal healing, essential oils, COVID quackery, and all sorts of other nonsense. At this point I'm about to get into homemade remedies myself--I'm sure Doctor Internet can give me a few ideas...

I relate to this too tragically well.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j4v81rv wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:26 PM

Reply to comment by Hans_Fallada in Living in the City of Richmond by CrossFitPotter

I’ve lived in 7 different states and Richmond is significantly worse than my other cities in every metric I listed.

I deliberately left out how awful renting is here because OP won’t be renting. Both tenant-landlord laws and workplace protection laws here in Virginia are vastly inferior to every other state I’ve lived in.

After 6 years, I’m ready to exit honestly. I won’t compare RVA to NYC because that’s ridiculous. RVA is inferior to most cities in the 500,000 population or less category. As wonderful as museums, breweries, and parks are, I need quality basics.

BureauOfBureaucrats t1_j4v08to wrote on January 18, 2023 at 1:26 PM

Reply to Living in the City of Richmond by CrossFitPotter

Incompetent local government. They messed up my taxes every year. Basic utilities like garbage or gas service are absolute trash.
Horrible infrastructure.
Horrible public transport.
Schools are frequently a problem.
Excessive gun crime.

I love RVA for its museums, breweries, and parks. The “fun stuff” here is pretty good, but there’s an awful catch: basic daily life functioning is a pain in the ass in this city. VCU is just about the only thing that’s truly thriving in the city.