You must have better luck than me - I kept running into paddle board yoga, log rolling, swim club in the main pool, and then had to go swim in the shallow pool where there aren’t real lanes, so you’re dodging people just hanging out in the pool.

Edit: at the Vcu pool

Oh no! Who will keep our post office running now? I liked how focused he was on local issues.

Come back in July and just walk outside at noon. Sorry, not helpful😎. I wonder if any hotels have them here since it’s not that cold a place?

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 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.

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?

Exactly, Binford and Cary were Richmond school superintendents, and did a lot of good for schools in Richmond. People are complex, and can do good and bad things in their lives. I’m really sick of this current puritanical black and white thinking about complex situations.

Also, these schools weren’t named because they fought in the Confederate army. They’re named because of what they did in Richmond and for the Richmond school system. Disagree with spending money on this.

I would actually advise not getting down - you’ll probably roast. Stores really crank up the heat here. So say you’re out running errands on a winter day - you go from warm car to brief outside walk in sunny 40 degree weather, than into a sauna store. Or if you’re longer outside, you’re usually walking, so again, you’ll be warmer. All that being said, I’ve been happiest in a fleece jacket, something like this: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/120713?productId=1678613&attrValue_0=Arctic%20Blue&sku=1000102190&pla1=0&qs=3156271&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgIqb4e64-wIVzODICh2sbAoFEAQYASABEgItC_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

You and me could probably grab a meal together and be happy. I also like Wawa bagel sandwiches, but my favorite is McDonald’s (if they don’t burn the bagel which is a big if). Ducking for cover now 😊

It’s always sad when an accident happens like this, for all involved. I will say that there is a ton of careless jaywalking in that area. I’m a slow, pokey, careful driver who looks for pedestrians and I’ve almost hit people in that area because they’ve practically jumped in front on my car or done really unexpected things. I don’t know what happened here, though. But pedestrians also need to be careful too and follow traffic rules.

I’m terrified of the puff test, but I haven’t heard of any eye doctors doing it anymore, so I’m surprised so many here are saying it’s still done. You can absolutely call and ask if they do the puff test when you make your appointment, that’s what I do. Maybe I have something in my chart that says “deathly afraid of puff test” and that’s why they don’t do it on me 😂