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RE: Ou sont les crappy towels

by Dutch_Uncle 31 May 2012

Former source of cheapo ex-GI towells: Sunny's Surplus on M Street, DC. No gentrified and exiled to the Virginia suburbs.
RE: Washington DC to Memphis

by Fudgy_the_Whale 27 May 2012

Driving straight from DC to Memphis, that's a 14-16 hour drive. Asheville, NC is on the way, and you can stop there for a few days and…
RE: Backpacking in the US

by VinnyD 25 May 2012

There's a comlpany that will do that with respect to about 100 km of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, where the trail happens to cross…
RE: Virginia

by bzookaj 20 May 2012

>doing appalacian way "Appalachian Trail." >I would like advice on reasonable budget accomodation Define "reasonable" +in numbers+. My…
RE: Virginia

by tiltedflipcurves 20 May 2012

In addition to the above suggestions, Staunton, Harper's Ferry, and Williamsburg.
RE: Virginia

by mrpenney 20 May 2012

>I would like advice on reasonable budget accomodation.....what are motels like? >which brand are clean/cheap? >do we need to book up…
RE: Virginia

by SDBH 19 May 2012

If you like the outdoors, Mount Rogers National Recreation Ara in southwestern Virginia is an option. It is located in the George Washingto…
RE: House in Dayton Ohio

by Fudgy_the_Whale 19 May 2012

+Where I lived in Virginia you could get a house on 5 acres for under $200K and it would be totally liveable with water and sewage, electric…
RE: House in Dayton Ohio

by travellingtrixie 19 May 2012

Four years ago that would have been about $700K where I live. Now it would probably be around $400K and still sit on the market forever…
RE: Virginia

by 55vineyard 19 May 2012

I would highly recommend a visit to Charlottesville, including a stop to tour the grounds of University of Virginia as well as a visit…
RE: Virginia

by carracar 19 May 2012

I suggest you simply fly into Washington DC. Plenty of free stuff a 11 year old would enjoy... Renting a car there, drive the Blue Ridge…
RE: Virginia

by AudreyJackson 19 May 2012

You can check out some travel rewards here http://thesmartbusinesstraveler.com/reward-programs/
Virginia

by kirstyh 19 May 2012

I am travelling in Virginia in June with my 11 year old. We want to visit Waltons Mountain, the national park, Washington DC, rafting…
RE: Prostitutes

by Fudgy_the_Whale 16 May 2012

+She's talking about the UK not the US. Smokes here are very expensive, so a black market exists alongside the normal one. Same in Canada.+…
RE: Loving v Virginia

by RoadWarrior 11 May 2012

I can see that this is going to be as painful as usual. The Virginia statute had these categories: "Caucasian, negro, Mongolian, American…
RE: Loving v Virginia

by RoadWarrior 11 May 2012

Flob is just trying to be clever. As usual, it isn't working. The judge didn't really give a rat's ass about Australian aboriginals…
RE: Obama and gay marriage

by mrpenney 10 May 2012

Gay marriage: either you're fer it or yer agin it. If'n yer agin, you ain't votin for Obama nohow, so it don't matter none what he says…
RE: Caribbean ideas

by zebec 10 May 2012

When we were at the Osa, some American billionaire was moored just offshore, his yacht reportedly hosting a bevy of his pals. If memory…
RE: North Carolina

by travellingtrixie 09 May 2012

Oh geez, sorry. Didn't mean to write a dissertation there. And a small disclaimer: most of my political work has been in Florida, Virgini…
RE: North Carolina

by travellingtrixie 09 May 2012

It could have been move made by pressure from some of the larger LGBT organizations, although I am not sure it is so cynical to think…
RE: North Carolina

by travellingtrixie 09 May 2012

This was a well-timed vote. They put it on the primary ballot when they were sure that more registered Republicans were going to show…
RE: Virginia's voice

by goldfinger 08 May 2012

What Ray said. Like in old movies, lots of people sounded similar. Almost sounds a bit mid-Atlantic, less panto than a lot of accents…
RE: Virginia's voice

by RayCCroc 08 May 2012

People did put on a "speaking voice" for interviews etc. Sort like your mum's "phone voice".
Re: Virginia's voice

by MachoToughGuy 08 May 2012

I think an accent that pronounced would have been considered unusual even at the time.
RE: Virginia's voice

by flobster 08 May 2012

No, I'm making the assumption that hardly anyone talks like that any more. Even the Queen isn't as clipped as that.