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4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 9 years 10 months # | Weekly Weather Report a new era

Yea, my body is not ready to go from 65% humidity and 90's that we've been getting in the greater DC / Northern VA area to a Hi of 72, and Lo of 55 on Saturday in Blacksburg. I'm with you Fireman - packing the REI jacket for the trek.

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| 9 years 10 months # | OT: Football Field Design

i like both of these...thick boundary lines is a must-have IMO...the fully colored end zones looks good to me but I think it looks just as good with out the maroon fill

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| 9 years 10 months # | Weekly Weather Report a new era

Did you say hi of 72? That's winter temps down here, I'm going to need a heavy jacket.

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 9 years 10 months # | Weekly Weather Report a new era

Thanks Eshiben! I almost posted an APB for Eshiben post last night right before you put this up.

On a related note, it looks like some of the models are tracking Hermine further east, which as of now, leaves a forecast for a Hi of 72, Mostly Sunny, with light winds in Blacksburg on Saturday....

Hi of 72?! That may actually be a good reason that I can finally open a 'fall seasonal' craft beer....

And then again, I'm just a Skywarn Weather Spotter, and could be way wrong too - I'll let the real meterologist let the forecast roll today.

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| 9 years 10 months # | Weekly Weather Report a new era

I don't envy the job of meteorologists. As an example, my weather forecast yesterday went from 10% chance of rain to 90% chance over a matter of about 4 hours (hit 90% just as you posted this). Now, it's at 20%.

eshiben5's picture eshiben5 | 9 years 10 months # | Weekly Weather Report a new era

Case and point the latest model runs shot it further east giving us nice weather, awful news for virginia beach

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VT_Inferno's picture VT_Inferno | 9 years 10 months # | OT: Mike's Grill has closed

Wow thanks fernley. You hit the nail on the head with what I was asking. I ask it because I have moved a lot recently. 5 states in 8 years. From growing up in NJ, college at VT, to grad school in Philly, to medical school in AL, to clinical rotations in Tallahassee now I've seen a lot of American towns. Not including the various trips I've taken with friends to other schools: Austin, TX, Tuscaloosa, AL, Auburn, AL, State College, PA, New Brunswick, NJ just to name a few. Out of all of them Blacksburg felt by far the smallest when it really wasn't necessarily that small. Obviously it's not Philadelphia or Austin. Nor is it the same size as Tuscaloosa or Tallahassee. But Auburn and State College are not that far off from Blacksburg. But both those towns felt like there was 10x more to do in their respective downtowns.

I think we can all agree we enjoyed our time we spent in Blacksburg but you're absolutely right about the town feeling like it doesn't want to adapt to the changing times. I remember being frustrated with Mike's one night. It was like 2 am on the weekend and the restaurant was closed. All I could think to myself was why in the world are they closed. They could make a fortune just based on location alone. Drunk college kids pouring out of the bars at the end of the night looking for munchies? Not to mention they could make a signature burger/dish/what ever and become a local establishment for years and years to come. The kind of place that ESPN during commercial break does some fluff piece about the legendary Blacksburg establishment that you have to go to if you visit. I always felt that Blacksburg was lacking that sort of place to be for the very reasons you brought up. Downtown the way it is set up just is not a popular place for anything but the bar scene.

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