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Posted: 7/13/2018 7:57:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/13/2018 9:06:09 PM EDT
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Wow! Didn't know about that place!
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Posted: 7/13/2018 10:32:58 PM EDT
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Yeah he has some cool stuff. I know he is getting up there and I know his wife had Alzheimer's I think?
He actually served in the same unit as my dad in Vietnam as well. Wish I had some $$ few things he has I'd like to have. |
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Posted: 7/14/2018 2:52:33 PM EDT
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Awesome! Never knew about it. Thanks
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Posted: 7/14/2018 6:30:21 PM EDT
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Awesome! Never knew about it. Thanks |
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Posted: 7/14/2018 7:30:19 PM EDT
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I've been there twice since I've bought property in the area. Too bad about it being sold.
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Posted: 7/14/2018 9:27:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been there twice since I've bought property in the area. Too bad about it being sold. You know the kid was all set to inherit this awesome place and probably had zero interest in it. |
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Posted: 7/15/2018 9:02:19 AM EDT
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Cool, Elkins is pretty cool.
Always something interesting popping up |
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Posted: 7/15/2018 10:27:57 AM EDT
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Cool, Elkins is pretty cool. Always something interesting popping up Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... |
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Posted: 7/15/2018 10:36:06 AM EDT
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Got the bike trail extension going in on Rt.219 coming into town, gonna look a bit different, bridge and all.... Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool, Elkins is pretty cool. Always something interesting popping up Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... I did meet a guy that lived right up next to the college. I was turning around in his driveway and he just started talking to me. We had a several hour long conversation. The guy was old and lonely, so I just stayed with him till he was done and I still remember his full name to this day. |
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Posted: 7/15/2018 11:16:32 AM EDT
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its like that everywhere. I did meet a guy that lived right up next to the college. I was turning around in his driveway and he just started talking to me. We had a several hour long conversation. The guy was old and lonely, so I just stayed with him till he was done and I still remember his full name to this day. |
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Posted: 7/18/2018 1:39:01 PM EDT
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Got the bike trail extension going in on Rt.219 coming into town, gonna look a bit different, bridge and all.... Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool, Elkins is pretty cool. Always something interesting popping up Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... |
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Posted: 7/20/2018 6:42:12 AM EDT
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Corruption? In West Virginia politics? The devil you say! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool, Elkins is pretty cool. Always something interesting popping up Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... 
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Posted: 7/20/2018 6:54:11 AM EDT
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I think the Bridge to Nowhere in Bluefield is now 18 years old. Clearly an investment in the future.
 Attached FileWhen I was a teenager they built the WV Turnpike and issued 30 year bonds. The tolls would be removed when the bonds are paid off. That was about 50 years ago. |
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Posted: 7/20/2018 7:17:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got the bike trail extension going in on Rt.219 coming into town, gonna look a bit different, bridge and all.... Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... As a West Virginia boy, born and raised, I still believe that we have the nicest people per capita than any other state that I have visited. Speaking of bike trails, take caution any one who is planning on riding on the West Fork Rail Trail, about a mile in, the trail has slid away and the remaining half of the trail is dangerously undercut. I've passed the sign to that museum in Petersburg multiple times and always told myself that I need to make time to stop. Maybe before the summer is out I will take my son there and check it out. By the looks of the pictures he has quite the collection. It would be a shame to see it sold off piece meal never to be seen again by the public. |
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Posted: 7/21/2018 6:29:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got the bike trail extension going in on Rt.219 coming into town, gonna look a bit different, bridge and all.... Trust me if you lived here or near here the cool and interesting wears off in a hurry, the town itself is so corrupt its not even funny. County ain't too bad, but not great either... |
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Posted: 7/21/2018 7:58:57 PM EDT
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I had scheduled a trip to Top Kicks in October. Since finding out the museum was for sale, I decided to go down today for a couple of hours and turn and burn back home.
The owner is doing pretty well and still has enough energy to run the place. It is for sale and he said he would take $600,000 but you have to take everything inside the buildings. I think that is a real bargain. He wont sell pieces. I tried to buy 2 vehicles today. Here is the kicker. He is closing up in October of this year. I hope you guys get a chance to see it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2018 8:09:46 PM EDT
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Good info, thanks!
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Posted: 8/2/2018 1:34:51 PM EDT
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I had scheduled a trip to Top Kicks in October. Since finding out the museum was for sale, I decided to go down today for a couple of hours and turn and burn back home. The owner is doing pretty well and still has enough energy to run the place. It is for sale and he said he would take $600,000 but you have to take everything inside the buildings. I think that is a real bargain. He wont sell pieces. I tried to buy 2 vehicles today. Here is the kicker. He is closing up in October of this year. I hope you guys get a chance to see it. |
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Posted: 8/2/2018 4:02:05 PM EDT
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I think the Bridge to Nowhere in Bluefield is now 18 years old. Clearly an investment in the future. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29984/B-613618.JPG 
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Posted: 8/2/2018 4:07:07 PM EDT
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Just wait till some larger employer comes into the state looking for a bridge. Well Bluefield will be one of the most likely prospects to get the industry! If you build it they will come. 
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Posted: 8/28/2018 2:12:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhen I was a teenager they built the WV Turnpike and issued 30 year bonds.
The tolls would be removed when the bonds are paid off. That was about 50 years ago. they refinanced the debt for another 20 years. They did this because: a) they did not want the 52 employees associated with the Turnpike to lose their jobs, and b) since the state had gotten out of the liquor business through their ABC stores, the Turnpike was now the state's biggest moneymaker (other than funds obtained through taxes). At least, that's what I remember reading in the Gazette, but time can do things to one's memory... This Wikipedia article may help provide some clues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_Turnpike The Turnpike used to border the back of the property where I lived. I used to cross it to hike up into the mountains. I lost that home I grew up in through eminent domain when they upgraded the Turnpike in my area in 1979. |
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Posted: 10/18/2018 3:28:44 PM EDT
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I think the Bridge to Nowhere in Bluefield is now 18 years old. Clearly an investment in the future. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29984/B-613618.JPG When I was a teenager they built the WV Turnpike and issued 30 year bonds. The tolls would be removed when the bonds are paid off. That was about 50 years ago. 
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