Posted: 3/26/2017 8:08:32 PM EDT
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1. What's the rationale for no open fires before 4:00 PM?
2. Stayed in Gordonsville. Nice area. I'd could deal with living in a place like this, but is VA a strongly blue state? 3. Are the people driving 10-15 mph under the limit on rural roads doing it just to annoy me? |
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1. The winds tend to die down about 4PM, making it safer to burn later in the day.
2. The rural areas of VA tend to be more red than blue. Northern VA, Tidewater, and the Richmond area all have greater concentrations of carpetbaggers, who tend to vote dem. 3. I don't know why so many rural folks drive so damn slowly. They just do. |
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1. What's the rationale for no open fires before 4:00 PM? 2. Stayed in Gordonsville. Nice area. I'd could deal with living in a place like this, but is VA a strongly blue state? 3. Are the people driving 10-15 mph under the limit on rural roads doing it just to annoy me? 
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| I don't know why it's a thing but its apparently a thing to drive below the speed limit in the left lane or on a single lane road. Not only do people drive slow in the most inconvenient places but they will actually speed up when you try to pass them. This is my experience in SW Va |
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Virginia's fire seasons are February 15th-April 30th and October 15th-November 30th.
That's typically when weather conditions are right for things to get out of hand quickly. The 1600 logic is because that's usually when the winds die down and the humidity rises. Virginia is very red save for the major metro areas. Why the rush? Take your time on back roads and enjoy the view! |
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3. Are the people driving 10-15 mph under the limit on rural roads doing it just to annoy me? 
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I live just south of Gordonsville and while traffic varies, it's not much different than many other places I've driven. There will always be crazies and timid folks.
VA-231 has a 45 and 50 mph speed limit over most of the route south of G-Ville, but if you only go that fast you will be run over, especially during commuter hours.. On weekends, it seems opposite, and many/most folks are going 53 in a 55, erring on the side of caution. One thing that I see often here is that when you're in front, doing 60 in a 55 zone, they'll run 70 or 75 to catch you from a mile back and tailgate, but if you pull off and let them by, they won't do 60 on their own. |
| Where I am (rural Rockbridge County), driving at high speeds on the back roads has significant risk. I can't count how many times I've come around a blind corner and there is livestock standing in the road. One time on the bike, I think you could still see the clench mark on the seat for the next week... |