Sunny and cool. No sign of snow, rain, sleet, or any other precipitation. Local stations have live reports from the road related to traffic moving along during the morning sunrise. Rather funny.
A student was found dead in a UVA dorm room. An autopsy will be done to look for a reason of death.
A local Arby’s had a car run in to the restaurant - for the 2nd time in one year. In the most recent it was the traditional driver who stepped on the gas instead of the break (a common problem around here). In the first case last year the person did not survive.
A local C-Ville guy went to court on Monday and plead not guilty to charges of child pornography and bomb building.
The police have issued a warning about two fugitives here in town. They have warned you should not approach the gents if you see them, just report them, since there is a good chance you won’t get to do much talking if you try to chat with them.
The city may lower the property tax rate by $0.02/$100. Of course they will then crank up your assessed property value by 25% every year. You do the math. Not that I mind of course…I think it is a good thing.
The local monopolistic gym that continues to raise rates every few months to support the new gym they are building (you know who you are ACAC) is going to open a new private school for local kids for next fall. Hmm…kids are already enrolled. I wonder if the school will be done in time, since they gym they originally promised two years ago still looks a year away from opening (based on prior construction in this area). Maybe all my gym fees have been going to make a school for kids.
Maybe they should have spent the money on better equipment when they bought new stuff a few months back. Much of it is so uncomfortable that MANY have complained about that, so a FAQ was posted about it saying that they are looking in to the situation. Perhaps they should have at least used it before buying it. Sitting on a post for a bicycle seat should have been their first clue.
Small town life rocks.
Some flurries have actually started fallling!!!!
ACAC ain’t no monopoly. I just noticed yesterday that Gold’s Gym has expanded into a much bigger facility. There’s also a New Fitness for Ladies. Anybody affiliated with UVa (which is to say most of us) can use their extensive facilities. The Boar’s Head Inn has what I understand to be a nice gym. There’s a Curves for Women just up 29.
And that’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. There’s clearly no shortage of competition in the local fitness industry.
Most people who like cities choose not to drive anywhere (12k in 7 years), so the gym options are limited. Gold’s Gym has been remodeling for about 3 years, and from what I’ve been told it is still not open for business (plus it is depressing being near that eyesore theater that closed 6.5 years ago and sits there rotting). Since my feminine side is a bit lacking I can’t drive off to those gyms.
Believe it or not, there are people in this village that AREN’T associated with the U. I’m sure that is incomprehensible to some. I believe there are currently over 120,000 people in this metropolitan area. What percent work at UVA? From the stats I have it is around 28,000 people. What percentage do you define as most?
It seems that most = 23% is the proper number. I guess that is good C-Ville math.
Doc,
It’s easy to get ‘associated’ with a university. Just join the alumni association. It’s pretty easy to sneak in as an ‘attended classes but didn’t graduate’ person.