The problems with Virginia.

[VirtualLarry]

I thought this thread said "the problem with Vagina".

 

[WHAMPOM]

Why am I reminded of the privatization of a state function that cost $57,000 for State workers to do and ended at over $250,000 for the private firm to do? Oh Ya, one of our state officials had an interest in the firm.























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[SP33Demon]

I live in NOVA and:

1) The roads are actually great. Potholes are fixed the day they happen, esp after the major snowstorms.
2) Traffic is bad because not enough was invested in mass transit and too many subdivisions were created. Too many culdesacs, not enough through-ways. Not sure if this will ever change, Franconia/Rolling Road are good examples of this.
3) Taxes are nothing compared to MD. I will never, ever move back to the communist state of MD. Ever compare the cost of driving (plates alone) and driving fines? VA ftw.
4) VA DMV online is so simple my grandma can do it. Why are you waiting in lines like a chump? Get with the 21st century and do it online, never had a problem in 5 years with registration, plates, license, etc. Just about the only thing you need to do is go there if it's your first time which is no big deal.
5) Civil servants are always being laid off, where have you been? lol.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/n...itics/article/KAIN091_20090908-234002/291533/

It is the fourth time that Kaine has had to make cuts to the current two-year, $77 billion budget. Administration officials said yesterday's cuts bring the total reductions to $7 billion.

More than 1,100 state employees have been forced out of work during the past two years, in addition to about 1,500 workers cut from the Virginia Department of Transportation. The state employs about 100,000 people.

"Like all citizens and all business, we're having to tighten our belts," Kaine said.

6) Are you sure you live in VA? Because you sound clueless or very young, no offense.

 

[Linflas]

I live in NOVA and:

1) The roads are actually great. Potholes are fixed the day they happen, esp after the major snowstorms.
2) Traffic is bad because not enough was invested in mass transit and too many subdivisions were created. Too many culdesacs, not enough through-ways. Not sure if this will ever change, Franconia/Rolling Road are good examples of this.
3) Taxes are nothing compared to MD. I will never, ever move back to the communist state of MD. Ever compare the cost of driving (plates alone) and driving fines? VA ftw.
4) VA DMV online is so simple my grandma can do it. Why are you waiting in lines like a chump? Get with the 21st century and do it online, never had a problem in 5 years with registration, plates, license, etc. Just about the only thing you need to do is go there if it's your first time which is no big deal.
5) Civil servants are always being laid off, where have you been? lol.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/n...itics/article/KAIN091_20090908-234002/291533/

6) Are you sure you live in VA? Because you sound clueless or very young, no offense.

That is partly true but they have also badly neglected upgrading the roads to accomodate the growth. They have said they will no longer approve developments with nothing but cul-de-sacs but they still need to step up to the plate and upgrade the existing road system to accomodate the volume of traffic. I did my first college research paper on this nonsense back in 1978 and they had studies then saying that this would be necessary. A great example is the Springfield bypass/Fairfax County parkway. They knew before the first mile of pavement was put down that this entire road should not have at grade intersections yet they built it with them anyway to save money. Problem is they are now spending more money to go back and remove the at grade interchanges than it would have cost to build it properly from the beginning. Then there is I-66 the "upside down" interstate that gets narrower the closer you get to the city. Once again they knew before the first mile of pavement was laid that the HOV only piece inside the beltway would be inadequate from the beginning but built it that way to appease Arlington County.