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    Leaving Illinois for Virginia

    Hi Guys, I will be moving to Virginia around the first of June. Would love to hook up with any fellow shooters and reloaders in the Lebanon area.

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    If you come to the beach, Virginia Beach, that is, look me up.
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    Anywhere along I81 country is a great improvement from IL. I have it on good authority that America's Heartland and "flyover" country begins at I81, and that is the main reason why when I retired and wanted to get away from DC and outside the "moderate damage radius" that I determined that nothing east of I81 would even be considered. That pretty much determines the maximum commuting distance for liberal democrats and commies to drive to work into Washington, Annapolis and Baltimore, and I sure don't want to live with them...

    When I stopped to get gas and stepped up to the counter to pay, and the WV State Trooper saw my holstered, cocked and locked .45 on my hip and asked, "that's a really nice Parkerize job on your 1911, is that original finish or did you have it done? I've been wanting to do that to my duty gun..." and I knew I had gone far enough!
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    Yeah, WVa is a bit more relaxed than most states.

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    If you ever get to the far side of Va. I'm on that little piece of Va. Between the Chesapeake bay and the Atlantic ocean . When you cross the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel heading north on Rt 13 and touch land it's still Virginia For 70 miles . Wayne Smith I see your across the bridge .

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    I'm about 30 min. from Lebanon !!

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    My sister lives in Va. Beach. Love the area not so much the traffic.

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    My Son is in the CG stationed at Yorktown nice area. Is it a pcs move?

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    I'll be heading down your way in a few weeks to do a little cobia fishing
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    Fishing seams to be starting out kind of slow this spring , But that's fishing .

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    good luck I got 15 more years in this state
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    Spent 20yrs in Norfolk, not really a fun place these days, not regretting being away from there. Hunted a lot in the Blue Ridge Mts along the I-81 corridor, a LOT of places to enjoy if you love the mountains, very pretty country. Maybe they will get their fill of that libtard Governor and fix the situation soon..
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    Our current Governor and his equally depraved attorney general need to go. The Governor will absolutely go at the end of his term because Va. governors cannot serve consecutive terms. Hopefully we can get rid of the AG as well. Virginia is no longer a red state but it is still a great place.
    Lebanon is in SW Virginia and it is defiantly still conservative in that part of Va. Very mountainous, rather rural and good people.

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    I live about 30 minutes from Lebanon. As far as Norfolk/VA Beach and Northern Va (or as I call it, occupied Virginia) they might as well be in a different country as compared to the place you're moving to. 400 miles apart and a world of difference in the atmosphere, people, etc.
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    repeatin' what others have said, lots of beautiful places & smilin' faces all along that I-81 corridor. the sewage spillin' over from the District of Corruption has polluted our politics though.

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    Just spent the last few days of a 'getaway' vacation kicking around SW VA (Douthat SP)...beautiful country populated by some real fine folks. Hadn't been in that area for several years...did several backpack/bike/canoe vacations along the Greenbrier in WVA a few years back...and had almost forgotten how nice it is. Wasn't back in IL 48 hours before wife (retired beancounter) was looking at tax issues (retirement income, capital gains on sale of our IL property, etc.) and senior housing/health care availabilities in VA/WVA.

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    I lived on Exit 81 when I-81 only had only 81 exits from Bristol to Winchester.

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    was stationed at Yorktown back in the 70s. It was nice then. Moved us to Norfolk. Not so nice!
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    Waldoone
    My Son is in the CG stationed at Yorktown nice area. Is it a pcs move?

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    I'll be heading down your way in a few weeks to do a little cobia fishing
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    Thanks everybody for the input. Hoping to make a piece of this country my new home. Should be out there by the 10th. Takes a lomg time to pack up 30+ yrs of living. Who says you can't take it with you. For sure not my wife.

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    No matter where in Va you go, you will be more free than Illinois.
    If it was easy, anybody could do it.

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    Well we made it. Finally got internet up and running. Beautiful country with a nice mountain view of a National Forest out my kitchen window. Ended up in Lebanon. Anybody out here?

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