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To: Non-Sequitur

No, but I grew up in Virginia Beach, near Oceana Naval Air Station. At ONE time it wasn’t very populated, but now.... WOW!


19 posted on 12/10/2008 12:47:43 PM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: WayneS
No, but I grew up in Virginia Beach, near Oceana Naval Air Station. At ONE time it wasn’t very populated, but now.... WOW!

I lived a year in Squidview just below the curve on Oceanview drive. I could hear the planes going in and out of NOB from there. Always wondered how much of the place would go up if one came down wrong. Oceanview today is a shell of what it once was as far as housing goes. Most of it when I lived there in the late 70's was mainly military families.

The Tidewater area is one big giant accident waiting to happen and has been for decades. Everything from the tunnels to the airbases etc. That's just a reality of the numerous operations going on there vs the geographical limitations. Does it mean we should shut it all down? No. But people shouldn't act so shocked and outraged when the disaster finally hits either.

I live near a high risk area myself. I'm considered within ground zero downwind wise if the city of Oak Ridge has an attack or accident. I have a choice either move or live with the risk. Been here 51 years and so far the only thing happened was a Whack-Job in the early- mid 1970's hi-jacked an airliner and threatened to crash in into the nuclear weapons plants.

65 posted on 12/12/2008 11:04:12 AM PST by cva66snipe ($.01 The current difference between the DEM's and GOP as well as their combined worth to this nation)
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