Sorry you had to live around Norfolk (or Nawfuck) as we used to say.
We were lucky enough to be stationed at Ft. Monroe, the little Army post right outside the Hampton tunnel. It was the best 2 years in the Army for us.
I think I went to Norfolk about twice ... was not impressed and just didn’t see the attraction of going there. My son visits friends all the time at Old Dominion and I fear for his life everytime.
Va Beach looks worse everytime we go through there.
Yep. For a short time, I dated a woman who was civil service (Navy civilian). She lived in Norfolk and her car was broken into twice in the month that I dated her. The location was close to work but I was afraid that something terrible was going to happen to her walking out to her car in the morning.
As for Virginia Beach: among the Navy, it was a real status symbol to have a house there. I just don’t understand why everybody thought Virginia Beach was so wonderful. Being from Wyoming with the Rocky Mountains in my backyard, I guess Tidewater VA was just too different of a scene for me. (The joke that we always made about Tidewater was that it was accurate description: look over the side of any peer and you’ll see the green/brown water with an oil slick and dirty Tide soap suds floating on top.)