Orange, The Color of The Anti Green Movement. Treaties of Common Sense

Reduce, reuse, recycle. The mantra of those who have never taken the time to question the validity of what they regurgitate. The first question to ask is, “if recycling is such a great idea, how come it has not been practiced throughout history”? Why have not our forefathers taught us the wisdom of recycling? The answer is very simple. It's not a sound idea nor is it sound practice. In fact, recycling costs more than raw materials. Much more. Keep in mind that when you go to the store and look at a ream of paper. Recycled paper costs much more than regular paper. Why? The government offers all kinds of incentives and tax breaks for companies that produce recycled goods. Tax money is given to corporations to finance part of the operations. The government does NOT do this with companies producing the same goods that use raw materials, so recycled goods should be by far cheaper. But they are not. In fact, producing goods from previously used materials is considerably more expensive and uses much more resources than producing goods from raw materials.

Wait. Producing goods from previously used materials uses more resources? Yes they do. If more resources are being used to produce goods from used materials as opposed raw materials, then how sound is the practice and how green is it really? Are we being duped? That depends on who you ask. Ask those with a financial interest in duping you and the answer is of course no. My own children kept coming home regurgitating the mantra of reduce, reuse and recycle. So I took them to the store and showed them products made of recycled materials and their cost compared to goods produced using raw materials. In every case, the goods produced using raw materials was much cheaper. They no longer sing the mantra of the lunatic fringe.

Do major corporations really buy the green movement? Not a chance but they have to play the game all the same. Want proof? Go into any store and the proof is staring at you on every shelf. Why do we need so much packaging? Why is laundry detergent or any detergent sold in bottles? If companies really wanted to be green, all they would have to do is ship in containers of their products and you would just go in and pour into your own container what you need and pay for that. No extra packaging, waste and garbage for the landfills. The same with foods and just about everything else. The waste is everywhere. So do you really think there is a green movement? I don't.

So why orange for the anti green movement? We go over to Ireland for that. On Saint Patrick's day, the Catholics wear green in commemoration of Saint Patrick. The Protestant's wear orange as they do not recognize Saint Patrick. It's been a fighting tradition for quite some time. So we have borrowed our color from Ireland for our anti green movement. It's not religious, it's not political. It's just common sense.

First Shots of the Civil War, Gloucester, 2011 Re Enactment

Instead of the county putting on the last muster civil war days this year, the county instead did a first shots of the Civil War in Virginia. Those first shots were fired right here in Gloucester County against the ship, the Yankee back on May, 7th, 1861. The re enactment, planning staging and organization were top notch. Gloucester always does an incredible job of putting on events. Some of the best around bar none. What always bothers me is the lack of advertising the county does. How many people knew about this event? The amount of people who showed up was relatively low in my own opinion. A number of people we polled were there for the beach and went around the show anyway. The amount of people who could have been there would have been much higher if promotions were properly done. Did anyone notify the local radio station? Did the county post anything in any of the papers? We tried to work with the county at the beginning of the year to get all the dates for county events and we had planned a spectacular on line calender, but the county never got back with us......so....

Guess they could always claim it's not in the budget. Free advertising and promotions not in the budget? What? Didn't pay the phone bill? Please. On the one hand, we applaud the county for yet another great event, and on the other hand fault the county for NOT taking advantage of getting the word out more. We know that newspapers offer free listings of county events as do TV stations and web sites, such as ours. But you have to work with us and let us know. Nuff said on that note. We have the Gloucester Main Street Association putting on the concert with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in June. We will post more soon along with a rare video of a past performance.

Civil War, Music Of The South, From The Last Muster This Past Summer

Here is one of the video's we shot this pasty summer at the Last Muster of the Civil War held at the Historic Courthouse.

Coleman Bridge Opening, Video

Here is a video we shot last fall while at a concert in Yorktown. It's a nice view of the Coleman bridge while it is open with a Navy ship going through. The background music from the concert is the Super Jazz Band.

Over The Hill Antiques, Just A Fun Place To Shop

Over The Hill Antiques located at the Stagecoach Market along route 17 north, just 9 miles past the Coleman Bridge is just one of those fun places to shop and look around. This place has all kinds of antiques and collectibles for just about any pallet. Open Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM. Call for weekday hours. You can visit them at their new web site at www.OverTheHillAntiques.com

Virginia Waterman or Farm Use License Plates, Where To Buy Them

Virginia Commercial Waterman or Farm Use license plates are a hard commodity to locate in this area. We have found a source of high quality plates for sale that are made of metal and the lettering is high quality vinyl designed to last through the toughest weather conditions. Produced by L and D Dezign located at the Stagecoach Antique Market here in Gloucester. L and D Dezign is open every weekend from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Weekdays by appointment. If you have a need sooner than the weekend or can't make the trip because you live to far away, you can contact L and D Dezign by calling 804-832-3490. Shipping arrangements can be made to send the plates anywhere. Price in the shop is $25.00 per set. Other states can be made as well.

Chick-Fil-A Grand Opening Video Part 1 of 2, With Congressman Rob Wittman

Here is part two. This video starts out with Congressman Rob Wittman taking the floor and giving his warm welcome to all.

Chick-Fil-A Grand Opening Video Part 1 of 2, With Congressman Rob Wittman

If you missed the grand opening event yesterday morning, here is your chance to catch it on video.

Chick-Fil-A Pre Grand Opening Video News

We were hoping to get this up sooner than this and apologize for the delay. Here is an inside look of what the pre grand opening day was like at our new local Chick-Fil-A.