re: #100 researchok

I actually like VA Beach.

It’s beach tacky, beach nice and so on.

There is a lot to the place and the huge, huge military presence adds to it. The large retired officer corps contribute quite a bit of unexpected sophistication.

Pretty good pizza, too.

I stay away from the beach on general principle. When the tourists aren’t around, that’s because the water’s too cold. And when it’s warm enough, that’s because it’s tourist season (why they call it a “season,” but you can’t shoot’em, I’ll never know…). And taking a car anywhere within 10 blocks of the beachfront is just asking for trouble.