Any regulars here?

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by tvpirate05

Not necessarily. Hampton Roads would simply be the official regional title, but still maintain its seven cities, kinda like Long Island does.

Each city would be a portion of the HR region, but we'd be nationally known as HR. I think the merger is the one thing keeping HR from officially getting on the national map. And as long as each city stubbornly refuses to merge, it'll be a while before we officially get recognition. It's gonna take a lot more than a few town centers and downtowns to get on the map.

I dont know. really, it already is the regional title, and they are separated by the seven city names, put together as a whole, we are called Hampton Roads.

I don't know, I like it just how it is....

[janeannwho]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

I too am an ex. Lived in Great Bridge Chesapeake in the Homemont section. Hampton Roads will always keep a place in my heart. I love it and I miss it. Some day I may be back. I hope so.

Just a quick story:

A customer of mine just relocated to Las Vegas where I exist now. Turns out he is from the Indian Road area of Chesapeake so we talked and talked for hours. In fact he just this week flew back to list his home for sale. I bribed him to stop at Virgina Diner in Wakefield to bring me back some of the greatest peanuts on earth. The double dipped chocolate cashews. He brought me back 5 one pound cans.

He is still fighting mad that Bergies Ice Cream closed its doors.

Trade ya. Moved to Hampton Roads for a job and I miss Las Vegas so much.

I like Hampton Roads and accept it for its charm and small town ways, but I do miss living in a city.

If I could change one thing in each place with a good thing from each place, I would adopt the customer friendly attitude of Las Vegas with great parking and relaxed attitudes here in Hampton Roads, and I would import the great schools and recreational centers to Las Vegas.

If anyone here would like to start a meet up, would be great for people like me who are new and did not know about the Virginia Diner until I happened upon it coming home from Richmond yesterday.