West Virginia, sooo can somebody tell me why people thinks its cool to diss WV? (Clarksburg: rent, how much)

[VA Lover]

http://www.scott.k12.va.us/martha2/images/Geological_regions_of_Virginia.jpg (broken link)

[Waterlily]

Originally Posted by VA Lover

Hey, did ya see a John Deere when u was dere?

haha

No but I did see some some deer. I almost walked into one while I was hiking in the forest.

Oh my that's quite a nice map!

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

Im not dishing the cities but some are dirty Williamson, Princeton , Welch etc.
and I dont mean dirty like trash just coal dust etc. It not a biggy it just something that comes with the industry.

I have relatives who live in Kentucky and I will not mention Mining company name due to libel issues but they also mine in WVA and my aunt refuse to allow them to mine underneath there house and within 5 years later there house began sinking in due to mining that was done underneath their property. So yes legally there suppose to disclose that and obtain a lease to mine on their property but some will go at any length to obtain the coal seam they desire.

Here are some examples of links to illegal activity going on in that state
Destruction of headwaters
Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits Illegal: Earthjustice: Environmental Law

example of a city dealing with coal dust
West Virginia Town Fights Blanket of Coal Dust - The NewStandard

coal slurry poisioning well waters
Meeting Two: Is Coal Slurry Poisoning Well Water?

Yes coal industry is great for that state but it also part of its downfall of what attracts people to that state which is the mountains.

Yes, West Virginia has a big problem with Mountiantop removal. The coal industry runs supreme in the state at the cost of the environment. I have heard stories about groundwater contamination, and increased flooding because of erosion from a friend who lives there. Tourism would benefit so much if they would stop the mountaintop removal. I see that is now illegal based on your link. That is one piece of good news

[Dingler]

I like driving the rural roads of West Virginia. The people generally fall into a stereotype and are so different than Fairfax County Va (which is most immigrants and YUPPIES), that it is a breath of fresh air. I think many small towns in West Virginia seem like they have not changed since the 1950s.

[VA Lover]

hmmm... actually, Herndon (with its day-laborer center) and Manassas (with a lot of Mexicans) are really the only places with many immigrants.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by Jake1256

I make fun of Ohio. I don't make fun of it I hardly thought about it til now, but maybe it's because, small population, small state, no big cities, south(hick). lots of hillbillies fishing in the river. I never visited there so I wouldn't know, but my automatic thought brings me to more trailer park people.

Ohio is not in the South and what the heck is wrong with fishing?????? No, I am not from Ohio. The only place I have really been there is King's Island but I am not about to say it's all full of hicks.

[Jake1256]

I'm not saying Ohio is in the south, although they are wannabe southern states.

[VA Lover]

Originally Posted by Jake1256
I make fun of Ohio. I don't make fun of it I hardly thought about it til now, but maybe it's because, small population, small state, no big cities, south(hick). lots of hillbillies fishing in the river. I never visited there so I wouldn't know, but my automatic thought brings me to more trailer park people.

missymomof3
Ohio is not in the South and what the heck is wrong with fishing?????? No, I am not from Ohio. The only place I have really been there is King's Island but I am not about to say it's all full of hicks.

Jake1256
I'm not saying Ohio is in the south, although they are wannabe southern states.

Seems to me that you're all describing West Virginia... wannabe southerners (Virginians), hicks, hillbillies fishing on rivers, trailer park people, small population, small state.

sounds to me like West Virginia! :-)

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Jake1256

I'm not saying Ohio is in the south, although they are wannabe southern states.

Ohio does not want to be a southern state. They made that loud and clear in the Civil War.

[VA Lover]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Ohio does not want to be a southern state. They made that loud and clear in the Civil War.

they sure did! But Virginia did not... we ain't no damn Yankees.