telemonster
Contributor
A few things.
I think the no knife policy had to do with people prying open the little clam things and feeding the guts to fish? At least that was the rumor I always heard.
The speed bumps at the entrance, as I heard, were put there by the locals that live around there. Guy I was chatting with (Matt) who does training there often said they redid them and he hit them hard not expecting it. All his stuff flew out the back of the truck. And all the people hanging out on the porch nearby looked amused. I wouldn't pin the speed bumps on the quarry.
The shower ordeal, I think the Rawlings people had to go through quite a big deal to make that happen. The facility feeds through a pump system that drives the waste water way into a field off to the right when you are driving in. I'm pretty sure the upgrade cost quite a bit.
I have no idea how profitable the quarry is. If I had one, it'd be cooler, but I don't, so I go to Rawlings when I don't make it out on a boat. I haven't made it out on a boat much this year, dive buddies are kind of MIA with the economy or something.
And a note to people going Rawlings who have never been. WATCH YOUR SPEED. I use Route 58 and Emporia is KNOWN to be the huge speed trap. I've never seen so many speed traps. The nearby counties participate in the fun. Nothing like coming across the top of a hill to have radar detector max out, look down, speed is fine, then get pulled over so the guy can check the tint level on all the windows. And yes, they write tickets for the Virginia residents as well. I got a ticket in Brunswick or Lawrenceville (need to fix mr. radar detector, I rarely speed but it's RD ticket is cheaper than speeding ticket)
I think the no knife policy had to do with people prying open the little clam things and feeding the guts to fish? At least that was the rumor I always heard.
The speed bumps at the entrance, as I heard, were put there by the locals that live around there. Guy I was chatting with (Matt) who does training there often said they redid them and he hit them hard not expecting it. All his stuff flew out the back of the truck. And all the people hanging out on the porch nearby looked amused. I wouldn't pin the speed bumps on the quarry.
The shower ordeal, I think the Rawlings people had to go through quite a big deal to make that happen. The facility feeds through a pump system that drives the waste water way into a field off to the right when you are driving in. I'm pretty sure the upgrade cost quite a bit.
I have no idea how profitable the quarry is. If I had one, it'd be cooler, but I don't, so I go to Rawlings when I don't make it out on a boat. I haven't made it out on a boat much this year, dive buddies are kind of MIA with the economy or something.
And a note to people going Rawlings who have never been. WATCH YOUR SPEED. I use Route 58 and Emporia is KNOWN to be the huge speed trap. I've never seen so many speed traps. The nearby counties participate in the fun. Nothing like coming across the top of a hill to have radar detector max out, look down, speed is fine, then get pulled over so the guy can check the tint level on all the windows. And yes, they write tickets for the Virginia residents as well. I got a ticket in Brunswick or Lawrenceville (need to fix mr. radar detector, I rarely speed but it's RD ticket is cheaper than speeding ticket)
