THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 24, 1995 TAG: 9511220222
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 02 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: The Road Warrior
LENGTH: Long : 119 lines
Happy belated turkey day, folks.
Road's sure that at least one person in the family will be wearing a lamp shade before the holidays are over. At least there always is in Road's family.
Do that person and the rest of us a favor - give him or her a ride home or a place to crash and sleep it off.
'Tis not the season to drink and drive.
If you don't feel like drinking, or if you're the designated driver, treat yourself to a mocktail or two. Heck, have four or five. Mocktails are non-alcoholic drinks and don't impair your ability to drive.
Here are some recipes to try, courtesy of the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association:
Designated Driver's Delight
2.5 ounces orange juice, 1.25 ounces of pineapple juice, two scoops of vanilla ice cream, 1.25 ounces of cranberry juice, 1 ounce of frozen strawberries. Mix in blender until smooth. Serve in a hurricane glass with orange slice.
The Brave Bull
1 cup beef bouillon, ice cubes, and a generous dash of Tabasco. Shake and serve hot or cold.
Red Delicious Punch
Pour two bottles of non-alcoholic sparkling cider into a punch bowl. Mix in one quart of cranberry juice. Float a frozen ice ring and garnish with sprigs of mint.
New Year's Eve Kiss
Pour two ounces of passion fruit juice in a champagne flute. Fill with club soda.
Double Lime Punch
1 cup lime sherbert, softened, 6 ounces frozen lime concentrate, two bottles chilled ginger ale, 2 cups water. In punch bowl, stir together all ingredients and serve in a punch cup.
SNARLS OF THE WEEK
The following people called Road's INFOLINE number with their complaints.
Dave Henley, No Address Given . Hey, that introduction sounds like my daily work drive.
I just wanted to ask you if you could check something out for me since you have access to everything. The light at OLD DONATION and INLYNNVIEW roads, crossing Great Neck Road, we can't go from Inlynnview out any more because the light never trips at certain times of the day but not the peak hours.
They're doing some work on Old Donation and I figured that might be the culprit but I don't know if anyone else, as far as the traffic engineers, know about it.
Have a good one and drive safely, too.
RW: The signal is set for different patterns throughout the day. It's set to move quickly during peak times, so maybe that's why you haven't noticed a problem there?
Engineers say it could be the construction that's thrown it off. They say they'll check it out, even though they've gotten no other complaints on it.
Leroy Daniels, No Address Given. I would like to know who the brain-dead individual is who is responsible for paving being done on INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD on the weekends?
The weekends are the time when this road has the heaviest traffic concentration. Is this some part-time contractor who has a real job during the week and pretends he can pave roads on the weekend? And who in the world in our city is responsible for letting this nonsense go on?
No wonder our school system is $12 million in debt. Who knows what other nightmare we're going to find out in this city with this kind of stuff going on. I think the citizens deserve some kind of explanation for this stupidity. Thanks, Road.
RW: Easy there, fella. You're letting the stress get to you. According to engineers, contractors are encouraged to work on Saturdays. That way the project has more of a chance of being completed on time.
And in this case, a little weekend work may have paid off because engineers are hoping to have those lanes on Independence done and striped by next week.
Cheryl, Virginia Beach. The new road signs they put up on BIRDNECK to get you on ROUTE 44 are on the overpass before you even get to the ramp and it looks like they're indicating that you turn onto Pavilion Road to get onto Route 44. It's very confusing. I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this problem and whether they're going to change these signs to be a little more clear that the ramp is after the overpass and not before. Thank you.
RW: Cheryl, the sign may indicate that Route 44 is the next right, when in fact it's the second right but most folks should be able to figure that out when they see the second sign marking Route 44's entrance.
Robert Lush, Virginia Beach. I keep having to get off ROUTE 44 at LYNNHAVEN SOUTH, going east and traffic's getting really, really bad there at 3:30 p.m.
Traffic's backing up on the highway about a quarter of a mile.
Is there anything going to be done on the off ramp to Lynnhaven South?
Thanks.
RW: About two weeks ago, somehow the main computer stopped communicating with the signals at Lynnhaven and the Route 44 exit and at Potters Road. They were thrown out of coordination meaning no one was moving anywhere.
Now the problem has been fixed and the computers are again talking to each other. Do you still notice a big back-up onto Route 44?
Rob, Haygood Point. Since 1981, I've been living on what I thought was HARRIS POINT DRIVE, however, recently I've noticed that three of the nine signs marking our street now say HARRIS POINT ROAD instead of drive.
Now, of course, I suspect that perhaps this is a plot on your part to get your name spread all over Virginia Beach, but if it's something more than that can you find out what's going on?
RW: Contrary to what you may think, Rob, Road does not revel in the notoriety of the name.
Anyway, Road called the Planning Department to ask what the true name of your street or drive is. The folks there are checking into it and promised to call back.
All street names go through the Planning Department. Most developers name the streets and the Planning Department signs off on them.
Maybe this is just a case of mistaken identity? We'll see. MEMO: Tell the Road Warrior about your motoring problems. Get 'em off your
chest. Call on Infoline, at 640-5555. After a brief message, dial ROAD
(7623). When directed, press 1 to deliver your message, and 1 again to
sign off.
Or, write: The Road Warrior, Virginia Beach Beacon, 4565 Virginia
Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, Va., 23462.
Don't forget to include your name, address and neighborhood.
by CNB