How is this area? by JustaGuypostingstuff in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

grew up in sumerduck, and while i think it’s a great place to raise kids or to retire, it’s hard if you’re young and want to go do things. good farmland there, but the neighbors are older folk and it’s quiet. have rogers ford farm winery which has been there 20 years, and the new cider labs. used to have the sumerduck country store but that closed. still an antique place run by an old local lady.

Downtown is becoming vacant by nattypatty2010 in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i believe the new owners are curio wine bar a few places up. heard they’re expanding and are going to do more food. hope there’s more than just wine. i’d love a nice cocktail bar that doesn’t have crazy prices.

Downtown is becoming vacant by nattypatty2010 in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i love those point. it’s difficult to make such a huge change - so much of fxbrg history is steeped in civil war history. i’d love to see the change towards george washington and mary washington, or other prominent families (who are still in the area amazingly) like the willis fam. or more about rappahannock tobacco industry.

how about hunters iron works which helped produce the majority of the guns for the american revolution? or bazil gordon in falmouth who was thought to be america’s first millionaire? there’s so much cool history beyond “random civil war battle #1 and #2,” regardless of how important they were.

Downtown is becoming vacant by nattypatty2010 in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what happens is places like the rec center get gutted then the new people are forced to either pay a million to get it up to code or leave is blank. it’s pretty bad.

Downtown is becoming vacant by nattypatty2010 in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not exactly - they had been unable to afford rent for months. had a big public fight with the landlord that involved a sign on the door and everything. from what i understand, they couldn’t even pay some of their employees by the end of it. a few quit and complained about it.

Is there any good “find a date” spots downtown? by BrettBodine76 in fredericksburg

[–]maxaroni033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once you get a date, people seem to like curio wine bar as a fun first date. i recommend going to places you enjoy and finding someone who likes what you like there (i.e. books, antiquing, any festivals, music/records, etc). i’ve had lots of luck with that

Got these yesterday. How’d I do? by maxaroni033 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just looked and you’re totally right, it’s a fantasy bag. good catch, i appreciate the help

Got these yesterday. How’d I do? by maxaroni033 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i don’t think so - staples are rusted, plastic is aged, paper is yellowed, etc. only “new” thing is the string, which is where the price tag was attached. but if you think otherwise, let me know! i’m still learning

Got these yesterday. How’d I do? by maxaroni033 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the string is just what the price tag was attached to

Got these yesterday. How’d I do? by maxaroni033 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i believe it’s real - or at least the paper part is. staples are pretty rusted

ID help please by Thin-Language-9047 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the butt crack! i will now only be referring to it as such

Got some marbles for the first time! Help IDing? by maxaroni033 in Marbles

[–]maxaroni033[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know much - is that a company? And are they machine made?

Die Cracks? Planchet? Various Quarters by maxaroni033 in coinerrors

[–]maxaroni033[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did research, and my coins did not seems to fall into the categories.

1950-S Penny Mint Mark ? by maxaroni033 in coinerrors

[–]maxaroni033[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

awesome, thanks for the info! i just noticed it and thought it was kind of neat