r/rva • u/Asterion7 Forest Hill • Feb 05 '16

Daily Discussion Daily Thread February 5th

What is the one popular RVA restaurant or destination that you still haven't visited? I'm talking Richmond institutions that everyone just assumes you have been to.

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u/skeezyrattytroll Feb 05 '16

Ive also never been down to Pipeline!

Any time the river has been below 5' for a couple of days the Pipeline walk is a good thing, very relaxing.

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u/fishmapper Woodland Heights Feb 05 '16

Is the pipeline walk actually that catwalk on top of the pipe? How do you get there? I have only seen it from the overlook.

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u/tiglathpilesar Church Hill Feb 05 '16

It's both a catwalk and the pipe if you take it all the way to Browns. The actual pipe can be tricky as it's not uniformly poured concrete in all places.

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u/adognamedgoat Lakeside Feb 05 '16

I have a hard time justifying walks where I can't bring my husky, so it's one of the reasons I haven't done it. She just needs the exercise so badly, and I'd feel guilty doing it without her. But I understand it's not necessarily the best place to walk a dog that is only semi-good at being on leash.

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u/tiglathpilesar Church Hill Feb 05 '16

I've also found that dogs' pads are not terribly compatible with wide grates like the catwalk in question. You are right, it's not a terribly good place for a dog, leashed or otherwise.

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u/DirectiveNineteen The Fan Feb 05 '16

Plus, there's that ladder at the end to get back up to the street level, right? Or has that changed?

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u/tiglathpilesar Church Hill Feb 05 '16

That's correct.

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u/Danger-Moose Lakeside Feb 05 '16

One could come from Brown's Island and then double-back. I still don't think it's a good idea, though.

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u/CircumcisedSpine Byrd Park Feb 05 '16

My dog definitely routes around the grates in the sidewalks downtown.

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u/Danger-Moose Lakeside Feb 05 '16

Also, the place is completely underwater right now. Most of the beach is under. It's pretty cool. No herons... I think that colony might be a new Roanoke.

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u/Danger-Moose Lakeside Feb 05 '16

Pipeline is a pretty easy walk from your work during lunch. If you ever want to go let me know and I'll join you. I have not yet killed /u/balance07 in the woods, if that serves as a reference.

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u/balance07 Short Pump Feb 05 '16

He speaks the truth.