By Dick Hall-Sizemore
Like Jim, I am taking a week off and chilling out. Except I am in Sandbridge (Virginia Beach) with my wife, our daughter and her family. (Those are the grandkids in the photo.)
Sandbridge is pretty isolated from the rest of Virginia Beach. That is what I like about it. We have gotten up to the boardwalk area once for lunch. It is pretty weird. At this time of year, the restaurants would be crowded, there would be lots of folks strolling on the boardwalk, and on the beaches. That is not the case now. There were some people around, but not nearly as in other years. And Atlantic Avenue was practically deserted. All the restaurants we have been to have been almost empty.
An employee of the realty company told me that all the houses were rented for this week. That may be so, but folks are staying close to their houses. There are some people on the beach, but it is not at all crowded. Weird times.
