From Our Man In VA
On Saturday Rt. 29 Northbound was shut down briefly (about 5 or ten minutes). I was on the way to the feed store. I assumed it was an accident at first. Then I saw the State police detaining a group of BLM activists (they had red shirts with Black Lives Matter in black lettering). They were pumping their hands up and down and chanting slogans as they were being arrested. I got a good look at them, and they were mostly white people. SALUTE to follow:
Size: Three VA state police cars (2 patrol cars and an SUV) and four officers. There were 8 – 10 BLM protesters being detained.
Activity: They had shut down the road, but the police cleared the lanes in about 5 or ten minutes. They were getting arrested/being detained when I was able to see what was going on. I got a really good look at one of them – a pale, fat white guy with brown hair and dark sunglasses pumping his arm up and down chanting slogans while other people were being handcuffed.
Location: Northbound Rt. 29 between Madison and Culpeper. Just before the 29 business exit to Culpeper.
Uniform: Red t-shirts with Black Lives Matter in black and white lettering. I only saw white people among the protesters. The VA state police were in standard uniform.
Time: About 1330 on Saturday 22 AUG 2020
Equipment: The police had guns holstered. I did not see any weapons or signs carried by the protesters. I did not see any civilian vehicles. They were either dropped off on the side of the road, or walked from the exit ramp.
Hope this is useful. It freaked my wife out – she was in the car with me. She may be wanting to get in on some action.
-Mastiff
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Thank you for the SALUTE report brother Mastiff. It is great to hear from you friend. Hope to see you soon before everything disintegrates. You know I have your back.
@Mastiff…solid report…a coupe questions if i may…
Did you have the option once you saw blockade, of retreating? Were you prevented from moving out of ambush zone? What would you have done, if the “peaceful protesters,” decided to go car to car and exact “justice?”
I think of, and plan for this type of thing in my Urban/Suburban AO, as i get a lot of windshield time for my job, and am always planing my PACE routes…
Right now, here in Charlotte, things are spicy, and i and the wife are studiously avoiding lines of drift that could feed us into these ambush sites….
Glad the two of you made it thru ok…
@Suburban Survivor I live south of Charlotte (for now). Pretty peaceful so far. Really surprised as my little hamlet (SC) is Confederate monument central. We will see
NCS. I am a VA native. Son of Tidewater, VA. Steeped in SoCV heritage. Moving back next spring/summer. Hope to be your “second man in VA” Will let you know when I am in country and ready to report from Tidewater.
For the group may I suggest Sygic as a map program. Maps are downloaded to phone/tablet so no data usage required. GPS on device is used and so not clear on the location tracking. Tied to Tom Tom traffic so maybe as good as Waze real time?
I’m a Rock Hill resident – seldom go into Charlotte – too much traffic problems.
But, I’ve not seen a lot of overt violence in this area – a few incidents, but not affecting most of us.
One more thing…we are getting closer to Matt Bracken’s first book…the roadblock at the off-ramp in southeastern Virginia….
I found Matt Bracken’s books so real, so disturbing, that I had to stop reading them for a few days. Now we are all living the events described in his trilogy.
NC Scout, Keep these reports coming as you get them. Thanks you Brother.
S: 2 females
A: Walking southbound along median quarter-lane of I-35
L: Northbound lane between Finlayson and Willow Creek MN
U: Dark green Subaru with pink “Black Lives Matter” painted on rear window 1/8 mile north of masked pair
T: 1545 21JUN2020
E: Black t-shirts, blue surgical masks, one with frizzy green hair, neither with brains
One mile north in southbound lane, trucker was pulled over on cell phone as State Trooper was approaching.
No news reports available.
Thank you MN Steel. You starting the reports bro…Thank you.
Others?
73 7 God Bless
I would suggest that even if you know where you’re going to drive with the map application on your phone open and following along with your current location. If you’re on any major route it’ll show you slowdowns and stoppages ahead, giving you time to look for an alternate route prior to being stuck.
Not what we normally think of as intel, but better than nothing.
Matt
Matt, good advice…I use waze, as it provides pretty good realtime intel from other waze users on traffic, accidents, debris and all manner of useful info….Many times, as a result, i was able to re-route and avoid accidents or traffic, etc….In addition, I have my 2m rig tuned to local repeaters where many of us monitor and provide current reports…
I too am on the asphalt due to business. Will watch the Rt 220 Martinsville to Roanoke, I-81 from Redford to Lexington. Will test for Ham Tech level on 9/20/20. Plan to be “radioactive” afterwards.