Well all, As I told MizzKat this week, Ocean Bay is a great seafood place and those hushpuppies are the best. I ate there this past Sunday, I had Oysters and so many hushpuppies that I brought leftovers home and they were great microwaved for lunch Mon/Tues at work!! Good food and good prices. Phoebe -----Original Message----- >From: John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> >Sent: Jan 19, 2008 12:51 PM >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > >Norma: > >You're right. There's no light where I thought it was - but there really >needs to be. I know where the restaurant is now - just had to program my >brain. > >Thanks for the offer, but I really don't need a Wytheville map. I made my >first trip through there in 1941 - on a train. > >We lived in Radford and my grandparents lived in Chilhowie, so we used to >have to go through Wytheville on old Route 11 every time we went down. > >We still do (often) stay in Wytheville since it's fairly central to all of >our kin down there, and Wytheville is only 6 hours via I77 north to our >place. > >Thanks! > >John in Ohio > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Norma Edmonds" <nwe@psknet.com> >To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:36 AM >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > >> Yes, take exit 73. To the best of my knowledge, there is no light at >> the street where you turn to go to Shoneys, etc. Don't turn there or >> go up on the hill...continue on until you get to the first >> light....approximately 2 blocks on down that street, which is Main >> Street. Ocean Bay is on the left side of the street. I have a map >> of the area. If you will send your e-mail address, I will scan it and >> send it to you. >> >> Norma >> >> >> >> John Ford wrote: >> > Norma: >> > >> > You sure it's at exit 73 - left at first light? The only thing I know >there >> > is a Quality Inn, gas station and Shoneys up on the hill. >> > >> > There's also a good seafood house in Abingdon - I believe it's called >the >> > Harbor House. >> > >> > John in Ohio >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Norma Edmonds" <nwe@psknet.com> >> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:57 AM >> > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >> > >> > >> > >> >> Take Exit 73 off Interstate 81 to Main Street. It's at the first >> >> signal light,on the left side of the street.. You can't miss it. >> >> K-Mart and Applebee's are across the street. >> >> >> >> Norma >> >> >> >> >> >> John Ford wrote: >> >> >> >>> Donna: >> >>> >> >>> Where is this restaurant? I know Wytheville pretty good. >> >>> >> >>> John in Ohio >> >>> > >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message