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Part of that cost is due to having to “earthquake proof “ the facility

and surrounding amenities. But it’s still a hell of a lot of money for a softball stadium.
Posted: 01/07/2025 at 07:02 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTChip)

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Not only is Stanford getting a new SB stadium, California is as well
VTChip • 01/07/25 06:39 PM ET
Luxury digs for the 87 fans that will probably attend their games.**
ancient alien 2018 • 01/10/25 11:00 PM ET
What's a ticket booth?!**
Brewing_Hokie • 01/07/25 07:50 PM ET
That's where the police write you a citation.**
laphroaig • 01/07/25 07:54 PM ET
Well hopefully not *me***
Brewing_Hokie • 01/07/25 07:56 PM ET
Change their minds with some of your brews.**
laphroaig • 01/07/25 07:58 PM ET
Ha if only my brews had the ability to have some folk's minds changed..**
Brewing_Hokie • 01/07/25 08:18 PM ET
Good point but your brews have the ability for people to lose their minds.**
laphroaig • 01/09/25 08:46 AM ET
Haha yup!**
Brewing_Hokie • 01/09/25 10:12 AM ET
That diagram of the project in your link -
laphroaig • 01/07/25 07:39 PM ET
Not sure, but some are in front of the press box picture**
VTChip • 01/07/25 07:47 PM ET
I don't see anything that looks like that press box either.
laphroaig • 01/09/25 04:26 AM ET
Part of that cost is due to having to “earthquake proof “ the facility ◄
RJHokie • 01/07/25 07:02 PM ET
They should probably also fireproof it
Hokie1992 • 01/11/25 09:44 AM ET
Good point, I'm glad we live in Virginia**
VTChip • 01/07/25 07:15 PM ET
We had an earthquake when we lived in Louisa, Virginia. Real live quake!**
laphroaig • 01/07/25 07:41 PM ET
Yeah, I remember that in 2011. The epicenter was around Mineral.**
RJHokie • 01/07/25 07:50 PM ET
That one shook my house
rberry7676 • 01/08/25 01:16 AM ET
shook the 5 story hospital i was visiting (my mom-in-law) in 'Htown' (aka
HtownHokie • 01/13/25 10:40 AM ET
We felt that quake where I worked in Hanover Co, near Ashland.
Atlee Hokie • 01/07/25 11:52 PM ET
Giles County used to be the most seismically active county in Virginia. Not
Nortazhokie • 01/07/25 08:23 PM ET
Is that why Mountain Lake disappeared?**
VT One • 01/10/25 10:37 PM ET
No. The resort tried to cut the lake's NIL money so the water went where
laphroaig • 01/11/25 09:16 AM ET
I believe winter 1970, woke me up, shook pretty good..**
gobblecreek • 01/08/25 11:02 AM ET
I believe it was quite active in the mid to late sixties.
RJHokie • 01/07/25 08:29 PM ET
first quarter - all us old dudes posting! I remember the same thing from
beancounter77 • 01/08/25 08:35 AM ET
I actually wrote a paper about it in my technical writing class (I'm a Geo)
Nortazhokie • 01/07/25 08:36 PM ET
I remember there being a lot of earth movement when they were
RJHokie • 01/07/25 08:54 PM ET
That's the one!**
laphroaig • 01/07/25 07:53 PM ET
A somewhat humorous message board exchange about being in the ACC
VTChip • 01/07/25 06:51 PM ET