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happybird

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5. Be glad you're not in Martinsburg

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Sat May 4, 2019, 03:29 PM

May 2019

The opiate epidemic is really bad (which we were not aware of when we moved here 5 years ago). A cop running for Sheriff (R) in 2016 OD'd twice in 2 days:

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/candidate-for-berkeley-county-sheriff-charged-with-heroin-possession/article_1b48d5f2-58cf-11e6-84c0-5fa525075423.html

And it's only gotten worse. I am so glad to be moving soon.

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Where are you from in West Virginia? learned this IN WV yesterday [View all] underpants May 2019 OP

I might be due north Dennis Donovan May 2019 #1

Be glad you're not in Martinsburg happybird May 2019 #5

Elkins mtngirl47 May 2019 #2

I live right in the tip of the thumb teenagebambam May 2019 #3

Hi, neighbor! happybird May 2019 #4

I am from the pinkie knuckle exboyfil May 2019 #6

Have distant kin between Beckley and New River Bridge - TheCowsCameHome May 2019 #7

We have a saying in Pittsburgh FakeNoose May 2019 #8

I'm from the pinkie knuckle! Alliepoo May 2019 #9

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