February 03, 2004
Law of averages
Developer: "I'm going to put an outdoor mall in central Virginia. Cheaper to build and operate than an enclosed mall—I'll make millions!"
Assistant: "Isn't it too cold in the winter?"
Developer: "Not hardly. Look, the average annual temperature is 60 °F!"
Short Pump Town Center, February 1, 2004
"Beautiful downtown Short Pump" formerly comprised an idiosyncratic gas station, a two-lane road, and trees, but is now a series of malls and big box stores.
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