Ben Chambers
@bench.bsky.social
Torn between ranting about society and just posting pictures of barbecue
I’m really glad Election Day is a state holiday. It should be a local and federal holiday too. It should have street festivals, a 5k race, food trucks, and a parade. It shouldn’t just be me watching CNN with a six pack yelling “POLLS ARE CLOSING” and figuring out when I’m going to bed
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I’m really glad Election Day is a state holiday. It should be a local and federal holiday too. It should have street festivals, a 5k race, food trucks, and a parade. It shouldn’t just be me watching CNN with a six pack yelling “POLLS ARE CLOSING” and figuring out when I’m going to bed
the seattle mariners.
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
the seattle mariners.
So everyone is mad at Jay Jones for recycling a joke from the Office? I don’t remember anybody giving a shit when the butt of the joke was Toby
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
So everyone is mad at Jay Jones for recycling a joke from the Office? I don’t remember anybody giving a shit when the butt of the joke was Toby
364 days since the City’s last pedestrian fatality. We almost made it a full year.
www.cbs19news.com/news/pedestr...
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UPDATE: CPD says pedestrian hit on Emmet Street has died
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 1700 block of Emmet Street North.
www.cbs19news.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
364 days since the City’s last pedestrian fatality. We almost made it a full year.
www.cbs19news.com/news/pedestr...
www.cbs19news.com/news/pedestr...
Reposted by Ben Chambers
There must be a better way to do this. Read more in “One Problem, Two Responses: What Philly and Charlottesville Reveal About School Transportation" on our site! buff.ly/fx8eHKZ
September 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
There must be a better way to do this. Read more in “One Problem, Two Responses: What Philly and Charlottesville Reveal About School Transportation" on our site! buff.ly/fx8eHKZ
Reposted by Ben Chambers
Dropping off and picking up a kid from school is one of the most frustrating parts of a parent’s day.
But it’s also often the most dangerous part of a kid’s day.
But it’s also often the most dangerous part of a kid’s day.
September 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Dropping off and picking up a kid from school is one of the most frustrating parts of a parent’s day.
But it’s also often the most dangerous part of a kid’s day.
But it’s also often the most dangerous part of a kid’s day.
Mariners announcers are apologizing to the Rockies, saying the Ms are having the best time and they don’t mean to rub it in that the Rockies are bad and that they understand.
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Mariners announcers are apologizing to the Rockies, saying the Ms are having the best time and they don’t mean to rub it in that the Rockies are bad and that they understand.
Nice night in with a bottle of wine, put on some downhill road cycling videos, crane my neck and go oooooh as they go around corners really fast, please don’t tell me new information
September 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nice night in with a bottle of wine, put on some downhill road cycling videos, crane my neck and go oooooh as they go around corners really fast, please don’t tell me new information
Haven’t done a long cook on a smoker in a while, time to see what this new pellet smoker can do
September 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Haven’t done a long cook on a smoker in a while, time to see what this new pellet smoker can do
Ball so hard mfs wanna fine me
August 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ball so hard mfs wanna fine me
Is there a bar/restaurant in Cville that could become the Saturday/Sunday morning (7-12ish) spot for watching bike racing broadcasts? Bonus points if easy to access by bike and double points if I can have bread and butter and coffee
August 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Is there a bar/restaurant in Cville that could become the Saturday/Sunday morning (7-12ish) spot for watching bike racing broadcasts? Bonus points if easy to access by bike and double points if I can have bread and butter and coffee
Capital Trail is confirmed, one of the best places in the Commonwealth to ride a bike
August 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Capital Trail is confirmed, one of the best places in the Commonwealth to ride a bike
Someone posted on NextDoor about opening a hot dog stand six months ago and following up on that post is the only reason I open that app and haven’t deleted it yet, still waiting on that hot dog
August 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Someone posted on NextDoor about opening a hot dog stand six months ago and following up on that post is the only reason I open that app and haven’t deleted it yet, still waiting on that hot dog
Hark! I bring tidings of great joy: the newish Vietnamese spot next to Melting Pot (Mai Tea) finally got their special bread oven and are selling $9 bahn mi that I am probably going to eat at least once a week for the rest of my life
July 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hark! I bring tidings of great joy: the newish Vietnamese spot next to Melting Pot (Mai Tea) finally got their special bread oven and are selling $9 bahn mi that I am probably going to eat at least once a week for the rest of my life
But first, we celebrate the last time we did it right
July 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
But first, we celebrate the last time we did it right
I guess we have some work to do, Virginia
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I guess we have some work to do, Virginia
Woohoo, it’s July in Virginia, time to get excited about our new laws, like this one that says if you maim or kill my friends or family with a car when they are trying to cross the street and fuck up their lives forever, you might face some very light consequences
July 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Woohoo, it’s July in Virginia, time to get excited about our new laws, like this one that says if you maim or kill my friends or family with a car when they are trying to cross the street and fuck up their lives forever, you might face some very light consequences
Anyone who is gleeful about a prison opening is a demented sociopath and are exactly the type of person who should be locked behind bars to protect the rest of society
July 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyone who is gleeful about a prison opening is a demented sociopath and are exactly the type of person who should be locked behind bars to protect the rest of society
Something that is pissing me off constantly these days is watching Democrats say something is bad and hoping that’s enough to get them credit. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?!
Let’s call it what it is — UVA President Jim Ryan’s forced resignation is an attack on all of our public higher education institutions.
June 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Something that is pissing me off constantly these days is watching Democrats say something is bad and hoping that’s enough to get them credit. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?!
Anyone else notice that Republicans stopped talking about freedom? It’s just racism and whining nonsense about culture now
the degree of gutter racism they're willing to post now is unreal.
June 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Anyone else notice that Republicans stopped talking about freedom? It’s just racism and whining nonsense about culture now
More rides and events every week, find out where at bikecville.com/rides-and-ev...
June 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
More rides and events every week, find out where at bikecville.com/rides-and-ev...
Sure would like the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia to say something very loudly about what she will do to fix this bullshit federal overreach at UVA
June 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sure would like the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia to say something very loudly about what she will do to fix this bullshit federal overreach at UVA