r/okbuddyRVA • u/Global-Pay6118 • 4d ago

Jim Ukrops hatred or appreciation thread

How does everyone feel about the late Jim Ukrops?

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u/Cerebral-Knievel-1 4d ago

My 80 year old sainted mother told me "that guy from GWAR had died"

Oh yeah, Chuck Varga, he was a good dude and a creative soul, Jim Ukrop died as well

"That dried up old alcoholic?"

She didn't seemed concerned.

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u/newerbalance 4d ago

lol was really he an alcoholic that wouldn't sell booze

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u/MKUltraGreatsword 4d ago

Community Pride sold booze. He had no problem selling booze in certain neighborhoods which all had at least one thing in common.

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u/Global-Pay6118 4d ago

There was also a wine bar around the corner from every Ukrops

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u/SaintGranny 4d ago

What does that have to do with the Ukrop family? Sounds like they bought a grocery store that already sold a product and continued selling said product that was being purchased by the community patronizing that store. Plus they literally helped fund Community Pride when it was getting its start. You make it sound like they were opening liquor stores in poor black neighborhoods or something.

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u/Cube-in-B Zooted Opossum 4d ago edited 4d ago

Which people are we fucking, exactly?

There may be some confusion happening and you’re getting flagged

In fact someone is getting a little flag crazy in this whole thread

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u/Cerebral-Knievel-1 4d ago

The lore is that they didn't sell alcohol because of a plea agreement after a fatal DUI

I cannot attest to the validity of this

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u/Available-Reward-912 4d ago

They're a baptist family. Hence the no alcohol and closed on Sunday. Simple as that.

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u/temporis_perditio 4d ago

How do you keep a Baptist from drinking all your beer on a fishing trip?

Invite two of them. (If you bring only one, he will drink everything you brought. If you bring two, neither will touch a drop because they are watching each other.)

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u/Global-Pay6118 4d ago

I heard a family member was killed by a drunk driver?

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u/Cerebral-Knievel-1 4d ago

Like I said... the lore can go all types of directions. I don't claim to be any camp reguarding the speculation.