North Stafford, Va. — They said the hurricane was over hyped, that it didn’t live up to its excitement, so they decided to get out the house.
Mainstreet Grill and Bar on Va. 610 in North Stafford was one of the few places busy Saturday night as Hurricane Irene rolled through the Potomac Communities.
Going on there that night, barflies said, was a hurricane party.
“They’re overplaying the hurricane. It’s only raining and we’re not Virginia Beach,” said Kelly Clark of North Stafford.
Clark came to Mainstreet with a friend after a bout of cabin fever. Instead of watching the weather radar over and over, she’d rather be watching a football game, she said.
On tap were $1 Miller Lite drafts, a key ingredient for a hurricane party, said J.D. Holbrook of North Stafford. “We got power, we got a DJ, and we got beer,” he said.
There were more than 40 cars parked outside Mainstreet on Saturday night, a stark contrast to many of the seemingly deserted nearby shops and restaurants.
