I agree about the traffic. Part of that is because the parking lot is laid out badly. But I've been going there for over 15 years and I've never been panhandled. Not once.Originally Posted by Randall
I have, however, gone out of my way to avoid a certain former County Commissioner.
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
I ran into Rikki last week at the self checkout. As we exited, the squalls of an impending confrontation rang from the back of the lot, near the gas pumps. Chick fight! I walked out of my way to get a closer view and also noted that from every corner of the lot, dozens of others were also shuffling toward the screeching, like walkers smelling fresh flesh.
Of course, fucking Rikki got between them with rational 4 syllable counseling and shut it down before the first bra got yanked off. The walkers paused just a moment and then headed for Rikki. I acted like I didn't know him and fled.
No, that's the Sevierville Kroger.
They took his hair, Tommy. Jesus that's strange.
I think you mean Pigeon Forge.
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
Can't say the same. Apparently you aren't parking in the right place. Try parking in the southeast corner near Dollar Tree. Can't count the times I've been asked for either bus fare or gas money. One young lady needed five dollars for gas. Happened to be a day I left my wallet at home, so I could tell her with a straight face that I didn't have it. Watched as she climbed in the passenger side of a pickup as it drove off.
I am approached by regulars on the other end of the parking lot near the Papa Whatevers pizza joint.
"You've gone from being crazy like a fox to crazy like Fox News."- Amy Wong
"Knoxville is a guitar town with a banjo problem."- Susan Bauer Lee
"Republicans in East Tennessee live in a government compound of national and state forests, land grant universities, nuclear research labs, and TVA lakes and dams, while pretending to be coonskin cappers guarding the mountain passes to stop socialism." - (Commenter from Oregon discussing the Tennessee Governors contest in the NYT)
...asking for 15 cents so they can buy health insurance?
Ha. That reminds me of those kiosks at airports back in the '60s or '70s that sold life insurance plans for a quarter. Good for that flight only.
"Kids that didn't want to play along got trampled."
...Christopher Scum
On a related tangent, via KnoxViews, apparently all 160 of the "sport model" shopping carts purchased by the Fellini were quickly stolen. I remember when they had them, but haven't seen one in weeks.
~m,
When you do things right. people won't be sure that you've done anything at all.
This reminds me of a new scam I've encountered - of course, at the Fellini gas pumps. Scammer parks car at pump, blocking access to those behind him, who have queued up in anticipation of him finishing up and moving on. The waiting scam-ee is solicited for $$ by driver of said vehicle, who says that he can't move because he "ran out of gas," RIGHT AT THE PUMP! Imagine that.
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