Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: MILK AND BREAD, MILK AND BREAD
- The trusty fleet of TDOT salt trucks are already hitting the road to prepare for that Gigantic Winter Storm we’re supposed to get on Thursday. They’ll probably be slathering the pavement with some of that beet juice we heard about a few weeks ago, which lowers the freezing point of the salt mixture. [WKRN]
- Governor Phil will not be letting all the prisoners go to save our state some money, which, believe it or not, was once an option. [Tennessean]
- Metro wants us to get excited about the new convention center! In public, at a rally! [Post Politics]
- Stores in the Hickory Hollow Mall seem to have planned a mass exodus this month with New York & Company, Hot Topic, The Children’s Place, Lane Bryant, and Chick-Fil-A all shutting down within the next two to three weeks. [WSMV]
- Wilson County Schools won’t be rounding up kids in the gym and handing out Bibles anymore after catching the wrath of the ACLU. [Tennessean]
- If singing the National Anthem before a Sounds game is on your bucket list, now is your chance to try out. If it’s not, then you should add it and try out anyway. [WSMV]
- This guy’s mugshot just says it all, doesn’t it? [Nashville Is Talking]
Photo by James T Atkinson.
The trusty fleet of TDOT salt trucks are already hitting the road to prepare for that Gigantic Winter Storm we’re supposed to get on Thursday. They’ll probably be slathering the pavement with some of that beet juice we heard about a few weeks ago, which lowers the freezing point of the salt mixture. [WKRN] Governor [...]
Leggo My Eggo [Gems From The Nashville Craigslist]
As you read in this morning’s Bright & Early, the Great Eggo Waffle Shortage of Aught Nine has seeped into 2010, and Nashvillians are apparently still panicking about the absence of this particular breakfast food. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it looks like our tipster Nicole P. has figured that out and is stepping up to get in on a little supply & demand action. Thanks Nicole!
EGGOS FOR SALE – $1 (Davidson County)
EGGO WAFFLE SHORTAGE? NOT ANYMORE!
Many people are faced today with a very serious problem. One that experts never even saw coming, one that causes children to weep and parents to scream in frustration. It makes the average american feel like a true failure, because…well, you are. You failed to keep your freezer stocked with Eggo Waffles. “Oh, there will always be enough waffles”, you said. ”I can always go to the store and buy more”, you said…but you were wrong. Now you are besides yourself in peril unable to continue life and peaceful mornings like you used to. Your children refuse to eat their cold cereal and skim milk. Why? Because it tastes terrible. They miss the warm sweetness of how things used to be. Mom and Dad at the table, little brother too and a stack of those golden Eggos.
Now, if you live in a cave you may not have any idea as to what shortage it is that I am referencing.
Please visit these links for more information (You may want to be sitting down when you read this) :CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/companies/eggo_waffle_shortage/index.htm
ABC NEWS: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/eggo-waffle-shortage-bacteria-forced-plant-closure/story?id=9117059
WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EggoIt’s real. It’s a problem. It’s tragic…BUT:
Folks, don’t let the new year get you down because you are unable to provide nutritious Eggo Waffles for your loved ones. It’s 2010 and that means you get a fresh start and a new opportunity to brighten up someone’s day with a real, state of the art, Eggo Waffle!
There are 2 boxes of these Eggo Waffles in Davidson county and for an acceptable price, they can be taken home to your loved ones. Go ahead and let me know if you would like one or both boxes and make an offer. You don’t have to be a failure anymore and you can give the gift that no one else is able to give these days, and a gift that they deserve…that you deserve. You can be a… HERO.
Nicole
P.S. If you buy in the next 48 hours I will even include a free bottle of maple syrup.
As you read in this morning’s Bright & Early, the Great Eggo Waffle Shortage of Aught Nine has seeped into 2010, and Nashvillians are apparently still panicking about the absence of this particular breakfast food. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it looks like our tipster Nicole P. has figured that out and is [...]
Bright & Early: #toocoldtotweet Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t seem to stop talking about how cold it is this week, and it looks like we won’t be stopping anytime soon. Temperatures this afternoon are expected to reach a balmy high of 28 degrees, and the forecast for 2″-4″ of snow on Thursday is looking more and more likely. Snow in Nashville? You know what that means – Panic! Hit the stores and buy out everything in stock, because come Thursday, we’ll all forget how to drive and the store shelves will be empty anyway. On a more serious note, the cold snap has caused at least four known deaths across the state of Tennessee, so as much as we kid, stay safe out there.
- Find another breakfast food, already. We thought this news was, like, so 2009, but the Great Eggo Waffle Shortage of Aught Nine is apparently still very upsetting to some Nashvillians. So if you were planning to buy out your local Kroger’s supply of Eggo waffles in preparation for the Great Blizzard of Twenty-Ten, think again.
- Flip flop. Tonight, Metro Council will consider a new proposal regarding the law that bans Metro drivers from warming up vehicles in their driveways. The proposal would create an exception to the law for cars with remote starting devices, allowing at least some car owners to enjoy a more thawed-out commute.
- What we still don’t know won’t hurt us. It looks like we won’t be seeing calorie counts on menus in Nashville quite yet. Despite passing a bill last year requiring restaurants with more than 15 locations to add nutritional information to menus in 2010, Metro Health is now considering waiting until the federal health care reform bill passes. The federal bill contains similar menu labeling requirements.
- Bits & pieces. A Clarksville teen broke the world record for continuous video game playing this morning at 4:22am … Don’t mess with 12th & Porter patrons … Excavation has begun for Nashville’s first Nordstrom in Green Hills (read: Mall traffic will be worse than ever until they finish) … Chris Johnson is doling out engraved Rolexes to his offensive linemen to celebrate a season well-played … Six Tennessee schools are in the running for the 2010 Blue Ribbon Schools award, given for academic excellence … Belmont University will move forward with a $7 million renovation of Rose Park.
Photo by inhisgrace.
Good morning, Nashville. We can’t seem to stop talking about how cold it is this week, and it looks like we won’t be stopping anytime soon. Temperatures this afternoon are expected to reach a balmy high of 28 degrees, and the forecast for 2″-4″ of snow on Thursday is looking more and more likely. Snow [...]
Head To The Hermitage On Friday For Free Admission [Freebies]
This coming Friday marks the 195th anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans, and to celebrate, The Hermitage is inviting everyone to come party, 1812-style, for free! Regular price admission is $17 for adults, so take advantage of this rare free day. Fill up the car and take a (short) roadtrip out to The Hermitage, where you’ll observe a traditional wreath-laying ceremony and participate in the annual “Eighth of January” events.
If you’re stuck at work (like us) on Friday, you can still visit The Hermitage this month (or next, for that matter) for half price – Just bring along a canned food donation and your Tennessee driver’s license. A half price ticket is still $8.50, and you won’t get to see any wreath-laying, but beggars can’t be choosers!
Photo by vanherdehaage.
This coming Friday marks the 195th anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans, and to celebrate, The Hermitage is inviting everyone to come party, 1812-style, for free! Regular price admission is $17 for adults, so take advantage of this rare free day. Fill up the car and take a (short) roadtrip [...]
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