Tag Archives: lightning
Happy Hour: It’s Electric
The TVA is taking about a $3 billion loan to help pay for the Kingston spill cleanup and keep their pension fund from going bankrupt. Starting October 1, they’ll also be increasing electric rates by 8% but decreasing fuel rates by 11%, meaning we’ll all be seeing around $2 less on our bills every month. [...]
Happy Hour: Unlucky Day
A Franklin home went up in flames last night after being struck by lightning. Twice. [WTVF]
Unless you love your henna tattoo enough to keep it forever, you may want to stay away from the Opry Mills henna kiosks. [Tennessean]
A plumber is suing Nashville’s Habitat for Humanity organization after she was raped at a Habitat construction [...]
Photo Of The Day: June 18, 2009
We’re never quite brave enough to hang out in the front yard with a camera during a thunderstorm, so we’re glad that folks like Chris1051 are. Chris caught this spidery cluster of lightning bolts over a neighbor’s house last night using a wide aperture and a 3-second exposure.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: The Way Of The Buffalo Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running a little late this morning, so here’s your abbreviated Bright & Early:
The big news from the Capitol this morning is that the House and Senate have agreed on a $29.6 million budget and sent it to Governor Phil for consideration. [WTVF]
Pith peels back a few layers of the controversial May [...]
Happy Hour: Skeletons In The Closet
This should make us all feel better: All of the rain has made some humain bones float into the Cumberland River, and those bones could apparently be 6,000 years old. Who the heck was in Tennessee 6,000 years ago besides the dinosaurs!? [WSMV]
If you frequent the downtown YMCA, you may notice that it’s closed. It [...]
Happy Hour: Somewhere Over The Rainbow…
Governor Phil’s proposed state budget cuts include slashing 717 current jobs by June 2010. The number does not include cuts of another 656 positions that are currently vacant. [Tennessean]
Gary Allen’s alleged stalker appeared in court today and provided us with this hilarious quote: “I took her registration and her size 5 miniskirt.” We’ll leave the [...]
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