tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post837450872450121034..comments2023-10-31T04:58:26.353-05:00Comments on blogadelphia: Thursday's Thoughtsel chupacabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-41478982739478003692015-01-30T18:38:14.519-06:002015-01-30T18:38:14.519-06:00Regarding the 'Roadside Corner' C-store. ...Regarding the 'Roadside Corner' C-store. 2-3 years ago, I was finishing up some notes in my car after a business visit to that location when a pretty ragged Civic rolled up about three spaces away (I was parked toward the Library), and backed in. The passenger got out and went in while the driver remained with the engine running. I thought for sure there was a robbery about to go down, but apparently they just didn't want the car to stall.an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-65464129800589603712015-01-29T18:33:38.666-06:002015-01-29T18:33:38.666-06:00RPM-You gotta love the small town/county politics....RPM-You gotta love the small town/county politics...<br /><br />The Don- There is just something not right about those things. They're nerve wracking and I'm not sure why (making them MORE nerve wracking).el chupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-57555700511015886222015-01-29T15:42:09.788-06:002015-01-29T15:42:09.788-06:00Confucius say: Yellow lane dividers like street xy...Confucius say: <i>Yellow lane dividers like street xylophone</i><br /><br />And on a related note - but probably not - the Roadside Corner got its name from a misunderstanding. Seems a Japanese investor was searching for real estate to buy. Commander Cody was playing on the radio, and just then he saw a property for sale, in front of which was a car named after the 16th President.<br /><br />The next day, he had to return to Osaka, but left instructions with the Hispanic real estate agent to purchase the property and name it after the car name by the side of the road.<br /><br />So now you know the rest of the story...an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415838695962615627.post-50870008751470395662015-01-29T10:05:04.116-06:002015-01-29T10:05:04.116-06:00The "Wise County Grounds" are a story th...The "Wise County Grounds" are a story that you won't find in The Messenger or on Liberally Lean. The "Wise County Mafia" makes sure of that.<br /><br />You think I'm joking, but I'm as serious as a myocardial infarction. <br /><br />The non-profit, all volunteer Wise County Sheriff's Posse built and maintained the barns, arenas and facilities since the 1950's. Their primary function was to shepherd the facility and host the Youth Fair.<br /><br />They were not even given the opportunity to renew their lease on the facilities they built from scratch. Wise County commissioners refused to negotiate on the value of the improvements and 'acquired' everything the Sheriff's Posse spent 50 years building on raw land.<br /><br />Thanks Kevin Burns. A True American 'hero'.RPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294406748353031441noreply@blogger.com