Well, the Captain made it to his old homestead in Pass Christian, Mississippi . He reported it’s pretty much a mess. His old house has mud on the floors, so the water got up pretty high around there. But many homes are gone. He’s been able to find most of his friends that all got out in time. He going to hang out a bit to help out before returning to The O! Verison Cell… Read More
Month: August 2005
If there’s a Shortage of Gas – Maybe We did it to Ourselves!!
So what’s the cause of the Opelika Gas Shortage Panic this afternoon. Probably a couple of factors, the biggest being that folks get nervous and Panic!! Stories from Atlanta about shortages come from the shutdown of the supply pipeline from from Texas . The power outages of Katrina shut down this link for several days. The system actually restarted today at a slower pace than normal, but it’s back on . The Atlanta area normally… Read More
Katrina – Tuesday Night – Not Very Pretty!
Those of us in the South have been watching the news all day. Next door to my house, the First Baptist Church (in Opelika, Alabama) is home from many folks from Lousiana this evening in a Red Cross Shelter . Within two blocks of my house, you may find more of their tags on cars, than the number 43 of Lee County Alabama. Folks than ran from the storm to the safety of this part… Read More
Katrina
Well, we were standing by to send the email to customers about loss of power and our staff out due to the Hurricane, but that never happened, thank goodness. We’ve had those “Feeder Bands” of rain and wind all day, but nothing too bad. We did have 3 Tornado Warnings with the emergency sirens going today, but nothing in the Opelika Area to report bad. Several twister’s in neighboring counties, but we’re all okay here… Read More
Pirattitude
We’re less than 30 day from International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Are you ready? the boys that created theholiday have written a new book, and I thought I’d let you know about it, cause it’s always good when some old bar regulars figure out how to make money on the Internet!!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on August 28, 2005. View the original page.
Blondie’s 75th Anniversary
So Redman emails me first thing Sunday to see the Blondie in the OA News that has our buddy Jimmy’s Arlo and Janis in the strip to honor the 75th Anniversary. But wait, upon closer investigation on the Blondie Website the following strip made it. Was our version in the paper an alternate? Or could it be that the OA News, ran the wrong version this week? Here’s what’s on the website. And here’s what… Read More
Weekend Over [Back to Work]
With Katrina (a Category 5 Hurricane) bearing down on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans in particular, all eyes are on the Weather Channel and CNN . The storm seems to be heading to New Orleans for an early Monday Morning landfall, but our friends in Gulf Shores, Alabama will feel some of the effects of the storm before it’s over. We could still get some winds and rain as it’s such a big one… Read More
Happy Birthday Son-In-Law Scott
Saturday a cookout for Scott’s 30th Birthday. Glad to know I’m only a Quarter of a Century older than My Son-In-Law! The party is in B-Ham at his Mom’s house in Homewood, Alabama. The Groovelings will be providing the music. I think they play for beer.! Any party that has a keg of PBR is okay with me. Lot’s of fun seeing some of Jen & Scott’s friends and hanging our with my mortgage broker… Read More
Fellowship on the 26th
Sure, on the Porch on Friday. Several folks on the road, but feel free to stop by for a cold one. I know our wine drinkers aren’t all coming. So grab a six pack and join the fun!! This won’t be a late one, cause I’m off to B-Ham for Scott’s Birthday on Saturday Morning! Good group on Friday… Me, The Captian, Redman, The Doctor, Revel, Chris (The Painter), Our Marine Buddy Clay & wife… Read More
Johnny Ray Century Ride this Weekend!
Some 75 years or so ago there was a passenger train that ran twice a day from Opelika to Lafayette and on to Roanoke and back. This train ran on a line that ‘spurred’ off the main track to West Point and Atlanta. This was back in the days when people- if they wanted to travel any distance at all- went by rail. The engineer on this particular train was named Johnny Ray. He has… Read More
Alabama Beer Drinkers on a Mission
Alabama is one of only four states in the country that limits alcohol by volume (ABV) for beer to only 6%, and the only state that limits beer containers to a size of no more than 1 pint (16 American ounces). As statewide Prohibition came to end in Alabama, the only politically viable avenue open to those who wanted the sale of alcohol to once again be legal in the state was to place heavy… Read More
