I'm sure many of you feel burned out on the ol' dinner and a movie date night. Even with friends its boring to do the same thing over and over again. Finally a Memphis institution has come up with an awesome alternative. Instead of spending loads of money to sit in a crowded and possibly noisy auditorium, you can spend less money and do something that might build a practical skill. Range USA (RUSA), a shooting range, has a great deal called "Date Night".
Date Night allows a couple (or two bros or gals) to rent a lane, get a box of 50 rounds of ammo each, a target each and dinner (it's really good food too). All of this is just 40 dollars. You can barely do dinner and a movie for that price. Also, if you don't own your own firearm you can rent one from RUSA. Generally gun rentals will run you about 10 dollars depending on the type of gun you decide to rent.
Date night isn't everyday. They only offer it on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. Also, the range can get pretty crowded on those days so it's good to get there early. I'd say getting there around 5 or 5:30 would be best. I got there last night at around 6 and it was pretty crowded. Didn't get finished until after 8. Still it was a great time and I got to shoot about a hundred rounds (the wife didn't want to shoot so I shot alone).
In my opinion this is an excellent alternative to the mundane dinner and a movie. If I was still on the dating scene this would be a prime place I would take my date. You should go check it out for yourselves.
Here is the contact info:
Range USA Inc.
2770 Whitten Road
Memphis, TN 38133
901-213-4774
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Almadura Apartments
Back in the winter of 2010 I was on the hunt for a new apartment. I wanted one quickly and with minimal move in costs. I found that in the Almadura apartments.
The apartment advertised looked large and comfortable. I went over to look one afternoon and was shown a loft apartment. It was a one room deal with a kitchen, bathroom and large closet. All in all it looked like a nice set up for a guy whose significant other was not yet in town. I took it, and received a half off deal on the deposit. I was happy with it and arranged to move in the following weekend.
After moving in I began noticing the typical problems that are associated with moving into a new place. Now this building was 89 years old at the time I moved in (it's 90 years old now). It had its quirks and peculiarities, but it was an okay place to live. Then I started noticing bigger problems. The windowsill seemed to be slightly rotted. The plumbing in the kitchen was in need of repair. I came home one day to find an orange colored mold growing on the floor near the kitchen (please note that when I went to work 8 hours earlier there was nothing on the floor). One morning I found mushrooms growing on the previously mentioned bathroom windowsill. When I returned from a several week vacation overseas, my apartment had become overran with roaches and spiders (disgusting creatures).
Each of these problems I promptly reported to the management. Usually they would be extremely helpful sounding and would "get the problem fixed immediately". More often than not it would be days if not weeks before the problem was jury rigged (rarely were things truly fixed). I called management five times to get the rotting windowsill fixed, yet it was nearly 6 weeks from the time I found the mushrooms and started complaining about the problem until it was fixed. The only way it got fixed was I cornered one of the managers and asked how to break my least due to the lack of repairing of the problem. It was fixed the next day.
This was a typical aspect of the Almadura. Sometimes when I complained about something the manager would merely say "That's part of the charm of living in a historic building." God how I tired of that response. I got that response almost every time I complained of something. No, it's not charming to live with huge roaches and giant spiders that hang out in your hung up clothes. It's also not cool to have mold growing out of your base boards.
Another annoying thing about this apartment was the other residents. At first there was a cool, eclectic group of people living there. But soon after I moved in, it became apparent that there was seemingly a revolving door in the place. People were constantly moving out. Eventually the Almadura filled up with younger college students. Not all bad, but the environment became more like that of a dorm than an apartment building. It was not a pleasant place anymore. The kids would often party in the parking lot, keeping everyone up whose apartment boarded the parking lot. The kicker is is that the roof was the designated as the party area.
That brings me to the next point: the roof. The roof and its view was what sold me on the Almadura. It was a great place to hang out until the sun went down and the roaches came out. They'd scurry all over the place, up people's legs and anywhere they could get to. When that problem was brought up to the management they vehemently denied having a bug problem. Yeah...No bugs...Don't believe that crap. They have bugs.
Now the Almadura is pretty convenient for downtown and midtown partying. There are some good restaurants nearby as well. But that's about it.
Overall it's not a very pleasant place to live. I guess if you really want to live in Midtown it's cool, but other than that it's not worth it. And I guess it's okay of the money, but I will never live there again.
The apartment advertised looked large and comfortable. I went over to look one afternoon and was shown a loft apartment. It was a one room deal with a kitchen, bathroom and large closet. All in all it looked like a nice set up for a guy whose significant other was not yet in town. I took it, and received a half off deal on the deposit. I was happy with it and arranged to move in the following weekend.
After moving in I began noticing the typical problems that are associated with moving into a new place. Now this building was 89 years old at the time I moved in (it's 90 years old now). It had its quirks and peculiarities, but it was an okay place to live. Then I started noticing bigger problems. The windowsill seemed to be slightly rotted. The plumbing in the kitchen was in need of repair. I came home one day to find an orange colored mold growing on the floor near the kitchen (please note that when I went to work 8 hours earlier there was nothing on the floor). One morning I found mushrooms growing on the previously mentioned bathroom windowsill. When I returned from a several week vacation overseas, my apartment had become overran with roaches and spiders (disgusting creatures).
Each of these problems I promptly reported to the management. Usually they would be extremely helpful sounding and would "get the problem fixed immediately". More often than not it would be days if not weeks before the problem was jury rigged (rarely were things truly fixed). I called management five times to get the rotting windowsill fixed, yet it was nearly 6 weeks from the time I found the mushrooms and started complaining about the problem until it was fixed. The only way it got fixed was I cornered one of the managers and asked how to break my least due to the lack of repairing of the problem. It was fixed the next day.
This was a typical aspect of the Almadura. Sometimes when I complained about something the manager would merely say "That's part of the charm of living in a historic building." God how I tired of that response. I got that response almost every time I complained of something. No, it's not charming to live with huge roaches and giant spiders that hang out in your hung up clothes. It's also not cool to have mold growing out of your base boards.
Another annoying thing about this apartment was the other residents. At first there was a cool, eclectic group of people living there. But soon after I moved in, it became apparent that there was seemingly a revolving door in the place. People were constantly moving out. Eventually the Almadura filled up with younger college students. Not all bad, but the environment became more like that of a dorm than an apartment building. It was not a pleasant place anymore. The kids would often party in the parking lot, keeping everyone up whose apartment boarded the parking lot. The kicker is is that the roof was the designated as the party area.
That brings me to the next point: the roof. The roof and its view was what sold me on the Almadura. It was a great place to hang out until the sun went down and the roaches came out. They'd scurry all over the place, up people's legs and anywhere they could get to. When that problem was brought up to the management they vehemently denied having a bug problem. Yeah...No bugs...Don't believe that crap. They have bugs.
Now the Almadura is pretty convenient for downtown and midtown partying. There are some good restaurants nearby as well. But that's about it.
Overall it's not a very pleasant place to live. I guess if you really want to live in Midtown it's cool, but other than that it's not worth it. And I guess it's okay of the money, but I will never live there again.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Do your jobs!
This post was encouraged by two poor customer service experiences I had today.
The first involves Regions Bank. They called me this morning regarding an anomaly on my account. Apparently there was a discrepancy with my wife's information. We had just added my wife to the account last week. Wait, why didn't I add her during our first week of marriage? Well I shall tell you that little tale in order to give you some background of all the crap I've had to deal with Regions on.
Shortly after we got married we did indeed try to add her to the account. The lady at the branch we went to said that my wife needed an American ID in order to be placed on my account. Now, my wife had a visa from the American government with her picture on it and her Japanese passport. We also had with us during that first meeting our marriage license and her SS card. We left and then when her work permission card arrived we returned with hopes of finally putting her onto the account. We were denied. Apparently an ID issued by the Federal government isn't good enough. We left again. Finally my wife got her driver's permit (that's a whole other story) and we got around to the bank again last week.
While putting her on the account the woman who was working with us kept forgetting to fill out things and to record info off my wife's documents. It was a bit annoying and frustrating to say the least, but that's not it. We come to this morning when I get a call from the Regions branch that I opened the account with back in Nashville. They found some irregularities on the account due to some wrong information about my wife. Apparently the SSN didn't match up. So that tells me that the idiot who helped us last week messed up important stuff regarding our account and my wife's identity. To make things worse, the lady who helped us is the branch manager! Come on, if the branch manager can't do her job right who's to say that the tellers aren't screwing shit up.
I'm sorry to get heated over this, but banking stuff is important. There is very little margin for error. My account can possibly be frozen because of this. It had better not.
Now for the next customer service debacle I had to deal with.
On Sunday my wife and I finally bought wedding bands. We went to Jared's Jewelry out in Cordova. The guy was nice enough, but he started off by not listening to us. When asked what we wanted we told him bands, but he took us over to engagement rings to start off. That's the first mark against him and Jared's. We went through the selection process and picked out two rings. My wife's ring went through no problem. She picked it out and it was in her size and we were set with that. The ring I picked out, however, was not in my size so it had to be ordered. The guy went to the computer and a couple minutes later came back and said that it wasn't available at all. So I had to pick another ring. It's okay, but not really what I wanted. Again it wasn't available in my size in the store so they had to order it.
Now here's where things go weird. The guy gave us both rings! My wife's ring and the showcase ring that I had picked out and they were now ordering in my size were placed in boxes and then in a bag. I asked the guy why they had to do that and he said it was standard for their store. I thought it was extremely odd to be taking a ring that I would have to give back in a few days. It didn't make any sense to me at all.
Well this morning the guy from the store calls me up and informs me that he was mistaken and that the ring that came in was not in the correct size and I'd have to bring back the ring. I was a bit pissed at this.
When I returned to the shop the assistant manager dealt with me. He explained that the ring that was ordered was a replacement for the display one that I had "bought". I did not buy the display one I was given it because the salesman didn't know what he was doing. They apologized for the inconvenience and went about refunding my order. They had to cancel out the original transaction and resubmit it in order to get the correct ring. By now I was getting more pissed. The way the guy was talking it sounded like it was my fault! I had thought it was a weird policy and even asked the salesman about it. My mom who was with us asked him the same thing before we left. He kept saying that was how Jared's did it.
Now I'm writing this to warn other people to be very careful when dealing with Jared's. They apparently do not know their jobs very well. I will also be writing Jared's corporate to let them know that their employees are not following the proper procedures.
The first involves Regions Bank. They called me this morning regarding an anomaly on my account. Apparently there was a discrepancy with my wife's information. We had just added my wife to the account last week. Wait, why didn't I add her during our first week of marriage? Well I shall tell you that little tale in order to give you some background of all the crap I've had to deal with Regions on.
Shortly after we got married we did indeed try to add her to the account. The lady at the branch we went to said that my wife needed an American ID in order to be placed on my account. Now, my wife had a visa from the American government with her picture on it and her Japanese passport. We also had with us during that first meeting our marriage license and her SS card. We left and then when her work permission card arrived we returned with hopes of finally putting her onto the account. We were denied. Apparently an ID issued by the Federal government isn't good enough. We left again. Finally my wife got her driver's permit (that's a whole other story) and we got around to the bank again last week.
While putting her on the account the woman who was working with us kept forgetting to fill out things and to record info off my wife's documents. It was a bit annoying and frustrating to say the least, but that's not it. We come to this morning when I get a call from the Regions branch that I opened the account with back in Nashville. They found some irregularities on the account due to some wrong information about my wife. Apparently the SSN didn't match up. So that tells me that the idiot who helped us last week messed up important stuff regarding our account and my wife's identity. To make things worse, the lady who helped us is the branch manager! Come on, if the branch manager can't do her job right who's to say that the tellers aren't screwing shit up.
I'm sorry to get heated over this, but banking stuff is important. There is very little margin for error. My account can possibly be frozen because of this. It had better not.
Now for the next customer service debacle I had to deal with.
On Sunday my wife and I finally bought wedding bands. We went to Jared's Jewelry out in Cordova. The guy was nice enough, but he started off by not listening to us. When asked what we wanted we told him bands, but he took us over to engagement rings to start off. That's the first mark against him and Jared's. We went through the selection process and picked out two rings. My wife's ring went through no problem. She picked it out and it was in her size and we were set with that. The ring I picked out, however, was not in my size so it had to be ordered. The guy went to the computer and a couple minutes later came back and said that it wasn't available at all. So I had to pick another ring. It's okay, but not really what I wanted. Again it wasn't available in my size in the store so they had to order it.
Now here's where things go weird. The guy gave us both rings! My wife's ring and the showcase ring that I had picked out and they were now ordering in my size were placed in boxes and then in a bag. I asked the guy why they had to do that and he said it was standard for their store. I thought it was extremely odd to be taking a ring that I would have to give back in a few days. It didn't make any sense to me at all.
Well this morning the guy from the store calls me up and informs me that he was mistaken and that the ring that came in was not in the correct size and I'd have to bring back the ring. I was a bit pissed at this.
When I returned to the shop the assistant manager dealt with me. He explained that the ring that was ordered was a replacement for the display one that I had "bought". I did not buy the display one I was given it because the salesman didn't know what he was doing. They apologized for the inconvenience and went about refunding my order. They had to cancel out the original transaction and resubmit it in order to get the correct ring. By now I was getting more pissed. The way the guy was talking it sounded like it was my fault! I had thought it was a weird policy and even asked the salesman about it. My mom who was with us asked him the same thing before we left. He kept saying that was how Jared's did it.
Now I'm writing this to warn other people to be very careful when dealing with Jared's. They apparently do not know their jobs very well. I will also be writing Jared's corporate to let them know that their employees are not following the proper procedures.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Memphis drivers
I hate driving in this city. Not only are there not many side roads, but the main roads are also very few. This is a weird city. It's huge, but it feels like there are not many roads. Or at least not many main thoroughfares. There are tons of streets, but they don't really go anywhere. You have a few main ones that you can take to go places and that's it.
On top of the slim choice of roads, you have very bad and inconsiderate drivers. Since I live in Memphis this is what I know. I know other cities have bad drivers, but it seems that Memphis is the capital of idiot drivers. While driving today I was almost hit three times and witnessed at least five instances of distracted drivers. People don't seem to understand the rules of the road in this city. Earlier this week the power was down in my neighborhood. Many people stopped at the nearby traffic signal (which was dead) and properly treated it as a four way stops. However, I saw probably fifteen cars heading west not stop. They just kept going through the dead light as if it were permanently green. This really pisses me off. It is common knowledge (or at least it used to be) that you treat a dead traffic light as a four way stop.
But I digress.
Manners are almost non-existent in this city. People cut people off all the time. People zip around almost causing accidents with no regard to anyone else. I often wish I was a cop just so I could dish out tickets. Memphis would get a lot of money if I were a traffic cop.
Another complaint I have with Memphis drivers is the lack of yielding. Yield signs are almost always ignored here.
I have never been somewhere that ignores so many rules of the road. I'm definitely curious about driving through the Western part of the country. I'm sure I'll update on my findings of drivers of other areas.
On top of the slim choice of roads, you have very bad and inconsiderate drivers. Since I live in Memphis this is what I know. I know other cities have bad drivers, but it seems that Memphis is the capital of idiot drivers. While driving today I was almost hit three times and witnessed at least five instances of distracted drivers. People don't seem to understand the rules of the road in this city. Earlier this week the power was down in my neighborhood. Many people stopped at the nearby traffic signal (which was dead) and properly treated it as a four way stops. However, I saw probably fifteen cars heading west not stop. They just kept going through the dead light as if it were permanently green. This really pisses me off. It is common knowledge (or at least it used to be) that you treat a dead traffic light as a four way stop.
But I digress.
Manners are almost non-existent in this city. People cut people off all the time. People zip around almost causing accidents with no regard to anyone else. I often wish I was a cop just so I could dish out tickets. Memphis would get a lot of money if I were a traffic cop.
Another complaint I have with Memphis drivers is the lack of yielding. Yield signs are almost always ignored here.
I have never been somewhere that ignores so many rules of the road. I'm definitely curious about driving through the Western part of the country. I'm sure I'll update on my findings of drivers of other areas.
Walgreens Take Care Clinic
Doctor visits can be a hassle. Gotta make an appointment go there and you almost always have to wait longer than your appointment time. I avoid doctor visits as much as possible, but sometimes I have to go. Something I've discovered in the last couple years is the Take Care Clinic. These little walk-in clinics are located at a couple Walgreens throughout Memphis (they are all over the US as well) are quick and convenient. They are manned by nurse practitioners and sometimes doctors. It's not the best care in the world, but it has worked for me several times and I will continue to use them for minor things. The one I go to is located at Poplar and Perkins. The doc is usually gone from 1-2 though. Do be careful as sometimes they don't listen to you and you may have to reiterate some things. It's mostly annoying. I shrug it off usually.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Abra Auto Body & Glass
A couple weeks ago my car was backed into. Not a whole lot of damage, but the quarter panel was dented and one of my lights was busted. The insurance took care of everything and within three days of the accident my car was in the shop being fixed.
The insurance company referred me to Abra Auto Body & Glass. I had seen this company around town and had always been curious about them. The staff was very friendly and did their best to provide me with the best possible service. They even called for my rental car. Everything went smoothly.
I have no real complaints about them. The only thing is that it took them a bit longer than they originally estimated, but that was because the paint on my car is weird and it took them a long time to match it. They kept me appraised of the situation and were very patient with my daily calls for updates.
Overall, they were a great company. Very thorough and helpful. It was a bit slow, but that was just them trying to provide the best possible quality. They did a great job on my car and it looks great. Since my case was handled by the insurance company I have no idea about their pricing, but I think they would be a great choice for your auto body repairs.
The insurance company referred me to Abra Auto Body & Glass. I had seen this company around town and had always been curious about them. The staff was very friendly and did their best to provide me with the best possible service. They even called for my rental car. Everything went smoothly.
I have no real complaints about them. The only thing is that it took them a bit longer than they originally estimated, but that was because the paint on my car is weird and it took them a long time to match it. They kept me appraised of the situation and were very patient with my daily calls for updates.
Overall, they were a great company. Very thorough and helpful. It was a bit slow, but that was just them trying to provide the best possible quality. They did a great job on my car and it looks great. Since my case was handled by the insurance company I have no idea about their pricing, but I think they would be a great choice for your auto body repairs.
Dormitory life in my 30s
I currently live in a "historical building" in Midtown Memphis. From the pictures I saw online last year when I was apartment hunting, it looked great. It had great looking atmosphere and I really dug that it was built in the 1920s. I moved in and things seemed okay. My apartment was a loft (one room) and didn't have much in the way of amenities, but the price was right and I needed a place to hang my hat asap.
I'm not going to go into the bulk of the problems I had at this building (that's for a different post later on, after I move). The focus of this posting is the change of residency in the year and a half I've been living there.
When I first moved in at the end of February 2011, the apartments were filled ranging from people in the late 20s to their 40s and up. I even saw a family with a kid.
A couple weeks after I moved in I noticed a moving truck. Someone was moving out. A couple days later another truck was there moving someone else in. It became a pattern. It almost felt like the apartment building was a giant revolving door, tenants who had lived there for years were moving out and new, younger residents were taking their places.
Most of the people moving out had the same complaint: the new management was severely lacking. The new managers took over the building in January 2011 and shortly thereafter the quality of life in the apartments nose dived.
As a result of the influx of younger people the apartments gained an air of a college dormitory. There started to be a different sort of people hanging around. It was very reminiscent of being in college. You know, you had the stoners, the hipsters, the crazy party animals and so on.
It wasn't until recently that it started to become bothersome. About a month or so ago a couple had a huge argument. In the hallway. In front of my apartment. This is something that children and young adults do. It's okay to bicker and argue, but keep it in your house. Don't put it out for everyone to see. That's just rude.
It wasn't the first or only time either. This couple (and a couple others) have a fight, which is public, at least once every other week or so. I have seen or heard at least 5 five fights in the last month and a half.
Another pet peeve of mine is the disregard in parking. I'm pretty sure residents allow their friends to park in the gated lot behind the apartments. This lot is for residents only. Having non-resident cars in the already small lot makes it to where the actual residents cannot park there. I pay to park there, non-residents don't and have no business parking there. Also, people have ignored the handicapped signs in the parking lot. Last year, someone actually moved the sign so that they wouldn't be parking in a "handicapped" spot. That really pissed me off. The two spots that are reserved are for people in wheel chairs and they need those spots so they can get out of their vans. If their spots are filled they end up taking up two normal spots.
Basically, I just want people to be more conscientious when living in an apartment building. You are not the only one living here. Keep your business private and be respectful of the other residents.
I'm not going to go into the bulk of the problems I had at this building (that's for a different post later on, after I move). The focus of this posting is the change of residency in the year and a half I've been living there.
When I first moved in at the end of February 2011, the apartments were filled ranging from people in the late 20s to their 40s and up. I even saw a family with a kid.
A couple weeks after I moved in I noticed a moving truck. Someone was moving out. A couple days later another truck was there moving someone else in. It became a pattern. It almost felt like the apartment building was a giant revolving door, tenants who had lived there for years were moving out and new, younger residents were taking their places.
Most of the people moving out had the same complaint: the new management was severely lacking. The new managers took over the building in January 2011 and shortly thereafter the quality of life in the apartments nose dived.
As a result of the influx of younger people the apartments gained an air of a college dormitory. There started to be a different sort of people hanging around. It was very reminiscent of being in college. You know, you had the stoners, the hipsters, the crazy party animals and so on.
It wasn't until recently that it started to become bothersome. About a month or so ago a couple had a huge argument. In the hallway. In front of my apartment. This is something that children and young adults do. It's okay to bicker and argue, but keep it in your house. Don't put it out for everyone to see. That's just rude.
It wasn't the first or only time either. This couple (and a couple others) have a fight, which is public, at least once every other week or so. I have seen or heard at least 5 five fights in the last month and a half.
Another pet peeve of mine is the disregard in parking. I'm pretty sure residents allow their friends to park in the gated lot behind the apartments. This lot is for residents only. Having non-resident cars in the already small lot makes it to where the actual residents cannot park there. I pay to park there, non-residents don't and have no business parking there. Also, people have ignored the handicapped signs in the parking lot. Last year, someone actually moved the sign so that they wouldn't be parking in a "handicapped" spot. That really pissed me off. The two spots that are reserved are for people in wheel chairs and they need those spots so they can get out of their vans. If their spots are filled they end up taking up two normal spots.
Basically, I just want people to be more conscientious when living in an apartment building. You are not the only one living here. Keep your business private and be respectful of the other residents.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
It's getting hot!
I've lived in the South for most of my life. I've grown accustomed to the muggy, hot weather that comes in summer. I'm used to being uncomfortably hot for 3-4 months of the year, but I still dislike the Memphis heat.
When I tell people about Memphis summers their reactions are usually "I wouldn't think that area would be so bad." or "Well it's not hotter than the desert!" or "Well ____ is hotter than Memphis." It's hilarious when those people visit Memphis in the summer. They look at me with wide eyes, slightly red from the constant drip of sweat into them and say "You were right. It is super hot here." That's happened several times for me. People not believing how hot it gets here and then experiencing it themselves.
I'm not saying that there aren't other places that are hotter, but Memphis' heat is different. When you sweat it doesn't really help. You're always going to be slightly damp here, but due to the high humidity you're not going to feel any cooler.
Among Memphians Memphis has the reputation of being a horribly miserable place in the summer. Some people love it. They get energized by the heat. I personally don't like it, but it's home so I deal with it.
Since it's getting hot please be sure to drink plenty of water, wear a hat, and if you're like me and burn at the drop of a hat, wear sunscreen.
Have a great summer everybody!
When I tell people about Memphis summers their reactions are usually "I wouldn't think that area would be so bad." or "Well it's not hotter than the desert!" or "Well ____ is hotter than Memphis." It's hilarious when those people visit Memphis in the summer. They look at me with wide eyes, slightly red from the constant drip of sweat into them and say "You were right. It is super hot here." That's happened several times for me. People not believing how hot it gets here and then experiencing it themselves.
I'm not saying that there aren't other places that are hotter, but Memphis' heat is different. When you sweat it doesn't really help. You're always going to be slightly damp here, but due to the high humidity you're not going to feel any cooler.
Among Memphians Memphis has the reputation of being a horribly miserable place in the summer. Some people love it. They get energized by the heat. I personally don't like it, but it's home so I deal with it.
Since it's getting hot please be sure to drink plenty of water, wear a hat, and if you're like me and burn at the drop of a hat, wear sunscreen.
Have a great summer everybody!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Greek Fest
Memphis has many traditions, festivals and occurrences throughout the year. BBQ Fest, Cooper-Young Festival, Memphis in May and many others. Every spring the Greek Orthodox Church on N. Highland celebrates their culture through Greek Fest.
Greek Fest exhibits dances, food and other forms of merriment from Greece. It's a pretty cool event and there's tons of great food. You can even get beer.
Admission is about $3 and food costs will vary, but if you have time you should check it out.
Greek Fest exhibits dances, food and other forms of merriment from Greece. It's a pretty cool event and there's tons of great food. You can even get beer.
Admission is about $3 and food costs will vary, but if you have time you should check it out.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Best Burger in Memphis
I'm a fan of "How I Met Your Mother". I especially like the character of Marshall Ericson. I see a bit of myself in him, as does my wife. An episode I particularly like is the one where he is trying to find the best burger in New York. That gave me an idea: What's the best burger in Memphis? I have decided that I will begin sampling different burgers in the Memphis area in an attempt to find "the best".
If you have any suggestions feel free to let me know. I already have on my list: Dyers, Huey's, The Shelby Forest General Store, Alex's, Ernestine and Hazel's, and Tops BBQ. Please keep the list to local Memphis establishments (local chains are okay just not National ones). I really want to find Memphis' best burger. I look forward to hearing your recommendations. Feel free to include places in Germantown, South Haven, Olive Branch, Collierville and so on.
If you have any suggestions feel free to let me know. I already have on my list: Dyers, Huey's, The Shelby Forest General Store, Alex's, Ernestine and Hazel's, and Tops BBQ. Please keep the list to local Memphis establishments (local chains are okay just not National ones). I really want to find Memphis' best burger. I look forward to hearing your recommendations. Feel free to include places in Germantown, South Haven, Olive Branch, Collierville and so on.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Farmer's Market
I did something yesterday that I had been intending to do for years. I went to the Memphis Farmer's Market. I don't know what I was expecting outside of cheap and delicious vegetables, but I was satisfied upon leaving.
The market had roughly 20 booths set up, all selling different home grown or home made items. There were bakers and farmers, ceramicists and even a guy selling beef products. It was pretty nice. I really enjoyed the assortment of vendors and the selection of their wares. I didn't, however, like the prices. I felt some of the stuff was a bit over priced such as the pies for 18 bucks. Now, that same seller had mini-pies for $3 and that was pretty nice. The vegetables were moderate, but the eggs were more expensive than Kroger!
The people I met there were all extremely friendly and talkative (even though we were all freezing). I think it was the people that I enjoyed the most of my time at the market.
I do intend to start frequenting the Farmer's Market and maybe someday I'll even join in. It is a great place to get local produce and to help further the local economy.
The market is at Front Street and G.E. Patterson in downtown Memphis. It runs from April to October from 7 am to 1 pm. For more info see: http://www.memphisfarmersmarket.org/home
The market had roughly 20 booths set up, all selling different home grown or home made items. There were bakers and farmers, ceramicists and even a guy selling beef products. It was pretty nice. I really enjoyed the assortment of vendors and the selection of their wares. I didn't, however, like the prices. I felt some of the stuff was a bit over priced such as the pies for 18 bucks. Now, that same seller had mini-pies for $3 and that was pretty nice. The vegetables were moderate, but the eggs were more expensive than Kroger!
The people I met there were all extremely friendly and talkative (even though we were all freezing). I think it was the people that I enjoyed the most of my time at the market.
I do intend to start frequenting the Farmer's Market and maybe someday I'll even join in. It is a great place to get local produce and to help further the local economy.
The market is at Front Street and G.E. Patterson in downtown Memphis. It runs from April to October from 7 am to 1 pm. For more info see: http://www.memphisfarmersmarket.org/home
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Textbook Brokers
For those of you who attend university here in Memphis, I highly recommend Textbook Brokers at the corner of Walker and Brister. Not only do they have better prices than the University Bookstore and the Tiger Bookstore, they are willing to work with you to get your business.
I went in there yesterday pricing books for my upcoming classes. I already bought one for about $106. At Textbook Brokers they had the same book for $96. I told the guy that I wasn't going to buy it since there was only a $10 difference. He excused himself and spoke with his manager. When he came back he offered me the book at $86. Done deal.
That impressed me and made me a customer. I highly recommend them. Ask for Rich.
I went in there yesterday pricing books for my upcoming classes. I already bought one for about $106. At Textbook Brokers they had the same book for $96. I told the guy that I wasn't going to buy it since there was only a $10 difference. He excused himself and spoke with his manager. When he came back he offered me the book at $86. Done deal.
That impressed me and made me a customer. I highly recommend them. Ask for Rich.
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