SO, THIS MORNING AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE ON A VERY BUSY ROAD I PASSED A CAR AND SAW THE DRIVER TAKE THE LAST SIP OF HIS BEER AND THEN BLATANTLY CRUSHING ITS CAN WITH HIS HAND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WINDOW AND THEN TOSSING IT INTO A YARD. A NICE YARD. AND IT WAS 9am.
I THOUGHT "WOW!! THAT GUY HAS NO FEAR!!"
THEN I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WAITED TO CHECK OUT BEHIND A MAN WHO HAD 2 CARTS FULL OF BEER. HIS TOTAL WAS A BIT OVER $250.00 AND NOT ONE CENT WAS SPENT ON ANYTHING BUT THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BEER HE WAS PURCHASING. I WAS REALLY IN AWE OF THIS EVENT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IT WASN'T EVEN 10am.
I THOUGHT THAT THIS GUY MUST REALLY BE AN AVID UT FAN TO BE BUYING THIS MUCH BEER FOR A BASKETBALL GAME THAT WASN'T EVEN STARTING FOR ANOTHER 8 HOURS. IF THIS WAS FOOTBALL SEASON IT STILL WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME ABACK BUT IT WOULD HAVE AT LEAST MADE MORE SENSE.
WHEN DRIVING HOME I FINALLY REALIZED THAT I MUST HAVE A CASE OF AMNESIA. ALL OF THESE BEER RELATED EVENTS HAD ME BAFFLED UNTIL I REALIZED...
IT IS SOOO RACE WEEKEND IN EAST TENNESSEE!!
THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS, IT'S NASCAR TIME IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS. I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW I WENT SO MANY DAYS WITHOUT REALIZING THIS BECAUSE USUALLY PEOPLE STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A WEEK IN ADVANCE HOLDING UP "NEED 2 TICKETS" SIGNS IN JOHNSON CITY. YES, THE RACE IS IN BRISTOL, BUT IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AND I AM QUITE SURE THEY WERE STILL STANDING THERE THIS YEAR. I JUST WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
MY PARENTS NEVER-EVER USED TO LET US DRIVE, EVEN DURING THE DAYTIME, DURING THE RACE WEEKENDS WE HAVE HERE IN MARCH AND AUGUST. THEY USUALLY DIDN'T LET US GO OUT AT ALL, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS WE HAD AT LEAST A CHANCE OF TALKING THEM INTO IT. THEY USED TO TELL US THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY DRUNK DRIVERS BE IT DAY OR NIGHT THAT HAD INVADED OUR TOWN FOR THE RACE. WE USED TO LAUGH THIS OFF. I MEAN, EVEN YEARS AND YEARS AFTER ME AND MY BROTHER HAD LEFT THEIR HOME AND WERE LIVING ON OUR OWN WE STILL GOT THE LECTURE. IF JOSH DIDN'T HAVE KIDS AND I STILL WENT OUT AT ALL I AM QUITE SURE WE WOULD STILL BE GETTING THE LECTURE TODAY.
AFTER THIS MORNING, I FINALLY GET WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT...
UPPER EAST TENNESSEE Y'ALL!! YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
I THOUGHT "WOW!! THAT GUY HAS NO FEAR!!"
THEN I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WAITED TO CHECK OUT BEHIND A MAN WHO HAD 2 CARTS FULL OF BEER. HIS TOTAL WAS A BIT OVER $250.00 AND NOT ONE CENT WAS SPENT ON ANYTHING BUT THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BEER HE WAS PURCHASING. I WAS REALLY IN AWE OF THIS EVENT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IT WASN'T EVEN 10am.
I THOUGHT THAT THIS GUY MUST REALLY BE AN AVID UT FAN TO BE BUYING THIS MUCH BEER FOR A BASKETBALL GAME THAT WASN'T EVEN STARTING FOR ANOTHER 8 HOURS. IF THIS WAS FOOTBALL SEASON IT STILL WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME ABACK BUT IT WOULD HAVE AT LEAST MADE MORE SENSE.
WHEN DRIVING HOME I FINALLY REALIZED THAT I MUST HAVE A CASE OF AMNESIA. ALL OF THESE BEER RELATED EVENTS HAD ME BAFFLED UNTIL I REALIZED...
IT IS SOOO RACE WEEKEND IN EAST TENNESSEE!!
THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS, IT'S NASCAR TIME IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS. I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW I WENT SO MANY DAYS WITHOUT REALIZING THIS BECAUSE USUALLY PEOPLE STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A WEEK IN ADVANCE HOLDING UP "NEED 2 TICKETS" SIGNS IN JOHNSON CITY. YES, THE RACE IS IN BRISTOL, BUT IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AND I AM QUITE SURE THEY WERE STILL STANDING THERE THIS YEAR. I JUST WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
MY PARENTS NEVER-EVER USED TO LET US DRIVE, EVEN DURING THE DAYTIME, DURING THE RACE WEEKENDS WE HAVE HERE IN MARCH AND AUGUST. THEY USUALLY DIDN'T LET US GO OUT AT ALL, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS WE HAD AT LEAST A CHANCE OF TALKING THEM INTO IT. THEY USED TO TELL US THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY DRUNK DRIVERS BE IT DAY OR NIGHT THAT HAD INVADED OUR TOWN FOR THE RACE. WE USED TO LAUGH THIS OFF. I MEAN, EVEN YEARS AND YEARS AFTER ME AND MY BROTHER HAD LEFT THEIR HOME AND WERE LIVING ON OUR OWN WE STILL GOT THE LECTURE. IF JOSH DIDN'T HAVE KIDS AND I STILL WENT OUT AT ALL I AM QUITE SURE WE WOULD STILL BE GETTING THE LECTURE TODAY.
AFTER THIS MORNING, I FINALLY GET WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT...
UPPER EAST TENNESSEE Y'ALL!! YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
SIDE NOTE: HOPE ALL MY ATLANTA FRIENDS ARE DOING WELL TODAY AND REMAIN SAFE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND...
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