@VolNExile

[95 Vol Alum]

The family of fine Boone’s Farm wines hail from California.

One of those sure would pair nicely with a Whopper being eaten in the second story of Wendy’s in Boone.

 

[volfanbill]

One of those sure would pair nicely with a Whopper being eaten in the second story of Wendy’s in Boone.

That also sounds like a very Boone thang

 

[VolNExile]

That also sounds like a very Boone thang

Well, a stoner thang anyway.

Which is pretty much the same as a Boone thang.

 

[volfanbill]

I’ve also been told the ski resorts (Sugar and Beech) have fun things to do in the summer, but I never went to verify

 

[volfanbill]

Now I’m homesick

 

[Tin Man]

In 1974, I went to Sugar. A freak warm spell had melted the snow. A bored employee put me on “grass skis” and sent me down the bunny hill. My college dorm floor monitor said that my brief run produced a rooster tail of sod particles. Waving and hollering, a lodge manager chased me down, made me sit on the wet grass, and pulled off the “grass skis” then and there. The employee caught fire and brimstone.

 

[vollygirl]

Ok, and @vollygirl, I have to give my northeast Tennessee home some love here: Watauga Lake is absolutely stunning and gorgeous. You can go eat at Shirley’s (home cooking, soul food restaurant) if you’re willing to go that far out of the way. Watauga Lake is my favorite place on this earth.

Thanks!! We don't have anything planned, so that is a definite possibility!

 

[Tin Man]

Ok, and @vollygirl, I have to give my northeast Tennessee home some love here: Watauga Lake is absolutely stunning and gorgeous. You can go eat at Shirley’s (home cooking, soul food restaurant) if you’re willing to go that far out of the way. Watauga Lake is my favorite place on this earth.

Elizabethton? Butler?

 

[VolNExile]

In 1974, I went to Sugar. A freak warm spell had melted the snow. A bored employee put me on “grass skis” and sent me down the bunny hill. My college dorm floor monitor said that my brief run produced a rooster tail of sod particles. Waving and hollering, a lodge manager chased me down, made me sit on the wet grass, and pulled off the “grass skis” then and there. The employee caught fire and brimstone.

I remember Ober Gatlinburg’s frozen granular surface with bits of plastic underlayment poking through.

Ah, memories!

 

[NorCalVol67]

I remember Ober Gatlinburg’s frozen granular surface with bits of plastic underlayment poking through.

Ah, memories!

I remember long artificial turf with plastic pellets during summer. Skied that in August while wearing shorts. Had a few strawberries to show for it.

 

[volfanbill]

Elizabethton? Butler?

What about them?

 

[volfanbill]

Elizabethton? Butler?

If you’re asking about where Shirley’s is, the answer is between Hampton and Butler. I think it’s considered Hampton

 

[vollygirl]

If you’re asking about where Shirley’s is, the answer is between Hampton and Butler. I think it’s considered Hampton

We're planning on Sunday lunch there.

 

[rocytop2624]

Don't @me

 

[Orangeredblooded]

Don't @me

Okay, @me.

 

[Guest]

@VolNExile how's your daughters Knee rehab going? She should be close to half way of the 9 months pt you mentioned

 

[VolNExile]

@VolNExile how's your daughters Knee rehab going? She should be close to half way of the 9 months pt you mentioned

As far as I know, very well. (She’s two time zones away.) As of the end of June, she was riding 2-3 miles on her bike.

I would not be surprised to learn that the first 5-6 months are 90% of the rehab, and the rest is just tweaking.

 

[Guest]

As far as I know, very well. (She’s two time zones away.) As of the end of June, she was riding 2-3 miles on her bike.

I would not be surprised to learn that the first 5-6 months are 90% of the rehab, and the rest is just tweaking.

Sounds like she's healing up just fine. Very good!!

 

[VolNExile]

Sounds like she's healing up just fine. Very good!!

She’s a tough ‘un. I’ll never know how the two daughters turned out to be jocks, while our son is more, umm, mellow like me and his dad.

 

[vollygirl]

If you’re asking about where Shirley’s is, the answer is between Hampton and Butler. I think it’s considered Hampton

We didn't time it right to eat at Shirley’s.

We ate at Captain's something? It was really good. The lake area is beautiful!!

 

[volfanbill]

We didn't time it right to eat at Shirley’s.

We ate at Captain's something? It was really good. The lake area is beautiful!!View attachment 382391

Captain’s Table. It is really good, especially for a middle of nowhere seafood restaurant. But I’m glad you like the area!

 

[Guest]

@VolNExile you're missed here. Hope everthing's ok

 

[Guest]

 

[82_VOL_83]

@VolNExile Exie come home!

 

[Tin Man]

It’s the seemingly annual Exie sabbatical?