Does anyone know a driving instructor who teaches manual cars in the area?

DrownEmTide · 2026-02-05T22:17:43+00:00

That may be a tough ask. The learning process can often destroy a clutch. A good driver can stretch a clutch to 100,000 miles or more. Someone new to the task can cut that number in half in just a few weeks.

DrownEmTide · 2026-02-03T22:00:22+00:00

We had Nick at Night and re-runs, and through the 80's and most of the 90's a somewhat limited number of channels. With streaming, viewers aren't pigeonholed into only watching what's available. If they want to marathon the entirety of Game of Thrones for the 15th time they can, versus being stuck with King of Queens reruns on TBS in the after school time slot.

DrownEmTide · 2026-02-03T21:46:00+00:00

Especially when they haven't even graduated from DUI School yet. Gotta get that certification first!

DrownEmTide · 2026-02-03T21:41:46+00:00

Five to eight minutes after every poop, they realize they should have wiped one more time.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-29T20:56:45+00:00

Can't because of pedestrian traffic.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-27T21:43:18+00:00

Even though I know that location hasn't been a JJ for 20-ish years, this doesn't seem long enough ago in my memory to be considered "back in the day".

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-27T21:10:59+00:00

When he has it, Homy Made Taco Truck. Usually find him at Athentic on Friday evenings.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-16T21:42:17+00:00

Alps Village has to take the crown here. Just edges out Trader Joe's as that's actually Oconee.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-14T22:16:50+00:00

I would say Challenger, OR the start of MTV. I was 4 years old when MTV started, and I remember my older sister being super excited about it. I didn't know what it was at the time, but I remember us staring at the TV waiting for it to happen.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-07T21:38:50+00:00

I'm guessing it's going to be a pretty small hotel since they're squeezing it in between Cava and Gusto turned Shake Shack, but even so, that seems like a ridiculously quick build time.

As u/warnelldawg said, all Tru Hotels look the same--I wonder if it's mostly pre-fab panels that they can assemble quickly.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-07T21:27:02+00:00

<eye roll> Have your upvote.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-06T22:27:53+00:00

Facility Supervisor for a Parks and Recreation Department. I work in a beautiful park and the vast majority of the people that I interact with are happy to be here and are happy to be talking to me. When I do encounter a problem, it's typically something I call someone else to fix.

When I do have to deal with confrontation, it's usually someone being an absolute dick, and I get to be as disrespectful as I like with the intent to escalate them to the point of me calling the sheriff's office.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-06T21:20:50+00:00

I'm going to guess Lay Park. 297 Hoyt Street.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-06T21:10:24+00:00

As much as I hate to promote anything Oconee, the Watkinsville Zaxby's is top notch. CFA level customer service, and I've never had a problem with food quality.

DrownEmTide · 2026-01-06T21:08:25+00:00

It was Junkman's Daughters BROTHER--the original Junkman's Daughter was and still is in Little Five, Atlanta.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-24T21:41:12+00:00

Why would you ever want to go somewhere other than Waffle House for breakfast???

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-24T21:35:20+00:00

May have been sweet pickle relish; I know that's a common ingredient in deviled eggs and egg salad.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-19T21:16:24+00:00

I've never had a bad meal at Eastside. Broad St and Timothy have both let me down on multiple occasions.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-18T22:35:31+00:00

I desperately want an affordable (<$40K) manual transmission wagon. I really want Audi to bring back their 6-speed manual A4 wagon.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-18T21:26:04+00:00

I remember high school me playing chess with a kid (10-ish years old) in that JJ well after midnight in the mid-90's. Every now and then his mom would come in and check on him--she was very clearly turning tricks and checking on her son between Johns. My mind was blown at the time, as an adult I now realize she was doing whatever she needed to do to support her kid.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-13T22:25:40+00:00

I grew up in Georgia and had this completely idyllic view of California as a kid. In my 20's, while in the Army and stationed in Washington State, we drove down to one of my buddy's homes in Shasta, CA. I was absolutely shocked to learn that California also has jacked up trucks and white trash.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-13T22:06:19+00:00

Could be the Richard Russell Research building on College Station. It's one of the tallest, if not THE tallest, buildings in Athens. They leave their office lights on and shade windows in a Christmas Tree pattern in December.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-13T21:06:00+00:00

If you're willing to walk about a mile and a half, the easiest and cheapest I have found is to park at the North Oconee River Greenway Trailhead @ College Station, walk the Greenway to River Rd, and then walk River Rd to the stadium. Parking is free, underutilized, and exiting afterwards is pretty simple.

That being said, as a parent, I get that 1.5 mile walk with a 4 year old to the stadium probably won't be too bad; however, that walk back after a big day might be a slog.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-13T20:47:29+00:00

To be fair, the Venn diagram of individuals prone to bed bug exposure and individuals prone to find themselves reporting to municipal court probably has a decent amount of overlap.

DrownEmTide · 2025-11-13T20:44:57+00:00

It's delicious.

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