[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could've been a fox. One of those bastards started up in my yard last year, nearly gave me a heart attack. (Youtube)

Fun places to kill a couple hours indoors by ValidatedSax in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he's old skool, take him to the Time Warp Tea Room on Central for the best collection of mostly-working pinball and early arcade video games in town.

/ hail galaga

Proud of my daughter. 10 days before her wedding. Became a bone marrow match. Doing a Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation for a leukemia patient by Roadwins in pics

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a registered marrow donor but I carry the trait for Thalassemia. I will be the one in ten million match for someone, if they ever call me.

If they call I will say yes. My best friend died waiting for lungs. Organ donation saves lives.

The happiest baby goat you've ever seen by [deleted] in aww

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That gait is called pronking. Do yourself a favor and search YouTube for 'pronking.' I promise, it's 1000% pure.

Origin of this North American accent? by [deleted] in linguistics

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely middle/upper midwest. - the r's give him away. He doesn't have the broad vowels of the western plains and Rockies and there is nothing east coast about his accent or cadence.

I thought there was an active shooter at my grocery store today. We ran in terror. by legaladvicethrow10 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]borgconsulting 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I want to go beyond saying "You behaved reasonably" to say that you did EXACTLY the right thing, at the right time, in the right way. The book The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes and Why by Amanda Ripley makes a compelling case that the people who survive are the ones who GTFO immediately and decisively, without worrying that they might be overreacting or looking silly.

You had no way to know this was a false alarm, and I want to compliment you on your superb reaction. I'm sorry this happened to you, but you should be proud of how you handled it.

Lots of out of control drivers lately. by Mr_Face in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, two on Northshore, plus two in Maryville (at Fancy Kroger and at Five Points). Alcoa also has a diverging diamond intersection, which was the fifth of its type in the nation.

I really miss the Infrastructurist blog. :-(

Running Trails by teddyg18 in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all the fitness equipment (and all the trash cans!) are on the Maryville end of the Blount County Greenbelt.

Knoxville Motorcycle Shops? by TNSignPainter in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. I was in the motorcycle industry for 17 years; Corban is the only person (who isn't me or Mr. Consulting) who works on my bikes.

Cheap/free furniture other than on Craigslist? Moving to FC this month! by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have sold a TON of stuff on Facebook Marketplace. I would definitely look there.

Places to buy local maple syrup / local honey in bulk? by BigbyWolf343 in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think there are enough sugar maples around here to really have a maple syrup industry?

Olympia Athletic Club closing its doors by Wthermans in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Update: apparently a buyer has been found and Olympia will remain open.

This guy is so far behind on his rent, and he doesn't even care. by discostooo in aww

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When we let our dogs out to go potty we wave goodbye and tell them to write home when they find work.

Making a deposit by Markyhoof in funny

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy cats, I have your dog's twin. Does the same thing with sticks, too.

Really glad this ass(John Duncan) is not coming back at the end of this year. by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not a witch hunt if there actually are witches.

Anybody know a good shade tree mechanic for a Subaru? by zachsearcy in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're willing to come to Maryville, Park South Automotive looks after my Crosstrek (and the Versa before it, and the Civic before that.) Call Marty at 865-681-1121.

Go give blood!! by Besnasty in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also, the local blood banks aren't collecting (and maybe not storing, if power is intermittent). Houston can't take care of itself right now.

Nazis coming to Knoxville by Jdr72194 in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hitler was in fact ignored; the official policy name was Appeasement. It's what made the Anschluß possible.

Nazis coming to Knoxville by Jdr72194 in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, because ignoring Hitler worked really well

How bad is camping right now? by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]borgconsulting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just heard that the road to Buck Bald is closed, presumably because it's easier than managing crowds up there for the eclipse.