Jerry Curlan

To recap: There never was an emergency. Masks don't work. Mass testing was counter-productive. Asymptomatic people are healthy. The vaccine doesn't prevent catching covid.

More lookback to 2020

@jimmyjim1234_ @ABCSharkTank Ha ha

@WorkforLife3 @ABCSharkTank she's editing her own wikipedia page, usually a good sign

Here we have @ABCSharkTank promoting founder of Shelbyville, TN whiskey brand whose company is in bankruptcy and and under scrutiny for tax evasion (no tax returns filed for 5+ years), lying to get loans, and misuse of funds. A grift based on the story that her relative, who was a slave, taught Jack Daniels to make booze. "The first episode of Weaver's appearance as a guest judge aired on ABC March 4. On March 17, Weaver filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on behalf of Uncle Nearest and two related businesses. Then on March 18, Weaver's second guest appearance aired on Shark Tank." Of course, her troubles were known before March 4.

@concernsmount @BestNashTransit These guys, right?

@BestNashTransit it's the left that keeps your creek clean and the dumps covered. give credit where it's due

The divide is not Republican/Democrat, Northern/Southern, Black/White. No. The real divide is Urban/Rural. I'm Rural. I'm about land, freedom, respect, privacy, protection, self-sufficiency, nature, sovereignty, neighbors, safety. Urban is opposite.

Of course:

and a response to her.

Of all the hysterical covid misinformation coming out of Nashville, this one was...early. And, oftentimes the originals are the best.

LOL. I go heavy on the blocks, too, Kristin.

@BestNashTransit @tennessean has been pumping the brand for long time

@WorkforLife3 W O W

Spectacular tone deafness from WOKEBC.

@Cbpharmd11 lol

@WorkforLife3 I could also do without drunk, twerking half cut off buses while conducting patio meetings at 1130am, too.

The flipside of "why Nashville restaurants are closing" (and we all know the answer to that) is this quote below, and it must be devastating to the quirky/fun eclectic "home-grown" crowd that...pushes for the policies that make it happen: "Among the restaurant openings in 2026, only two of them are locally owned: Streetcar Taps and Garden's second location in Germantown, and the reopening of Karen Kop's Neighborlily."

This is a new one. Metro Nashville Public Schools did not close for the NFL draft. Of course, that was 2019 - before school districts figured out that closing schools was no big deal and the "remote learning" could substitute for in-classroom time. Semi-related: Why would teachers ever get on board with the idea that their live, in-person expertise could be replaced by a kid sitting at home on his bed looking at a screen?

Okay, those are some oldies. I should say that businesses, including restaurants, aren't guaranteed to stay open for life. It's why we do look fondly on places that survive 20, 30, 50+ years. Also, many closed restaurants re-open as restaurants and clubs as clubs, so hopefully someone (younger) can reminisce about them one day.

@WorkforLife3 Was just back in town for the first time in decades. No more Faison’s, 12th and Porter, Granite Falls….sad.

@John31763589377 Booze is more profitable and that's gotten crazy expensive. There's a limit to actual food taste, though. Higher-priced places trade in atmosphere, service, etc.

@WorkforLife3 The Song of the South. Local outfits can’t keep quality in line with prices since Covid. Deep-pocketed restaurants that carpetbagged their way down here just have a lot better food for the $. Arnold’s, ACME, Hattie B’s all taste rancid now. It’s not taxes. Their food sucks ass

@BourbonLover216 That does not contradict, nor address my comment. If you wish to stick up for the mayor trying to attract the WNBA or some softball league, knock yourself out.

@WorkforLife3 As I understand the situation, the Grizzlies are popular and profitable. There would be no reason to move them. Why should we create a mess with Memphis? The NBA won't add anything to our local economy and could cost us concerts that bring in more tourists.

Mayor Freddie O'Connell has said, multiple times, that he is prioritizing women's professional sports teams over men's teams.

@BestNashTransit ha ha - there's one more go-round in Metro because of the storm. I know I got some extra tree-trimming in (but I'm not a professional)

hey professional tree people: the era of throw your limbs in any ditch is over time to earn your pay again and carry them off