I told you I'd have another entry on this morning's blog. Something you can actually use to save time and money when it comes to shopping for fuel, regardless if its gasoline or diesel.
Here are two really informative websites: They're somewhat related, so I'll give you a link to both. Try them out and bookmark which one serves your needs best. Personally, the FIRST one helps me out more, but hey ~ to each his own ! Let me know what you think.
http://www.tennesseegasprices.com/index.aspx?&area=chattanooga
- OR -
http://www.gasbuddy.com/
With the way the fuel economy is now, saving a few pennies here and there will eventually add up to real dollars. Drive cautiously and if you're the parent of a teenager or young adult, please pass this message along:
STAY OFF THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING ! Also, if they MUST use the phone while driving, DO NOT TEXT ANYONE FOR ANY REASON !
This past weekend, I saw a teenage driving Mommy or Daddy's car. Take my word on this, it was way too nice a car for a teen to be driving it. It HAD to be Mommy or Daddy's.
And the kid ( male ) was texting while driving. Obviously, the texting was more important than the driving, because the kid was veering all over the road.
That kid should consider himself lucky that I wasn't a cop. He'd have had a ticket faster than he could text the message 'OMG I'm busted' to his best friend on speed-dial.
And if you've seen 'em text...you know how quick that is !
June 30, 2008
Monday, June 30
IT'S THE LAST DAY OF JUNE !!!
And today is the earliest blog entry time-wise ever recorded by a member of the WUUS staff.
More later.
No, I'm as serious as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. It's the earliest post EVER !
And also the only one that's been centered in the page.
Hey - you gotta take your victories where you can get 'em !
June 27, 2008
Friday, June 27, Two-Double-Oh-Eight
Hello gang - and I hope you're ready for the weekend ahead, the final weekend of June and the first official full weekend of summer !
As usual, there are happenings aplenty in and around the Scenic City this weekend.
First off, Chris Thomas and The Chattanooga Market will be back in full swing this Sunday starting at high noon o'clock. ( That's 12:00pm for those of you who can't decipher my sometimes strange way of writing ). I can't tell you how impressed I was on my visit to The Chattanooga Market last weekend.
Truly, an assortment of vendors and products that The Chattanooga Market has not ever seen before. Artists, Craftsmen, Farmers, Musicians, and shoppers owe Chris and his staff a big round of thanks. Check out their site at http://www.chattanoogamarket.com/
If you're going to Pops in The Park on Thursday at Coolidge Park, here's something that's pretty cool and they're doing it for the first time ever: Free Valet Parking...for your bicycles !
The event starts at 6:00pm, and you can park your bike at the lot on the east side of the Walnut Street Bridge...valet style !
Call Phillip at 643-6887 for more info.
Something pretty cool is going on at the Creative Discovery Museum this weekend...Clifford The Big Red Dog will make an appearance Saturday. Clifford will also serve as the ' head dog ' - The Grand Marshall - at the Dog Days Of Summer Parade. Chattanoogans and their dogs will turn out in force for the event. You can check out http://www.cdmfun.org/
if you'd like more info. *** These three little asterisk thingys mean look below for a special message from my dog, Bruiser.
Nightfall starts at 7pm at Miller Plaza. Opening act this week is Ogya, and the headliner is Groundation. These guys are on a coast to coast tour, and their mid-south stop is in Chattanooga tonight. Don't miss it.
The rest of the Nightfall lineup for the season is at http://www.downtownchattanooga.org/
Like beach music ? Check out this site: http://www.mainstreetcleveland.com/
The folks in Cleveland get to enjoy a primo beach music band and classic car cruise-in.
The Tsunami Wave Riders will provide the music.
The party starts Saturday at 3pm at the Bradley County Courthouse.
Have a safe and happy weekend from all of us at Classic Hits WUUS !
*** Bow-wow. Woof. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowl. {{{{{ wagggggggg }}}}}. SNIFF !!!
Howl !
As usual, there are happenings aplenty in and around the Scenic City this weekend.
First off, Chris Thomas and The Chattanooga Market will be back in full swing this Sunday starting at high noon o'clock. ( That's 12:00pm for those of you who can't decipher my sometimes strange way of writing ). I can't tell you how impressed I was on my visit to The Chattanooga Market last weekend.
Truly, an assortment of vendors and products that The Chattanooga Market has not ever seen before. Artists, Craftsmen, Farmers, Musicians, and shoppers owe Chris and his staff a big round of thanks. Check out their site at http://www.chattanoogamarket.com/
If you're going to Pops in The Park on Thursday at Coolidge Park, here's something that's pretty cool and they're doing it for the first time ever: Free Valet Parking...for your bicycles !
The event starts at 6:00pm, and you can park your bike at the lot on the east side of the Walnut Street Bridge...valet style !
Call Phillip at 643-6887 for more info.
Something pretty cool is going on at the Creative Discovery Museum this weekend...Clifford The Big Red Dog will make an appearance Saturday. Clifford will also serve as the ' head dog ' - The Grand Marshall - at the Dog Days Of Summer Parade. Chattanoogans and their dogs will turn out in force for the event. You can check out http://www.cdmfun.org/
if you'd like more info. *** These three little asterisk thingys mean look below for a special message from my dog, Bruiser.
Nightfall starts at 7pm at Miller Plaza. Opening act this week is Ogya, and the headliner is Groundation. These guys are on a coast to coast tour, and their mid-south stop is in Chattanooga tonight. Don't miss it.
The rest of the Nightfall lineup for the season is at http://www.downtownchattanooga.org/
Like beach music ? Check out this site: http://www.mainstreetcleveland.com/
The folks in Cleveland get to enjoy a primo beach music band and classic car cruise-in.
The Tsunami Wave Riders will provide the music.
The party starts Saturday at 3pm at the Bradley County Courthouse.
Have a safe and happy weekend from all of us at Classic Hits WUUS !
*** Bow-wow. Woof. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowl. {{{{{ wagggggggg }}}}}. SNIFF !!!
Howl !
June 23, 2008
Monday, June 23
Happy Monday - in spite of the news of the death of comedian George Carlin.
Carlin certainly had a long and storied career. I saw an old video of him recently doing a bit on the Ed Sullivan Show. Clean shaven, bug eyed, and hilariously funny.
While his language was perhaps a bit "saltier" than necessary to make his point, Carlin would always leave you thinking about something.
He had a history of heart problems, and this heart attack is the one that did him in. One of my favorite bits was Carlin talking about Richard Pryor.
Carlin: " So Pryor and me are getting competitive, you know....he had a heart attack, and then I had a heart attack, and then he had another heart attack, and then I had another heart attack, and then he set himself on fire...that's when I said ( insert deletive here ) it !
Carlin...a funny man who left us all too soon.
He was 71.
On another note: I went to the Chattanooga Market this past Sunday...wow ! What a great job Chris Thomas and company have done with that. Congratulations to their staff for a job well done. Lots of different vendors, lots of people browsing, shopping, and enjoying the music. The Chattanooga Market is open each Sunday from 12 Noon until 5:00pm.
http://www.chattanoogamarket.com
Carlin certainly had a long and storied career. I saw an old video of him recently doing a bit on the Ed Sullivan Show. Clean shaven, bug eyed, and hilariously funny.
While his language was perhaps a bit "saltier" than necessary to make his point, Carlin would always leave you thinking about something.
He had a history of heart problems, and this heart attack is the one that did him in. One of my favorite bits was Carlin talking about Richard Pryor.
Carlin: " So Pryor and me are getting competitive, you know....he had a heart attack, and then I had a heart attack, and then he had another heart attack, and then I had another heart attack, and then he set himself on fire...that's when I said ( insert deletive here ) it !
Carlin...a funny man who left us all too soon.
He was 71.
On another note: I went to the Chattanooga Market this past Sunday...wow ! What a great job Chris Thomas and company have done with that. Congratulations to their staff for a job well done. Lots of different vendors, lots of people browsing, shopping, and enjoying the music. The Chattanooga Market is open each Sunday from 12 Noon until 5:00pm.
http://www.chattanoogamarket.com
June 20, 2008
Friday, June 20
Friday. Fry-day. Woo-Hoo...and welcome to the weekend !
Lotsa things happening in and around the Scenic City this weekend.
Among them, the grand re-opening of the Chattanooga Zoo at Warmer Park. Us old timers remember it as the Warner Park Zoo, but Darde and her staff have really gone through the Zoo, exhibit-by-exhibit, and done a major facelift to the entire place...especially at the main entrance.
Check it out for yourself !
Saturday, it's the birthday party for Hank. (Hank's turning 40). Also, live entertainment, food, and more. Hank's cake gets cut at 12 noon. Call 697-1322 for more info.
http://zoo.chattanooga.org
Saturday is also National Go Skate Day. More than 500 folks will gather starting at 10:30am at
Riverfront Parkway for a massive skate, whether it be on rollerblades, skateboards, or conventional roller skates.
http://goskateboardingday.org will get you more information.
Nightfall retunrs to Miller Plaza tonight after it's annual Riverbend Break.
Backdoor Slam and Dylan Kussman will take the stage, and as always, admission is free.
You can see the rest of the Nightfall lineup at http://www.downtownchattanooga.org
Stay safe this weekend, and stay tuned to the Classic Hits on WUUS !
Lotsa things happening in and around the Scenic City this weekend.
Among them, the grand re-opening of the Chattanooga Zoo at Warmer Park. Us old timers remember it as the Warner Park Zoo, but Darde and her staff have really gone through the Zoo, exhibit-by-exhibit, and done a major facelift to the entire place...especially at the main entrance.
Check it out for yourself !
Saturday, it's the birthday party for Hank. (Hank's turning 40). Also, live entertainment, food, and more. Hank's cake gets cut at 12 noon. Call 697-1322 for more info.
http://zoo.chattanooga.org
Saturday is also National Go Skate Day. More than 500 folks will gather starting at 10:30am at
Riverfront Parkway for a massive skate, whether it be on rollerblades, skateboards, or conventional roller skates.
http://goskateboardingday.org will get you more information.
Nightfall retunrs to Miller Plaza tonight after it's annual Riverbend Break.
Backdoor Slam and Dylan Kussman will take the stage, and as always, admission is free.
You can see the rest of the Nightfall lineup at http://www.downtownchattanooga.org
Stay safe this weekend, and stay tuned to the Classic Hits on WUUS !
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