• Mazda of Knoxville has Unparallelled Customer Service

    Mazda of Knoxville has Unparallelled Customer Service

    After a month long search, we finally found a car to buy. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was looking for a unicorn of a car. I wanted a manual transmission and a sunroof. It wasn’t that hard to find a sunroof. And it wasn’t really that hard to find a stick shift.… Read more

  • Customer Service is Dead at the Car Lot

    Customer Service is Dead at the Car Lot

    We’ve been looking for a car for a few weeks. Sure, it’s not an ideal time to buy a car when the economy is tanking, but we need a car. So, we’ve been looking locally. And kind of locally. We went to Morristown and looked at Hondas. “Because of COVID” they have been “working staggered… Read more

  • Runaway Garden

    Runaway Garden

    After cleaning out my little flower bed and planting a garden, I started noticing spots around my front and side yard that get obscene amounts of sunlight that would be perfect for growing more things. So, of course, I decided that I wanted to grow more things. Specifically, corn. I really love fresh corn. I’ve… Read more

  • Social Distancing at the Car Lot is a Lie

    Social Distancing at the Car Lot is a Lie

    No matter what radio station you turn to (if you still listen to the radio), you can hear a commercial about MPC (minimum personal contact) and how they are taking social distancing and sanitizing very seriously while you shop for your new car during this pandemic. I tested that theory today. Flea Market Guy and… Read more

  • Girls Who Dry

    Girls Who Dry

    If you live in the United States, then you know we have been on “safer at home” or some other quarantine-like order (strong suggestion) for the last month or so. Some states longer, some not quite that long. My state falls into the latter. Tennessee was one of the later states to say, “stay at… Read more

  • The Great Outdoors Haven’t Been So Great to Me This Week

    The Great Outdoors Haven’t Been So Great to Me This Week

    I mentioned in an earlier post that we spent the better part of the weekend doing yard work. I’m usually a pretty prepared yard worker. I wear my yard shoes. I always wear gloves. And usually pants and a t shirt. This weekend was so nice, I wore my little slutty cut off jean shorts.… Read more