Went with my daughter to look at a 2018 Jeep for $23k that she was interested in, it has 58k miles. Carfax showed it came from Virginia. Has had 6 different owners. Has had 2 clutches installed during its 58k mile life (very odd). As an auto shop owner/mechanic I was looking it over while my daughter talked to the salesman.
Check engine light didn't work, I also brought my scanner and they let me scan it (surprised actually), lots of codes hidden by inoperative check engine light, underneath it looked like pond scum all over the bottom, it's a Jeep and wasn't real surprised but it was obvious it hadn't been off road much if at all. They seemed surprised that the check engine light didn't work (they knew). She still drove it and realized they're cool to look at but not drive as a daily for her.
I'm in Alabama and see flood cars after floods happen sometimes, she didn't buy it and enjoyed watching Dad own used car salesman, I think she also figured out ole Dad can be how he needs to be when needed. Never let a used car salesman bully you into a car you don't need/want, they tried and figured out it wasn't happening.
Flood cars usually will end up at auctions in different states, beware and be aware.
How is Pigeon Forge? Nice place or? Family want to go there for a vacation soon but not sure if it's ideal seeing how things are happening in Memphis, TN as well as all over TN.
Any suggestions for dining as well as family activities if you have them?
Beautiful area, you can't go wrong with either that or Gatlinburg. Kids will probably enjoy pigeon forge more, but they're close together anyway. Last time we went was mid COVID and I hardly wore a mask anywhere and nobody really seemed to mind except the aquarium
Thanks for the info!
I was in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area a couple months ago. If you’re going check Bigfoot Philly Cheesesteak. The ribeye Philly is bomb as hell. It’s right by MountainShire.
https://www.mountainshiretn.com/
Alright thanks man, will check it out and discuss with my family!
Honestly I'll never go back during the season when the "leaves change"... it was so crowded, traffic was hell, had to wait in line at every restaurant, finding a parking spot was a hassle, $20 to park in a lot (which we finally did out of frustration), didn't even go to Dollywood as planned due to crowds, didn't seem worth it. Were told by locals that summer crowds are actually worse especially during the annual car show.
But, it's beautiful place, not all bad! We rented a huge log cabin outside Pigeon Forge about 25 mins up the mountain. We were there for a fam reunion, around 18 people in that roomy cabin, so was nice to catch up with fam! My wife used to go to PF/Gatlinburg with her fam when she was young, was a blast back then... it's just now the secret is out and it seems the entire southeastern U.S. decides to go there for the change of season!
One of those trips that we're glad we went... but will (likely) never go back!
[note] We drove there from Fla bc we picked up fam in Alabama, a total of 2,200 miles round trip on crowded roads with multiple accidents/ weather/ construction/ illegal immigrant idiot truckers (lol) slowing the trip, which def added to our frustrations... so perhaps my review isn't totally fair to PF!
Haha yeah I know how it is with busy places and such! We were talking about getting a cabin as well.
The general expense as well as experience sound just like if you were going to a big city for attractions and the like. I've never been to Tenn, but seems like it's a nice state to visit!
Thanks for the info!
My pleasure!
Side note: My father, now 81 years old born in 1944, is deaf, 100% deaf since he was 5 years old (he got the measles, mumps and chicken pocks at the same time which destroyed his inner ear and more). I always notice your posts (for a few years now at least) because of that, and appreciate what you offer here, fren. I know more than most about "deaf culture" and, well, you are amazing! I enjoy reading your feedback here on GAW... keep helping "wake up" people to this Great Awakening... it's an amazing time to be alive!
Wow that's horrible to have all at once. My wife's grandfather's brother (or rather my wife's great uncle) had the whooping cough and he became deaf.
Not sure if you've read what I mentioned on here but I was born hearing but became deaf at 18 months old. I strongly suspect it was from the measles vaccine I received and I nearly died from it. I have a gene deletion and didn't realize I have that until we had our baby. Our baby wasn't developing appropriately (delayed) so we saw a geneticist to see if our kid has a condition. Turns out it's a mild condition but my gene deletion was passed down to my kid and my kid has different "symptoms" than mine.
Ever since finding out about how I became deaf from a vaccine I took as a baby and how the aftermath has strongly affected my kid, my wife and I have a strong aversion toward vaccines now, which is why we didn't take the clotshots!
I'm assuming you are fluent in ASL or at least know basic signs? I won't be surprised your father used "old time" signs as opposed to modern ASL. I've been around a lot of older deaf people, closer to your father's age and they sign way different than us "young'uns".
Did your father go through a good school or was he "shamed" for using sign language like getting hit in the hand with a ruler? My deaf friend (who lived in Colorado for a while) have deaf parents and his parents were shamed for using sign language in school.
When they used sign language in the open or in secret and got caught, the teacher had them put their hands out on the desk, open hand and palm down, the teacher struck their hands with a yard ruler. The father said it was painful as hell and wanted to beat the teacher up but he restrained himself. The mother unfortunately had to drop out because they couldn't use sign language, that also mean they didn't have a sign language interpreter at school. With the teacher facing the chalkboard while talking or walking around the classroom while talking, they had zero clue what the teacher is saying. The mother struggled so much, she dropped out after 4th grade.
This is why a lot of deaf people hate Alexander Graham Bell because he embraced Oralism (forcing deaf people to read lips and not use sign language all the time), despite him having had a deaf mother and deaf wife.
https://www.handspeak.com/learn/379/
Fun fact - did you know that Martha's Vineyard once had a huge deaf population and everyone there knew sign language, including the hearing people? It was easy for everyone to communicate as they go through their daily life there.
https://www.britannica.com/science/deafness-on-Marthas-Vineyard